ill have to look for some rooting hormone cause unless its an accident of a leaf falling out and landing in the same pot with its mother (which to my surprise when picking up the leave) started to sprout a baby! - but when trying from fresh leaves in there own soil after a few days (i've even tried just putting them into the dirt without waiting) i've had absolutely no luck just a bunch of shriveled leaves :( ... some of my plants I have saved from being mistreated at small stores where they are never watered and all ripped apart and stretching for sun I've specifically bought and brought home so when they are nursed back to health I can try prop-ing with but have had no luck and now some of my plants are looking a little skanky with not many leaves on them, and I'm super worried to start pulling more until they kinda recover... but its not too attractive to have leaveless plants with long stems left sitting on the windowsill lol! but what can I say - I seem to have more luck by accident then by actually trying!

I haven't encountered this, but the article I attached below indicates that new growth on Jade can be either to a wound response or from 'residual meristem' (where leaves were once attached.) Unfortunately the article is not complete (unless you pay over $35, and it is mostly discussing growth of new plants from leaves I know the following can be done for apple trees. Never tried it for Jade. Find on the Jade stem where leaves were formerly attached. Take a sharp knife and above where a eaf was attached remove a shallow wedge of tissue. Do not cut all the way around the stem, nor cut too deep. The goal (on apple at least) is to remove a small amount of Cambium between the current growth point (higher on the plant,) and the dormant bud. This will block the chemical suppression the current growth point puts on dormant buds. On apple it doesn't always work and the younger the stem, the better it works. If you try this, let us know if it works on Jade! (I've never seen a Jade with a 16" stem (much less a 4 inch one).) Chris Here is a link that might be useful: Bontantical Gazette - 1976

Well that would obviously be the easiest Norma. If someone gave them to me, of course I'd just ask them what kind of plant it is. But I happened to find these cuttings lying on a table at a nursery...I asked if I could take them and they said I could. I didn't know what plants they fell off of. Oh, and grandmascutting, I appreciate you're input, but #1 is definitely not a jade. I actually saw the plant it came off of...no doubt about it. But it doesn't matter cause it is in plant heaven now! They all are :( My tomentosa was starting to root in moist soil, and it just withered up and died. The last to die was the Adro, and it was on a bed of dry soil in sun (which was recommended and seems to be the propagation of choice), but that shriveled up pretty quickly. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I seem to have no luck with cuttings. I'm hoping it's because of the winter. I'll try again in the Spring. Thanks again, Gabi

Hi everyone! and thanks in advance to anyone that replies! Hi, and welcome to the discussions! I'm on a super tight gardening budget this year - and by super tight I mean the only way I'll be getting flowers/plants for my container garden is from taking cuttings/seeds from what I already have and what my friends/family are willing to let me take little "snips" of. Anybody with cash can go buy a truckload of beautiful blooms - even have someone plant and care for them. What you want to do takes love, patience, consistent effort, forethought, determination, and IMO, can be extremely satisfying. I'm fairly new to propagating from cuttings - I have Purslane and Blue Daze (Evolvus) down pat, but I don't know what type of cutting and when to take them from ... pretty much anything else, I don't know if it's even possible to take cuttings from some stuff. Here's a list of the plants I have at my "snipping" disposal - Here's my experiences with some of your list... Clematis ... I had 'the president' but it pooped out the first day it was 100 degrees - boo) Clems like to be in full sun with their roots cool. Next time, try placing a potted plant so that it shades your clem roots during the hottest part of the day. This may help it get going. Remove flowers after the petals fall off so the plant does not waste any energy making seeds. Clems take a few years to establish. They make seeds but it is uncertain if seeds will make the same flowers as the parent plant. Mulch is very helpful for Clems. Balloon flower (platycodon grandiflorus - just the regular one and P.g. 'Mariesii') - makes seeds that are ready when the seed pods develop openings at the top. A long-lived perennial. Hosta (32 jillion varieties) - divisions as soon as the summer heat passes or early spring. Hostas live for a LONG time. Columbine - makes seeds that are ready when the seed pods develop openings at the top. Individual plants are short-lived perennials. Canna (My grandpa is going to mow over them if I don't come dig them up this weekend - can you move them any time or will they just die? Most of his don't have flowers and I don't know if it's because he doesn't water or if it's because he mows over them almost every year - can you grow them in containers?) - makes tubers that can be moved about any time. If grandpa mows them, no big deal. I think the ground (vs. in a pot) is preferable for anything perennial in your zone. Try to put them somewhere where they won't be soggy all winter but will get plenty of water in the summer. Mowing and/or lack of water could both lead to lack of flowers. You can cut large tubers in half to make more, and each year the tubers get bigger and make "pups." They also make seeds but people don't always have an easy time trying to get these seeds to sprout. A long-lived perennial as long as the tubers don't rot in the winter. Jasmine (not sure on variety, it may have...