My pup is in the puppy ER so I needed a distraction. I made a bunch of pie crusts, then I looked around at my new fig cuttings. I then looked outside at my hydrangea. Then I decided to look up how to propagate hydrangeas. The propagation method is pretty much identical to the green cuttings I just finished up!

My hydrangea is beautiful if I do say so myself. This thing is blooming like gang busters. Every branch is promising to bloom its little heart out.







Distractions are good, especially if the end result is more of this gorgeous plant.

Hope your puppy is ok.  Good luck with the plants.

She does not get to come home tonight and that makes me sad. If it were light out I'd get more cuttings.

The propagation bug is addictive!  Your hydrangeas are gorgeous!  I'm going to air layer some roses, wine grapevines, and olives in addition to my figs, anticipating our move to acreage soon!  You need plants to put on all that property.  Let them be FREE plants!

I've got some wild roses to air layer, so they will be good root stock for grafting when I prune my favorites this winter.

Good luck with your cuttings, and hope your puppy gets better soon!
Suzi

Wowie that's a lot of plants to propagate! I have the opposite problem - no room to plant anything :)

It is surprise to see that gorgeous hydrangea bush in your new garden.  You must have it for few years.  There is always room to plant something.  Maybe edible ground cover, like Rubus nepalensis?  :) 

I have two well established hydrangeas. In the landscape project they were supposed to come out and a chicken coop was going to go there but I just don't have the heart to remove those bushes. I've been in this house for 4 years and they were well established plants when we moved in.

I have one right next to the one pictured above that is a powder blue color, full bloom type but something happened to one side of the bush. The tips (and just the tips - where the bloom would come from) of the stems died back so I only have blooms on one side and they're all heavy and drooping to the ground. Not sure what happened there.

I love them. So pretty.

Stunning! Thanks for livening my day.

Happy update on my pretty hydrangea starts.
(Also, my pup made a full recovery at the ER vet)

We have roots! All three are doing well with roots visible from the cup and new growth up top. Some leaves fell off but most held on and are looking great. Much easier to root than the fig cuttings I was given. I'm sure the fact that they didn't have to get to me through the mail service helped a lot. 

What variety is your Hydrangea?

I wish I new the exact name. It came as an established plant with the property when we bought in 2008. All I know is it is a lacecap and purple/violet in color. By far my favorite hydrangea I have ever seen.

Congratulations!

Apparently this lovely lacecap is called 'Blaumeise'
The acidic soil of the PNW gives it that lovely violet color
http://www.greatplantpicks.org/plantlists/view/798

Congrats on your roots!  That is a beautiful plant!
Suzi

I did the same thing with my Cardinal lacecap hydrangea, except I put them in straight perlite then transfered to a soil mix after roots formed. I promised a couple neighbors I would give them starts of that bush. Lacecaps are amazing!! Glad your pup is ok. My newly found and adopted kitten is scheduled for neutering this coming Wednesday. I am already concerned about taking him and leaving him for most of the day and for that kind of surgery. I know it is the responsible thing to do, but I cringe when I think of it.   

With my "first born" pup I had the same thoughts of angst when it came to getting her spayed. I knew it was the right thing to do since I didn't want to show her but it filled me with worry - like any surgery would. But if your kitten is anything like my pups within 24 hours they were acting like nothing was wrong. Insane creatures with nothing by play play play on their brain. 

Good luck with your lil kitten :)