How do you propagate from stem cuttings. Have only one plant and want to make more to harvest some seed.
propagation of portulaca rose moss
I simply break the stems to about 4" lengths and stick them in soil. They root very quickly. The more you pinch them back, the fuller they will be, therefore more blooms. I have never collected seeds. I simply keep some of them growing all winter in a pot and break them back to stick in the ground in spring. Mine will re seed for me here, but they come up very late in the summer.
Azalea, does that pretty much go for any rose moss?
I think so, they are so like sedums, they just sprout new roots almost overnight.
That's kind of what I figured, just thought I would get your opinion. Thanks!
Just read an article about rooting cutting from portulacas. It said to take the cuttings and leave them lay for several days. (I put mine in a cool room.) Apparently it allows them to dry out enough so as not to rot when planted. I tried it and the silly things had roots on them 12 hours after I planted them!
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