GOOD JOB!! Pot those babies up!.. Or if they are doing good you could just leave them as the are and wait till Spring.. I love the long cuttings!!!!
Kylie

I agree with Kylie, if they are doing fine it probably wouldn't hurt to leave them in water but I think potting them up would be fine too. I say leave them the size they are so they probably will 'y' and bloom faster, but if you want to cut them to have more thats up to you. I never tried a cutting that big but I want to cut a side shoot of of my NOL in the spring and try it.
Shawn

Thank you both for the advice. All of the cuttings are putting out new leaves. I know that I must have cut them in the right sign of the moon. I wish I could offer some to trade but I don't know how I could ship them the size that they are!

I will just keep them in the water and change it ever once in a while. Thanks again.

Kim

What you are doing is fine. If you want to make more cuttings you can cut up one of them but I wouldn't do it unless its fairly warm where you are keeping them. I had one long stick that I would let root in the water then cut that one above teh roots into a normal size cutting and pot it up then let the next section get roots in the water cut and pot up etc and the long stick just kept getting shorter as I cut it, lol.

I may try that with a few of the cuttings. I hope to have enough cuttings to line my driveway.
Also how will these do in shade?

What all colors do you have?

I have yellow, white, and what is said to be red. it has not bloomed yet.
My white and yellow bloomed beautifully in Oct., Nov., and Dec this year.I have them in the ground and will be cutting them back this spring when the greenhouse comes down for the summer. I didn't get any seeds but will have lots of cuttings if anyone wants to trade for different colors.

I only have the white ones. They are so fragrant. Are all of the different ones fragrant as well?

Kim during the growing season and when they flush outside they sure do smell heavenly and all different from what I experienced. You can smell them miles away my son said lol

Lucy

Those long hardwood cuttings will do just fine. For years I've cut them (up to 7 feet) and put them in 5 gallon buckets of water in a cool bedroom all winter. They all grow roots and in the spring make great plants. If they have decent roots, there is no reason not to go ahead and plant now if you want to.

Kay

I would like to get together with anyone for a trade. I have double yellow and double purple datura seeds and un rooted cuttings from my white and yellow Burgs. there are also lots of "Rose of Sharons" I beliege the wife calls them "altheas" on the place. They are singles in white and purple/blue. and doules in pink. if someone wants I will get cuttings started rooting.

P.A. not in a can

Prince, just FYI, the "Rose of Sharon/althea" is Hibiscus syriacus, and is easily rooted in water or soil.

Hibiscus syriacus, it is and we have several in soil now. The boss lady is almost ready to go on a scalping spree. She likes to keep them around 4-5 feet tall.
Thanks msbatt for the reply and education.

princealbert