Actually I'm pretty disappointed. I had the cuttings in water for one week then I added the bubbler. It's now been either 3 or 4 weeks since then. I have no roots showing. I usually change the water once a week. Now I notice a lot of the top growth is getting real crisp.

Katie

hi katie, i'm sorry to hear that. actually, there was one glass of cuttings that i had that has been sitting there for 2 months now and no roots. i used a bubbler on them for couple weeks then took the bubbler out to use on my new cuttings. so they have been sitting w/o bubbler for a month now. they are type 2 ramonas, 2 or 3 cuttings out of that group crisped up so i threw them away, but the rest are still green.. and i am still waiting..

i am wondering whether the type of cuttings i take or the number of leaves i leave on each cutting make a difference.. so far my theory is that you should leave no more than 2-3 leaves per cutting and that the cuttings you take shouldn't be too wimpy.. the ramona cuttings were woody cuttings from this year's growth, but they very recently turned woody and the stems are still quite thin. the best ones seem to be thicker stems and when i've cut them right at a node..

but as for your cuttings, i'd say keep waiting.. btw, what clematis are you trying to root?

Jackmanii, Alba Luxurians, Julia Correvon, and a few more type 3's.

Katie

katie, i really hope that with some patience, some of yours will root. after all, they are type 3s which i thought would have been easier. my DH just mowed down my purpurea plena elegans so i've put them in water. will wait and see..