Nice job! I'd love to know how you did it! Lovely pink color, and it looks quite large for no older than it is. I was also wondering if you could do the same thing with a climbing hydrangea?

Congrads!!!!!!! IT LOOKS SO HEALTHY!!!!!
I HOPE I HAVE SUCH LUCK. I AM TRING ANOTHER CLIPPING.. WHAT DID YOU DO? WHAT IS YOUR SECRET?

LET ME KNOW. BECAUSE I HAVE NO LUCK WITH CLIPPINGS OF HYDRANGEAS.. THEY ALWAYS DIE......
THANKS FOR SHARING.

MEADOW

Thanks guys! I don't think I did anything special, I think I originally read instructions from Sunset. It was probably more luck from circumstances, timing, location...

So, I took a green cutting that did not have a flower on the end. Removed all the leaves but the top 2 or 3 sets. I cut those leaves in half cross-wise. Wet the stem and dipped in rooting hormone, probably an inch or two making sure it includes a leaf node or two from some of the leaves you removed. Then planted in some kind of potting stuff, kept wet, and wait and wait and wait. I'm really a novice and don't know much about the best potting stuff to even try, so probably something simple like Miracle Grow potting mix (not soil.)

Since I've read about the technique of putting a baggie over the top to create a mini greenhouse so I'm trying that now and bottom watering instead of misting with water from the top. Less work. We'll see how it goes. Oh yeah, and I kept it in a garage window sill in sun, but not harsh sun, and it's nice and protected from the elements.

And I haven't had as much luck with fuscia which they say is so easy to root??? It's hard for me to know if I'm doing too much water, not enough, too much sun, not enough, etc.

I think all the planets aligned for it to work. lol I figured it doesn't hurt to just try different things. The only problem is the waiting kills you! Takes forever and window sill space in the process! Good luck!

I found the link to the article which I originally followed! (I had forgotten some of the instructions, so I'm glad I looked this up again.) Hope this is helpful...

Here is a link that might be useful: Make more hydrangeas

Congratulations Catankgirl! Great pleasure in starting new hydrangeas. I tried to get your link up, but it was stubborn and would not connect. I had a surprise this spring or rather what should be spring weather and isn't! My husband accidently knocked off a small new short branch that was coming along - it was about 4 inches long. It was on my favorite big pink lacecap plant. I quickly took it into the house and put it in a glass of water on my North facing window, never really thinking it would root that way, but after about 3 weeks, I saw small roots coming along. I have now planted it in a small container of soil and it sits on my west facing deck begging for some sun. It hasn't grown any because of our temps and rain in the Pacific Northwest. I visit it, talk to it, and sometimes pray over it. Just thought I would share this miracle!

Here's another site with good info on propagating hydrangeas. I'm giving it my first shot this year. Wish me luck!

Here is a link that might be useful: Two methods for rooting hydrangeas