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Oct 18, 2015 10:03 AM CST
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Name: Ken
East S.F. Bay Area (Zone 9a)
Region: California
Does anyone have experience propagating I. tinctoria from cuttings? Years ago I easily rooted some of the common bedding Impatiens in a glass of water, but this hardy species has been difficult. The larger stems are hollow and rot quickly, and the new growth seems to be too 'soft' to last long enough for rooting.

Ken

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Oct 21, 2015 4:46 AM CST
Name: Myriam Vandenberghe
Ghent, Belgium (Zone 8a)
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Very beautiful Impatiens!
I found this info on the web:

Propagation is easiest by taking short side shoots as cuttings, with a bit of a heel. They root easily in water or a suitable light compost in a propagator.

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Oct 21, 2015 8:23 AM CST
Name: Rick R.
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Root them in media like perlite, vermiculite or peat, or combinations thereof. If you root them now, you'll probably need to keep them growing completely frost-free through the winter. If the rooted cuttings don't have time to produce a viable tuber before going dormant, they will likely not return next spring.

Next year, you could bend a branch to the ground and have it root at a node to produce a new plant.
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Oct 21, 2015 9:02 AM CST
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Name: Ken
East S.F. Bay Area (Zone 9a)
Region: California
Myriam and Rick,

Thanks for the tips,—I'll try a few both ways. Leaving a heel on the base of the cutting makes perfect sense.

Ken
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Sep 23, 2017 12:34 PM CST

Thanks for the tips
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