How to Start a Jasmine Plant Cutting in Water

Rooting jasmine plants in a clear glass jar filled with water allows you to watch the new roots form, a project that can be fun for children and plant lovers alike. In general, propagation success is lower in water than in a sterile soil mixture. Jasmine is one of the easier plants to root, making success more likely than with other shrubs and vines.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You’ll Need:

• Pint jar
• Pruning shears
• Hormone rooting gel

1. Fill a clear glass pint jar a one-half to two-thirds full with clean water.

2. Cut a branch from a healthy vigorous jasmine plant in spring or early summer. Select green wood from the current season’s growth.

3. Cut the branch into a 6-inch section. Make the bottom cut at a 45-degree angle and the top cut straight across. Make the bottom cut just below a leaf node and the top cut just above a leaf node.

4. Remove all but two to three leaves from the top of the cutting. Roll the bottom 2 inches of the cutting in hormone rooting gel.

5. Place the cutting into the jar and put the jar in a sunny windowsill. Replace the water in the jar weekly with clean fresh water.

6. Leave the cutting in the jar until it has developed a root system that extends at least 2 inches from the cutting.

Tips & Warnings

• Given the failure rate of this method of propagation, starting several cuttings will improve the chances of success.