Can you grow Oleander from cuttings?

[Jim Caldwell]

Says it all. ??

[David Hill]

Yes, but DON'T lick the stems before dipping in rooting hormone...........

[Cereoid-UR12-]

Absolutely.

[Cereoid-UR12-]

So you are a stem licker? Did you learn gardening from Monica Lewisnky?

Beware of kinky Dave!!!

Oleander are poisonous as are many of the plants commonly grown.

Nobody in their right mind would lick the stems anyway.

hormone...........

[Frogleg]

Interesting. I wonder if it *did* have a positive effect. There was a Consumers Report survey/study a number of years ago that correlated regular car-washing with longevity of vehicles. Obviously, washing a car isn't going to do anything about engine wear, but equally obviously, those who frequently wash probably are also meticulous about routine maintenance. Perhaps cutting-lickers were more serious about overall care and attention.

[Lee]

50-60-70- years ago when i was growing up we dunked the stem in vinegar which was said to stimulate the rooting process. now that i am so much smarter... i usually just stick them in the soil and if i tell it to root or die, it will usually root! :) heheheh!!! if it is a plant that i would die for.. it may root or it may not! sometimes i use harmones if handy.. sometimes use superthrive. I have cut long stems from oleander in the spring, like maybe Feb-Mar, stick them in a bucket of water with the ends of the stems only submerged and in time most of them will root. love..leona zone 7 USA

[des weges]

oh please do lick some oleander....

[dkat]

[Heidi]

Since we are talking about the highly poisonous Oleander, I'm thinking sucking on the end of the cutting would be a pretty bad idea.....

It has been said that people have died from poisoning by using Oleander branches to roast hot dogs. Personally, I would never plant it.

dkat wrote:

[David Hill]

"... Perhaps cutting-lickers were more serious about overall care and attention. ....."

I always understood that the acid in saliva was a mild irritant to the stem. same principal as rooting hormone.

[dkat]

In my day there was no such thing as rooting hormone, in any form, but it was thought that if you just sucked the end of the cuttings for a moment or two it helped them to root, Interesting. I wonder if it *did* have a positive effect. There was a Consumers Report survey/study a number of years ago that correlated regular car-washing with longevity of vehicles. Obviously, washing a car isn't going to do anything about engine wear, but equally obviously, those who frequently wash probably are also meticulous about routine maintenance. Perhaps cutting-lickers were more serious about overall care and attention.