Rooting a Camellia in Soil, not Water
Q: My neighbor gave me a few cuttings of camellia. Is it possible to root them in just water?
A: Woody plants will almost never root in water. In order to root, a plant needs to form a callus from which roots emerge. It’s difficult for woody plants to form a callus in water. The environment that a camellia cutting needs is constant humidity but not immersion in water.
The best way to root a camellia is to take a six-inch cutting, then and fill a small pot with damp 1:1 potting soil and perlite. Cover the cutting with an overturned glass jar or a plastic bag and put it in a spot that gets reflected sunlight but never full sun. The process takes about three months.
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