[Clondoolusk]

Hi, does anybody know if cuttings can be taken from skimmia temptation to produce new plants? These are beautiful this time of year but on the pricey side!

[Greengage]

New Skimmia plants are often started by tip cuttings. The cuttings are started in a greenhouse or windowsill in either mid-summer or during the winter dormant season months of November to February. Use a mixture of 50%r sand and 50% peat moss. Temptation is a self fertile one, cuttings taken in early summer are more difficult to get started (my opinion) while you could have a much better strike rate in Late Autumn /winter if you provide bottom heat.

[Clondoolusk]

Thanks greengage, might sound like a silly question but when you say tip cuttings what exactly do you mean? Also am I too late to try now using my existing plants?

[Greengage]

from the top of the plant, usually in spring they would be called soft wood cuttings,
Not too late i would go ahead.