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Though rosemary can grow from seeds, it can take a very long time. Choosing to propagate rosemary from stem cuttings is a short-cut and the most common way to multiply your plants. The best time of the year to do it is in late spring to early summer when your rosemary has new growth at the tips. How to Grow Rosemary from Cuttings.

Step 2: Take stem cuttings Use sharp scissors and snip the rosemary stem about 5 to 6-inches back from a fresh growing tip.

Here are steps to taking rosemary cuttings from an established mother plant and grow new rosemary plants in containers that can be moved outside in summer and indoors in winter. Step 1: Select new shoots from the mother plant.

Choose healthy stems with fresh growth. May 23, Rosemary seeds can take a very long time to germinate, so buy young plants, which are widely available, or wait until after flowering and take cuttings. Early in the day, snip off shoots without flowers and pop them in a plastic bag. Seal it and keep it in a shady spot to prevent wilting until you are ready to root the cuttings. Take a cutting from the rose bush you would like to grow your new bush from.

It can be a whole branch or a stem.

My rosemary plant is going on seven years old this year.

With your knife, gently scrape off {safesubst:#invoke:convert|convert} of the outer covering of the clipping at the bottom. This will allow the rooting hormone to get into the stem. Moisten the part of the clipping that you just.