How Do You Propagate Variegated Privet

Choose a cutting that has at least three leaves. Cut just below a node, where a leaf or a bud grows from the stem, and remove any flowers, buds or fruit. Dip the lower portion of the cutting into the rooting hormone, and then place it in a small pot filled with soil-less dirt.

Can you root privet cuttings in water?

Privets (Ligustrums) can be propagated by seed, grafting or cuttings. They should be propagated by cuttings or grafting if you want to ensure the same characteristics as the parent plant. Instead of rooting them in water, try applying a rooting hormone and rooting them in soil. Your chances of success will be greater.

Can you root privet cuttings?

So, if you have a few gaps in your privet hedge, cut off a few long thin growths on any frost-free day, stick them into a bit of soft soil (preferably damp) in the garden where they can be left undisturbed until autumn by which time they will have rooted and can fill your privet hedge out for free.