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What are the best, fastest, and most prolific plants?

plantsandherbs
16 years ago

What are the best, fastest, and most prolific plants?

This is a general open-ended disscussion. Feel free to add any thoughts.

As for myself:

I will start the list with mint, coleus, and spider plants. Mint and colues are the easiest instant rooters ever. Spider plants continualy send off shooters.

Eventually we will get a pretty good list as long as people will bother to post their expireances.

Thanks

Comments (21)

  • cody_mi
    16 years ago

    sedums, sempervivums, salvias, willow, fescue

  • ben_birding
    16 years ago

    Cynanchum laeve is the quickest grower I have seen. It's simple to root the cuttings, and it's the easiest seeds to germinate of all the milkweeds that I've grown.

  • albert_135   39.17°N 119.76°W 4695ft.
    16 years ago

    The fastest and most prolific plants are called "weeds". Most places they are not thought of as the best. There may some exceptions, for example sunflowers in some locations.

  • newskye
    16 years ago

    Fuchsias and petunias are very quick too. Oh, and ficus cuttings. And impatiens.

  • Chemocurl zn5b/6a Indiana
    16 years ago

    Sedums and mums are always quick and easy for me.

    Sue

  • amany
    16 years ago

    Kalanchoes are really fast.

  • santi_rodriguez
    16 years ago

    in my experience lemon verbena, any little cut roots within weeks in a sunny window. Tomato plants, all the side shoots that i pick off become in weeks full grown plants.

  • Vangy
    16 years ago

    Regular basil roots quickly and proficiently. Cork screw willow tree, roots quickly.
    Honeysuckle takes a little longer.
    Purple passion & swediah ivy, of which I now have several rooted.
    All of theabove I have rooted in water.
    As well as roses, and wisteria, but they take a long time.

    Vangy likes to play in the dirt

  • ibartoo
    16 years ago

    I have found that azaleas, gardenias ( both jasminoides and radicans,) perilla and monarda root the fastest for me.

  • origami_master
    16 years ago

    I've never been able to root anything in water or soiless mix (trust me I've tried everything) the only things that I have been able to show signs of rooting before roting is some oleander. I find that sweet potato vine roots really quickly, I had a piece from walmart and it had roots in one day, everytihng in the ipopmea family is fast

  • bern_2007
    16 years ago

    origami master, do you use a water softner? Because that can cause your plant not to root. because of salt.
    I root fushia, geranium, impatients, ivies, wax begonia both in water and soil. fastest for me would be german ivy.

  • drkriley
    14 years ago

    Fuschia, rosemary, citronella geranium are those I do regularly, though I'm trying roses and have gotten gardenias before (but they died soon after planting...see the gardenia forums on that one!!!)

  • jet_ny
    14 years ago

    I had good results from hydrangea "endless summer". I have no experience with other hydrangeas.

  • opal52
    14 years ago

    From cuttings, sedum, chrysanthemums, and lantana are quickest for me. Abelia and gardenia cuttings root dependably, they just take longer.

    I have had very good results layering rosemary and hydrangeas (lacecap). I have no luck so far rooting cuttings from oak leaf hydrangeas although I have tried many many times. This year, I will try layering and hope that works as well as with the lacecaps.

  • greenelephant
    14 years ago

    Just look at the weeds that pop up in your gardens. They are the champs :)

  • gypsysunrise
    14 years ago

    So far, i've had good luck with Lemon Balm, Basil, Honeysuckle vine, and Golden Moneywort. I seem to be having decent luck with some wild roses i'm trying to get started.....so far. lol

  • Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9b
    14 years ago

    Grapevines grow fast, are hard to kill, easy from cuttings, and they give back!!

  • peterson
    14 years ago

    Bananas...I've measured leaves that grew six inches a day.

  • auntyara
    14 years ago

    rose of sharon.
    roots in water or potting mix with or without hormones.
    also mums, fuchsias, verbenas,blue beards, snow in the summer.
    all kinds of mints.
    I could go on and on.
    Hard for me... red leaf sand cherry.
    last year i only had one surviver. wish me luck i've got a few dozen cuttings still under cover.

  • bookjunky4life
    14 years ago

    I've been rooting in water a variety of sedum similar to "Autumn Joy" but with pink flowers since I was 5 years old.

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