Original question: How do you take cuttings from wiegela Elena's answer: Ali, **weigela can be propagated from hardwood cuttings in late autumn and winter**, or softwood cuttings in early summer. For this time of year—late October—the hardwood method is the one to use once the leaves have fallen. ([rhs.org.uk](https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/338107/weigela-all-summer-red-slingco-1-all-summer-series/details?utm_source=openai)) ### How to take hardwood cuttings 1. **Choose healthy stems** that grew this year and have become firm and woody. Avoid damaged growth and remove any soft tips. 2. **Cut into lengths of 15–25cm**, using clean, sharp secateurs. Make a straight cut just below a bud at the bottom and a sloping cut just above a bud at the top, so you can tell which way up they go. ([rhs.org.uk](https://www.rhs.org.uk/propagation/hardwood-cuttings?utm_source=openai)) 3. **Insert into a deep pot of free-draining compost**, or a sheltered patch of well-drained soil. Bury roughly two-thirds of each cutting, leaving a few buds above the surface. Space outdoor cuttings about 10–15cm apart. ([rhs.org.uk](https://www.rhs.org.uk/propagation/hardwood-cuttings?utm_source=openai)) 4. **Firm gently and water in.** Keep the compost moist but not waterlogged. Leave outdoors in a sheltered position or in a cold frame; avoid taking cuttings during severe frost. ([rhs.org.uk](https://www.rhs.org.uk/propagation/hardwood-cuttings?utm_source=openai)) 5. **Leave them undisturbed to establish.** Rooting is slow, so keep them watered during dry spells next spring and summer, then lift or pot them on the following autumn once well rooted. ([rhs.org.uk](https://www.rhs.org.uk/propagation/hardwood-cuttings?utm_source=openai)) **If your weigela is still leafy, wait until it has naturally shed its leaves before taking these cuttings.** ([rhs.org.uk](https://www.rhs.org.uk/propagation/hardwood-cuttings?utm_source=openai))