Cuttings?

I am not sure about osteospermum and clematis. but fuschias are easy,just take a cutting below a leaf joint, leaving about 3 sets of leaves push into compost,and sprinkle vermiculite over to hold the moisture. water in well , and keep out of full sun.keep frost free in winter.

thank you. is vermiculite the same as perlite?

Hi Womble go to this url http://www.gardenaction.co.uk/plantfinder/clematis_22.asp for info on propagating clematis by cuttings. Looks like you'll need to wait until next year for the clematis. Here is the url for the info on osteospermums http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/1099/

Good luck and have fun

I've been using vermiculite for the past three years, either neat or with a 50/50 mixture of soilless compost and vermiculite. The horticultural stuff is ridiculously expensive but I buy big sacks of the stuff in a DIY store as it's used for insulation. Works well.
It both opens up the soil for drainage and also retains some moisture which aids in rooting. If it's a very free draining mixture, you can even stand it in water.
I don't use hormone powders and have a pretty good success rate, the key factors being to keep the cuttings in shade so they don't get dried out and with some bottom heat as an ideal. Green leafy cuttings are better if enclosed in a polythene bag placed over the pot and held in place with an elastic band (though not pelargoniums). I find some hardwood cuttings can take a long time to form decent roots, so don't be in too much of a hurry to pot on until it's quite clear that your cuttings are growing away.

I have fuchsia in rainwater cuttings and they rooted easily. the osteospermum have'nt rooted yet.
I have fuchsia and osteospermum both in apropagator with 50/50 perlite and seed/cuttings compost and 4 of each are doing great, I never used rooting liquid, just put the cuttings in.
in the same propagator 4 solanum cuttings are growing well too.

i have fuchsia cuttings in water, rain water is good but tap will do it, after about 3-4 weeks you should have roots

thanks for all the advice. i attempted my cuttings for fuchsias and osteospermum but i will definitely be trying the rainwater option too. i think i might also try taking cuttings from the clematis' as well even if it is a bit too late in the year.