It works with these methods

Use leaf cuttings for propagation

This method is considered to be easy and popular compared to the other two methods of propagation. First of all, you should choose a leaf of your African violet that is large and powerful in appearance. Do not cut it off, but tear it off the mother plant along with its 4 to 5 cm long stem.

To speed up the rooting process, you can use a razor blade to cut a thin strip at the lower edge of the stem. Then the leaf cuttings come in about 1 cm deep Potting soil. A mixture of sand and peat is ideal. Support the cutting with a toothpick or long match.

Now the earth is moistened with warm water. It continues as follows:

• Put a plastic hood or bag over the leaf cuttings (high humidity)
• place in a bright, but not sunny place
• Place for rooting: 20 to 25 ° C warm (e.g. B. Living room)
• Ventilate daily to avoid mold growth
• Rooting time: 4 to 6 weeks
• then in a pot with Potting soil plants

Sowing African violets: It's quick and easy

Another method is that sowing. Before you go to work, lost in thought, you should know that the seeds of African violets are light germs. Here are a few sowing instructions:

• Fill the seed tray with nutrient-poor substrate
• Mix seeds with sand and scatter
• Germination temperature: 20 to 22 ° C
• Germination time: 5 to 10 days
• when the first leaves are visible prick out

Use stingy instincts to multiply

A third method of propagation for cats poisonous African violets are stingy instincts. Patience is required here, because: First, the right instincts have to be formed. Young plants develop on the main stem, which you can recognize by their smaller leaves. Loosen this from the trunk with a knife. Proceed as with the leaf cuttings.

Tips & Tricks

If you have your African violets once repot you can share them at the same time. This is also a method of propagation. In African violets, however, it has not really caught on with friends of this plant.