Propagate colored nettles using cuttings

Although they grow in height, they only develop fewer leaves. The stem then often remains bare in the lower area. Now is the time to think about a new plant. The alternatives are to buy or move yourself. the end Seeds can the Colored nettle only pull with a lot of patience, with cuttings it works Multiplication on the other hand very easily.

When do you cut the cuttings?

Cuttings from your Colored nettle in the garden can be pruned from spring to autumn, and all year round for indoor plants. Take not too tender shoots with about three pairs of leaves and remove the lower pair. This stimulates the offshoot to form roots. Your colored nettle should be straight blossoms then you can use these flower shoots as cuttings. However, you have to clip off the flower base.

How do you care for the cuttings?

The cuttings of your colored nettle take root quite easily in a glass with water or in a pot

Potting soil. This way, if you wish, you can monitor rooting before planting the cuttings in pots. The potting soil should be kept moist while rooting, but not too wet. Otherwise the tender roots could start to rot.

Only when the cuttings have developed roots do they start to grow visibly. Cut off the tip of the shoot from time to time, then the colored nettle will grow bushier. However, you should only start doing this after several new pairs of leaves have formed. The plants are allowed into the garden as soon as they are strong and it is warm enough outside.

The essentials in brief:

• Cut cuttings about 10 cm long
• with about three pairs of leaves
• remove the lower pair of leaves
• Rooting in a glass of water or in potting soil