Growing indoor plants from cuttings: overview

Many indoor plants can be propagated in just a few simple steps. Here you can find out which plants can easily be grown from cuttings.

Plants have a fascinating ability: They can completely regenerate themselves from just a few cells or parts. For some plants, such as this African violets (Saintpaulia ionantha), even a piece of paper is enough. This ability to regenerate can be used when propagating plants. We have put together a list of 10 houseplants that will not take you to the wallet, but may use a sharp knife if you keep your specimen company want.

Growing indoor plants from cuttings: how it works

plant to propagate vegetatively, i.e. not from seeds but from cuttings, for example, is basically quite simple. Nevertheless, there are a few things to consider. Cuttings should always be cut with a sharp and clean knife to create a clean cut edge. Cuttings root particularly well if they are cut in spring or early summer, since during this time the new growth period begins and the days are getting longer again, which strengthens the plants and in their growth encourages. A length of ten to fifteen centimeters is usually sufficient. Then it is important to carefully remove the lower and excess leaves of the cut cuttings so that the lower centimeters are free of Leaves are and generally no longer have too many leaves, otherwise the cutting will initially consume too many resources to close its leaves supply. A few nice, young leaves should be left, however. For this reason, do not use a shoot with flowers or flower buds.

Once the cutting has been prepared, it should be potted carefully in soil as quickly as possible. The lower, leafless part should be well covered with soil and lightly pressed down. Be sure to keep the soil moist at all times. A transparent bag placed over the pot can help to increase the humidity. Once the cutting has been prepared, it must be placed in a place that is not too shady and you now have to wait until the plant begins to develop.

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Alternatively cuttings can also be grown in a glass with water. Again, the leafless part should be completely submerged. The water must be topped up regularly and also changed from time to time when it is cloudy. If the cutting is sufficiently rooted after a few days to a few weeks, it should be carefully potted.

Summary: Growing houseplants from cuttings

• Always use a clean knife
• Cut into a length of about 10 - 15 cm
• Prune preferably in spring or early summer
• Use young, as little woody shoots as possible without flowers or flower buds
• Remove some of the leaves when planting the cuttings
• Grow in moist soil or a glass of water

The general rule: Your patience is required. Not every plant roots within a few days. Woody plants in particular often need a little longer. So don't give up after two weeks. However, if the cutting starts to rot, it's time to try again.

Indoor plants from cuttings: list of the top 10

Below we have compiled 10 houseplants that you can easily propagate at home using cuttings.

1. ivy (Epipremnum aureum)

the ivy is ideal for propagation. Its long shoots occasionally form roots anyway, and due to its rapid growth it is not at all noticeable if you remove a piece. Both top and partial cuttings can be used for propagation.

2. birch fig (Ficus benjamina)

In their homeland in the tropics birch figs to huge trees that form countless aerial roots and look extremely impressive. Nevertheless, it is possible to easily propagate the houseplant, which is popular in Europe, by cuttings. Precisely because the young plants are not exactly cheap to buy, it can be worthwhile. Simply cut off a young, not too woody shoot and root as described above.

3. monstera (Monstera deliciosa)

From the one that is currently very trendy due to its elegant leaves monstera, also called window leaf, you can never have enough. And if it does, it is always a good gift for plant-loving hobby gardeners. If it doesn't form small offshoots anyway, it can easily be propagated with top cuttings. Success is particularly certain if a cutting with aerial roots is cut.

4. zebra weed (Zebrina)

This herbaceous houseplant is particularly suitable for hanging baskets. The cuttings of zebra weed root quickly and easily in water.

5. bobbed (Soleirolia soleirolii)

Who does not know them from their childhood, this small, herbaceous plant. For children's birthdays it is a nice idea to paint and decorate pots and then the little ones bobbed to plant in, for example as a flowing head of hair to a face on the pot. Of course, this requires numerous small plants that can be grown from a mother plant as small cuttings and root very easily. Due to the small size of the cuttings, it may be advisable not to grow the cuttings in water, but to root them on kitchen roll or toilet paper that is kept moist at all times.

6. dragon tree (dracaena)

dragon trees should be topped regularly to encourage branching. You can simply place these head cuttings in water and multiply them in this way.

7. sedge (Cyprus)

The decorative swamp grass from the tropics and subtropics does not need to be divided for propagation. It can easily be reproduced by cuttings. To do this, cut off one of the "umbrellas" with a stem five to ten centimeters long and shorten the leaves by a third.

8. Christmas star (Euphorbia pulcherrima)

This Central American shrub is wrongly thrown away after Christmas, only to be replaced by a new specimen at Christmas next year. Here is the Christmas star, whose large-scale industrial cultivation is very resource-intensive, very well perennial. So it would be a nice idea not only to bring your own plant through the summer, but also to bring it through the summer Pruning back any head cuttings to give colleagues and friends a little treat at Christmas prepare.

9. camellia (Camellia)

This beautiful flowering plant, which is also suitable as a houseplant, can be propagated from budless cuttings. However, these should not be cut in spring, but in August. Olive-colored shoots are best. A little patience is required for rooting, since the cuttings of the camellia need about eight weeks to develop roots.

10. true aloe (aloe vera)

The desert lily has long been known for its healing properties, such as sunburn and insect bites. the aloe vera Propagating is not easy, but always worth a try and a small challenge for the hobby gardener. For propagation you should choose healthy outer leaves of the mother plant. These are cut off with a clean knife in a length of about eight centimeters. Since the leaves tend to rot at the cutting point due to their high sap content, the cuttings should dry for a few days until a thin film is laid over the cut edge. Then pot them in a soil-sand mixture (equal parts) so that about a third of the leaf is covered with soil. Keep constantly moist for the first four weeks while the foliage begins to wither somewhat until roots have formed. After successful rooting, let the soil dry before the next watering.

notice: About three months after the cuttings propagation, the young plants should be fertilized for the first time. An organic liquid fertilizer such as our Plantura is ideal for this Organic room and green plant fertilizer, which sustainably strengthens your plants and promotes root growth.

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