table of contents
- Two types of offshoots
- Pull offshoots
- Instructions for planting
- Required tools
- frequently asked Questions
Propagating a green lily by cuttings is not difficult. Because with the right care, the plant constantly recreates the Kindel. The following article explains how to ideally proceed with a propagation.
In a nutshell
- two types of Kindeln: young without roots and older ones who have already formed roots
- Simply separate both with scissors from the shoot that is growing out of the green lily
- Plant the Kindel with roots directly in the potting soil
- Before planting, place Kindel without roots in a container with water for rooting
- Kindles without roots may remain on the mother plant and be planted directly in the ground, cut off when roots have been formed
Two types of offshoots
The green lily (Chlorophytum comosum) trains the so-called Kindel. These hang on a long shoot that grows out of the top of the plant. At the end and also in the middle of these shoots are the offshoots that can be used for the propagation of the green lily. There are two different ways of doing this:
- Kindel without roots
- still young and newly formed
- Kindel with roots
- already older
- have already developed aerial roots
Note: Depending on the size of the mother plant, it can regularly develop many children in one year over the summer.
Pull offshoots
Over the summer, green lilies show more and more of the small young plants hanging on the long shoots. These can be used ideally for propagation:
- Leaves of the Kindel about five to seven inches long
- without roots
- separate from mother plant
- remove lower leaves
- put in a small container with water
- wait here for roots to form
Instructions for planting
If the runners have already formed roots on the mother plant, then these are also simply cut off. The lower leaves can remain on the new young green lily. Both types, already taken with roots or those that have now got roots through the rooting in the water, can now be planted:
- Roots about three to four inches long
- Fill a small pot with potting soil
- a little compost is ideal
- Lay drainage from clay balls over the drainage hole
- Put young plants in a warm place
- no direct sunlight
- enough humidity
Tip: If you use a larger pot, you can also put two or three young plants here. Either you pull them apart again after a while, or you simply leave several plants in a large pot, which also looks very decorative and does not disturb the plants.
Required tools
You don't need a lot of tools to remove the cuttings from the green lily according to the instructions. Since the shoots on which the children hang are very thin and light, they can be cut through quickly:
- simple household scissors are sufficient
- also rose or secateurs if available
- It is important to clean the cutting surface
- Clean well before cutting
- also disinfect
- with pure alcohol from the pharmacy
- alternatively, a corresponding disinfectant from the trade
Note: Household scissors in particular also harbor a lot of bacteria and fungi on the cutting surface. If not removed beforehand by disinfection, these can penetrate both the mother plant and the young plants and cause serious damage.
frequently asked Questions
If the plant is healthy and strong, it will not harm many children either. This even looks very decorative in a hanging basket, for example, if there are many bushy children around it. As long as they look healthy and well taken care of, you don't have to remove them from the plant.
To save yourself a waiting time, you can also grow the small plants directly without roots in a pot with potting soil. To do this, however, the Kindel must remain connected to the mother plant. In this way, it receives all the necessary nutrients from the large plant and can form roots in the earth. If roots show up, the offshoot can be cut off. You have to keep the young plant moist at all times without causing waterlogging.
Green lilies always need a little moisture, both from the roots and from the air. Therefore, the cultivation of new young plants, which you have propagated and taken as offshoots, is also very suitable in hydroponics. This is because the young green lilies have not yet come into contact with the soil and can therefore be put into hydroponics immediately after being removed from the mother plant.