How to pull cuttings or seedlings

Methods for propagating Echeveria

• Seeds
• Leaf cuttings
• Share rosettes

The fastest way to reproduce is when you have an Echeveria with several rosettes. You can simply detach these. For the sowing from Echeverien you need a lot of patience.

Growing echeveria from seeds

You can get seeds in specialist shops. With a bit of luck, you can also harvest seeds from a flowering plant.

Fill a seed tray with a mixture Potting soil and sand. Moisten them lightly. Scatter the seeds thinly. Wrap a plastic bag over the bowl to prevent it from drying out.

Place the seed tray in a warm, bright but not sunny location until emergence.

Propagate echeveria from leaf cuttings

Most echeveria can be propagated from leaf cuttings without any problems. To do this, prepare a seed tray by covering it with plant substrate and a layer Quartz sand(€ 15.15 at Amazon *) to fill. Separate a thick, fleshed leaf from the echeveria. Lay it as flat as possible on the slightly dampened substrate.

Place the bowl in a warm, very bright place without direct sunlight. Always keep the substrate very slightly moist.

It takes two to three weeks for small roots to form on the underside of the leaf. Now you can do a little more to water. After about six weeks, the offshoot is so large that you can transplant it into its own pot and continue to care for it as normal.

Share rosettes of the Echeveria

If the Echeveria has already formed several rosettes, it is particularly easy to propagate. All you have to do is cut off the rosettes. The offshoots should be at least two centimeters in diameter.

The best time to sever the rosettes is May. Dig up the plant, shake off the substrate and pluck apart the individual rosettes. Then plant them again separately.