Increasing angel trumpets - there is much to be said for it
Why should you increase your angel trumpet? There are many good arguments for this! On the one hand, you can hardly get enough of its beauty - so it is certainly a great benefit for your home gardener if its blossoms shine in several places at the same time.
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Another good reason to multiply is the risk of losing their only angel trumpet. After all, as a non-indigenous plant, it requires a lot of care and to a certain extent has to be constantly replaced with its original environmental conditions. Too long drying out of the root ball, a frosty night or a serious pest infestation can destroy the beauty of the Andes - which would be a shame. Good for those who then provided with a reserve copy.
Last but not least, you can also delight plant fans who are friends with an offshoot of the magnificent angel's trumpet - either in the form of a targeted donation or as a surprising souvenir.
And ultimately, multiplying the angel's trumpet is also very easy, as will be explained below. So don't hesitate!
The arguments again at a glance:
- Multiplying the beautiful angel trumpet is always a win
- Reserve system in the event of a plant death
- nice donation or gift to befriended hobby gardeners
- hardly any effort required
How to multiply the angel's trumpet
As I said - getting a new plant from an angel's trumpet is not difficult at all. The following methods are particularly suitable:
- Cuttings - either head or stem cuttings
- with a restriction: seeds
Propagation of cuttings
Angel's trumpet propagation works best with cuttings - and best of all with head cuttings.
To do this, cut a young but developed shoot of around 10 to 15 centimeters from the upper flowering area of the plant. Then the lower leaves are removed and the cuttings in a pot with Potting soil and if necessary just a little Slow release fertilizer plugged. Place the pot at a temperature of around 18 to 20 ° C and keep the soil moist at all times. After about 2 to 4 weeks, the cutting should usually have rooted. Then you can transplant it to a larger pot and start normal maintenance.
You can proceed in the same way with a stem cutting from the lower growth area. Here, however, you have to reckon with a longer growth time and a lower success rate due to the advanced lignification.
Seed propagation
Propagation via the seeds is of course also theoretically possible, but much more tricky and only recommended if you want to achieve a different flower color. The seeds should be collected in autumn, dried over winter and placed in a pot with fertilized potting soil in spring. A constant temperature of around 20 ° C and even humidity, ideally under a plastic bag, are crucial for germination. The seedlings should show up within 2-3 weeks.