Propagation of potted plants

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Divisionis the easiest way to reproduce. Well-developed specimens are taken out of the pots and divided into smaller ones, and then planted in new pots (remembering to put a thick layer of drainage and fresh substrate at the bottom of each). You can divide many species of ferns, asteroid aspidistrata, isita grasses and rhizome plants, such as the golden fern.

Rozłogiare specifically modified aerial rhizomes produced by some rosette plants. Strawberry is the most famous stolon plant, and among the plants grown in homes, Sternberg's herb and saxifrage.Young rosettes are formed at the ends of the runners, which, when overhanging, are an additional decoration of the plants. It is enough to tear off the rosettes and plant them in a pot. In some plants, e.g. tall nephrolepis, young plants are formed after the runners have contacted the ground.

Multipliersoccur in viviparous plants. They are young plants that form directly on the mother plants, most often on the leaves. U so-called Viviparus Bryophyllum plantlets are already fully developed small plants which, after dropping off, quickly become independent. At Tolmiei Tolmiea menziesii, the plantlets must be placed in a pot and allowed to take root. Many viviparous plants are found among ferns.

Cuttingsis the most widely used method of reproduction. The cuttings are fragments of plants - shoots, leaves and roots, which, cut off from the mother plant and placed in the substrate, recreate the missing organs. Potted plants are propagated mainly by cuttings made of herbaceous or partially woody shoots.Herb seedlings are taken from young, most often apical parts of shoots. In the case of vines, cuttings can also be made from the middle part of the leafy stems. These are the so-called mid-shoot cuttings that regenerate plants from buds sleeping in the leaf axils. Woody plants, such as fig trees, camellia, gardenia, myrtle, oleander and citrus, can be propagated through semi-woody cuttings. To speed up reproduction it is good to use rooting stimulants. They are liquid or powder preparations that contain chemicals that mimic the plant hormones of the auxin group. After their application, the roots not only form faster, but also more numerous. When propagating by cuttings, remember that plants require a higher temperature for rooting than for growth. The seedlings should also be protected against drying out - to increase air humidity, the vessels with the seedlings are covered with foil.

The ability to regenerate roots and shoots on leaves was observed in some plants.Such genera and species can be propagated by leaf cuttings made of leaves or parts of them. Such cuttings can be used to reproduce, for example, vultures, syningia, sansevieria, peperomies, crassos, sedum and some begonias.

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