How to propagate the "Dragon吐珠" plant
An introduction to how to propagate the "Dragon吐珠" plant, along with related knowledge about plant propagation methods. Below, the editor will provide you with a detailed explanation.
The "Dragon吐珠" plant is commonly propagated by cutting, dividing, and sowing.
Dragon吐珠
Propagation by cutting:
Both stem cuttings, bud cuttings, and root cuttings can be used. Stem cuttings can be taken from the top tender branches of healthy, disease-free stems, or lower old branches can be cut into 8-10 cm stem sections as cuttings.
Dragon吐珠 flowers
Bud cuttings involve taking lateral buds from branches, including a part of the woody tissue, as cuttings. Root cuttings involve cutting rhizomatous stolons into sections 8-10 cm long as cuttings.
The cutting bed can use substrates such as peat, perlite, decomposed leaf soil, river sand, and vermiculite. Spring and autumn are the best times for cutting, with an optimal cutting temperature of 21°C, and a cutting bed temperature of 26°C, which is very conducive to root formation.
Roots can form in 3 weeks after cutting. Treating the base of the cuttings with a 0.5%-0.8% indolebutyric acid solution for 1-2 seconds can speed up and increase root formation.
Propagation by dividing:
After flowering, dig up new branches that have sprouted from the underground stolons, plant them directly in pots with roots, and place them in a semi-shaded area for care.
Propagation by sowing:
Conducted in March to April. The seeds are large and are sown indoors in pots, with the room temperature maintained at 24°C. About 10 days after sowing, germination occurs successively. When the seedlings are 10 cm tall, they can be transplanted into small pots. They will bloom the following year.
The above introduction to how to propagate the "Dragon吐珠" plant and the related propagation methods is provided for everyone to learn and understand!