Whether you fall in love with its red-orange flowers or with its bizarre fruits - the parrot plant, which is considered poisonous, will soon gain popularity. If you would like to have several copies of her, you don't necessarily have to go shopping…

The parrot plant can be propagated by seeds, for example

Take cuttings to propagate

Probably the simplest method of propagation for the parrot plant is the propagation of cuttings. You can get the cuttings during the pruning. The shoots for this should ideally be semi-woody and 10 to 15 cm long. Remove the lower leaves and place the cuttings either in a pot of potting soil or in a glass of water.

Collect and sow seeds

Sowing is much more time-consuming. First you need seeds. You can easily remove these from the ripened fruits in autumn. The fruits burst open in autumn. The seeds hang from the silky threads. If they are not collected, they are spread by the wind, overwinter and then germinate in spring around March.

This is how you start sowing directly:

  • Stratify seeds for 1 week in the refrigerator (cold stimulus)
  • Fill pots or seed trays with seed compost
  • Sow seeds flat (light germinators)
  • Keep the substrate moist - use a spray bottle
  • put in a bright place
  • ideal germination temperature: 15 to 20 °C
  • average germination time: 2 to 3 weeks
  • separate from 2 cm size
  • hibernate

Divide the plant

A third method is to divide this plant using its roots. To do this, you should dig up the rootstock and divide it in half with a spade. Alternatively, you can also separate rhizome pieces. Plant the parts you have gained in a semi-shady to sunny location or in a deep bucket.

Also multiplies by itself…

But you don't necessarily have to take the propagation of the parrot plant into your own hands. This growth will also propagate by itself if no root barrier has been installed. It spreads with its underground rhizome and produces many new plants on the surface.

tips

In the first year you should protect the young plants from frost. It is best to overwinter them at home in a cool and shady place.

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Herbs