- Start dividing the perennial
- Use cuttings to propagate
- Sowing works too!
- Put the young plants in the right place
Purple bells are popular and easy-care foliage perennials. In addition to their often brightly colored leaves, they impress with their dainty and bell-shaped flowers. Read below how you can propagate these plants!
There are several ways to propagate purple bells
Start dividing the perennial
The easiest way is to divide an older plant. You can tackle this either after the flowering period in summer, in autumn or in spring.
Pick, divide and plant
The purple bell is lifted out of the ground with a digging fork. Then roughly remove the soil with your hands. With a spade or a large knife you can now divide the growth into equal parts. Then just plant in a new location - done!
Use cuttings to propagate
Another way to propagate is by cuttings. They can be cut in spring. When pruning the plant, there are often suitable shoots for the propagation of cuttings. It should be head cuttings. If they are between 10 and 15 cm long and mature, that's perfect!
Start with this:
- remove lower leaves
- stick in potting soil
- moisten the substrate
- cover with a hood (e.g. plastic bag).
- place in a bright location
- air daily and check humidity
- Rooting period: about 6 weeks
Sowing works too!
Rarely, gardeners propagate the purple bells using seeds. That's how it's done:
- move home in February
- Fill the pot or bowl with seed compost
- Cover seeds lightly with soil
- keep moist
- put in a bright place
- Germination time: about 3 weeks
- Plant out from a size of 15 cm
Put the young plants in the right place
But after preferring, the planting comes to a location that is conducive to the purple bells. Whether beds, borders, slopes or other places, the purple bells prefer to grow in a sunny to partially shaded location. The soil for this hardy plant should be nutrient-rich and permeable there.
tips
The division of the purple bell is particularly recommended. This kills two birds with one stone: In addition to propagation, it also serves to rejuvenate the plant (every 3 to 4 years makes sense).