In principle, the propagation of a poinsettia is possible, but it does not always work. The easiest way to grow offshoots is to cut cuttings or moss new plants. However, you need some experience for this. How to grow offshoots of poinsettias.
Propagation via offshoots at home is often not crowned with success
Pull offshoots of the poinsettia
If you want to propagate your poinsettia, you can either cut cuttings or moss off individual shoots. Both methods are expensive. The probability that only a few offshoots will root is quite high.
Since poinsettias are available very cheaply, it is only worth propagating a poinsettia using offshoots for particularly active gardeners.
cut cuttings
- Cut head cuttings
- remove lower leaves
- Dip the stalks in hot water
- Spread rooting powder
- Put the cuttings in slightly moist soil
- set up warm
- If necessary, cover the pot with foil
Cut cuttings after flowering until May.
Be sure to dip the ends of the stalks in hot water to prevent the poisonous milky sap from escaping. As a result, the cutting loses too much moisture and dies.
Very often, even if you did everything right, cuttings do not take root. Aid rooting by treating the stem ends with rooting powder.
Pull new plants through moss
Experienced garden fans can try to pull offshoots through mosses. This method is more laborious than taking cuttings. For this, the shoots root better.
The best time to remove moss is also after flowering. Cut a small wedge into a strong shoot and stop it with a piece of wood. Put rooting powder in the cut.
Wrap the cut site with peat moss or wood pulp. Keep the interface well moist. You can tell whether the offshoot has developed new roots by the fact that new leaves sprout.
Cut off after rooting
Unwrap the bandage and see if roots have formed. Cut off the offshoot and place in a pot with poinsettia soil.
tips
Propagating offshoots from seeds is even more complex than propagating a poinsettia from cuttings. This method is used for breeding purposes only. This allows new varieties with different colors to be obtained.