Bow hemp (Sansevieria) is an easy-care, optically very interesting houseplant. With its long (up to 150 centimetres, depending on the species and variety!) and shiny leaves, the exotic plant is an eye-catcher in your home. Although bow tie grows very slowly and takes many years to reach its maximum growth even with good care, large plants can then be easily propagated by division.
Bow hemp can be easily divided
The best time to split the bow hemp
Bow hemp can be propagated both by leaf cuttings and, especially in older and therefore larger specimens, by division. Since the plant forms offshoots and daughter rosettes, the last form of natural reproduction is particularly easy. In principle, division is possible at any time of the year, but spring is the best time for this. When the temperatures rise and the sun's rays become more intense again, the arched hemp also grows more intensively. It also makes sense to carry out the division in the course of the annual repotting. This saves the plant multiple stress from frequent plugging and unpotting.
Which pot size is the right one?
Sansevierias have fine roots, more or less thick rhizomes depending on the individual specimen and generally not a very pronounced root ball. That's why you shouldn't use tall, slender pots for scrunchie - they would soon tip over as the plant becomes top-heavy with age. Instead, choose a wider planter, but not much wider than the root ball itself. Sansevierias feel more comfortable in narrower vessels.
Divide bow hemp - a step-by-step guide
Now that you have selected the right pot, take a sharp knife, disinfect it with alcohol and proceed as follows:
- Repot the scalloped hemp to be divided.
- Carefully remove the attached soil.
- Pull the roots and rhizomes apart slightly if the ball is too compact.
- Look closely at the plant: where are offshoots and daughter rosettes located?
- You prefer to remove these, using the knife if necessary.
- Otherwise, simply divide the entire plant including the root system.
- Each part should have at least one (preferably more) shoots.
- Now plant the sections in separate pots with a suitable substrate.
Now it's time to be patient - bow hemp grows slowly and takes a few years to grow back into a large and extensive plant.
tips
The ideal location for the plants is bright, but not directly sunny and warm with high humidity. In many cases, a daylight bathroom is the ideal place.