There are often seeds on the market that you can use to grow this beautiful cactus yourself. If you already own a Selenicereus Grandiflorus, you can easily multiply it with offshoots. Keeping some basic points in mind, this is a lot easier than you think.
No offshoots may be cut during the flowering period
The right time
The cuttings should be cut between April and August during the main growing season. If the plant has already blossomed, you must not cut any more offshoots, as they will then take root much more poorly or not at all.
Cutting offshoots
Proceed with caution so that the interfaces do not become infected:
- Always use a very sharp knife. Scissors are unsuitable as they crush the shoots.
- Thoroughly clean the cutting tool.
- Cut pieces about six inches long from the ends of the tendrils.
- Disinfect the wound on the mother plant with powdered charcoal.
Insert offshoots
First let the cut surface dry in a bright but shady place, standing upright, for several weeks. After a few days, a thin protective skin forms, which protects the cutting from invading pathogens and fungi.
Well suited for cultivation is off
- leaf soil
- coarse sand
- perlite
self-mixed substrate. Alternatively, you can use commercially available cactus soil, which you can loosen up with some coarse sand or perlite.
Stick the cut side of the cuttings into the ground and, if necessary, support the cuttings with wooden sticks. A plastic hood is not necessary. Water and place in a bright, shady place where there must be at least 24 degrees all day. Keep the substrate evenly moist, but avoid waterlogging at all costs, as this will inevitably lead to rot.
After just a few weeks, roots form and the cuttings begin to sprout. However, you will have to be patient until the first flowers appear, as this will take at least five years.
tips
When repotting, shoots unintentionally break off again and again. You can use these to multiply the Queen of the Night.