- Methods of propagating lucky clover
- Grow lucky clover from seed
- Divide roots in fall
- Propagating lucky clover from cuttings or sinkers
- Lucky clover multiplies by itself outdoors
Lucky clover is quite easy to propagate. If you want to multiply the pretty ornamental plant yourself as a lucky charm, you have various methods available. This is how the propagation of lucky clover works.
Propagating lucky clover is child's play
Methods of propagating lucky clover
There are four different methods of propagating lucky clover. Growing from seeds is the most popular.
- seed
- root division
- cuttings
- lowering
Grow lucky clover from seed
This method is recommended if you want to give the lucky clover as a gift for New Year. Simply sow a few seeds in a pot of potting soil in the fall.
Place the pots very bright and warm and keep the substrate evenly moist.
Divide roots in fall
Lucky clover forms many small daughter bulbs. If you repot the lucky tea or dig it up in autumn to overwinter it, carefully separate the bulbs. Then place them in small prepared pots with potting soil.
Propagating lucky clover from cuttings or sinkers
Propagation from cuttings is also uncomplicated. In the spring, cut off a few leaves with stems that are as long as possible. Put the shoots in pots with potting soil and keep them nice and moist. You can also simply place the leaves in a glass of water. After a while, roots will also form there.
Propagating lucky clover from sinkers only works outdoors. To do this, place a few leaves with long stems on the ground and cover the stem with some soil.
Lucky clover multiplies by itself outdoors
If you grow the lucky clover outdoors all year round and not in a pot, you don't have to worry about propagation. If the location is favorable, the ornamental plant forms many underground runners from which new plants emerge.
When the lucky clover blooms, seeds later ripen in the fruit and the plant sows itself.
Some gardeners therefore consider lucky clover to be a weed, just like garden clover, because the spread can hardly be stopped.
tips
The Oxalis triangulari variety, also known as the triangular lucky clover, is particularly popular. It is available not only with green but also with red leaves.