- Methods to propagate Echeveria
- Grow Echeveria from seed
- Propagating Echeveria from leaf cuttings
- Divide rosettes of Echeveria
Echeveria, botan. Called Echeveria, they belong to the thick-leafed family that are grown primarily for their distinctive rosettes. The flowers of some species are also very decorative. Propagating an Echeveria is not particularly difficult. This is how propagation works.
Echeveria can be propagated by cuttings, among other things
Methods to propagate Echeveria
- seed
- leaf cuttings
- share rosettes
Propagation works fastest if you have an Echeveria with several rosettes. You can simply detach them. Sowing echeveria seeds requires a lot of patience.
Grow Echeveria from seed
Seeds are available from specialist retailers. If you're lucky, you can also harvest seeds from a flowering plant.
Fill a seed tray with a mixture of potting soil and sand. Moisten them lightly. Spread the seed thinly. Wrap a plastic bag over the shell to prevent drying out.
Place the seed tray in a warm, bright but not sunny location until it emerges.
Propagating Echeveria from leaf cuttings
Most Echeveria can easily be propagated from leaf cuttings. To do this, prepare a seed tray by filling it with plant substrate and a layer of quartz sand (€15.85). Separate a fleshy leaf from the Echeveria. Lay it as flat as possible on the slightly moistened substrate.
Place the bowl in a warm, very bright place out of direct sunlight. Always keep the substrate slightly moist.
It takes two to three weeks for small roots to form on the underside of the leaf. Now you can water a little more. After about six weeks, the offshoot is so big that you can transplant it into its own pot and continue to care for it normally.
Divide rosettes of Echeveria
If the Echeveria has already formed several rosettes, it is particularly easy to propagate. All you have to do is cut off the rosettes. The offshoots should be at least two centimeters in diameter.
The best time to cut off the rosettes is May. Dig up the plant, shake off the substrate and pull apart the individual rosettes. Then plant them separately.
tips
There are countless types of Echeveria, some of which differ significantly from one another. Echeveria agavoides, whose leaves are green and pointed, is very popular.