- The starting signal is given at the beginning of the growing season
- Cut and care for cuttings - this is how you do it right
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The most beautiful succulent species boast lush green leaves. These are not only a feast for the eyes, but are also ideal for the propagation of cuttings. This green guide explains how to grow new succulents from leaves or shoots.
Most succulents are easy to propagate from cuttings
The starting signal is given at the beginning of the growing season
Basically, the propagation of cuttings from succulents works at any time of the year. Experience has shown that the best chance of success is in the spring when the plants are in the growth phase. For winter-blooming succulents, late summer is an ideal time for the procedure, when the summer dormancy is coming to an end.
Cut and care for cuttings - this is how you do it right
Select a healthy leaf or larger segment of the succulent. Using a sanitized, sharp cutting tool such as a scalpel or razor blade, snip off the cuttings. So that the sap flow does not affect the later rooting, let the cuts dry for a while. How to proceed:
- Defoliate the lower half of leafy shoots (e.g. from the money tree).
- On leaf cuttings, use a razor blade to cut a thin strip of tissue from the edge of the leaf
- Fill pots or bowls with a 2:1 mix of succulent soil and coconut fiber
- Moisten the potting soil with lime-free water
- Stick two-thirds of the shoots upright into the substrate
- Lay the leaves flat on the potting soil and press down lightly
Please allocate succulent cuttings to a partially shaded, warm window seat during rooting. Spray the substrate with soft water when it has dried. Over time, small plants will sprout along the edges of leaf cuttings. Once the new succulents have reached a size of at least 2 cm, they can be separated from the leaf cuttings and potted. Optionally, the connection between leaf and offspring remains until the cutting has died.
tips
Before taking leaves from a succulent plant for propagation by cuttings, examine the plant for secondary shoots. Succulents are particularly busy forming daughter rosettes and other children. These are offshoots that thrive from the base and have all the attributes of their mother plant. Once they have reached at least a fifth the size of their mother plant, daughter plants can be separated, planted and immediately cared for like an adult succulent.