With its magnificent flowers, the angel's trumpet is certainly one of the most beautiful and therefore also one of the most sought-after ornamental plants. Propagating them is tempting - and fortunately, quite easy, too, by simple cuttings.
Propagation via cuttings is very promising
Why you should multiply angel trumpets
There are many reasons to propagate an angel's trumpet. After all, she is a true beauty that some people can't get enough of. Keeping several specimens of the flower miracle can delight the eye in several places in the home.
It also reduces the risk of loss through disease, massive pest infestation or accidental frost exposure.
Last but not least, gardeners are often networked with each other and exchange ideas - bequeathing a plant fan friend an offshoot here and there is a matter of honor. But a new angel's trumpet plant can also serve as an attractive and inexpensive gift for plant lovers.
So why you should duplicate your angel's trumpet:
- Multiplies her beauty in her own gardening realm
- Decreases risk of running out of Angel's Trumpet when lost by entering
- can bring joy to friends who are hobby gardeners
Angel's trumpet offshoots made easy
An angel's trumpet is best propagated via cuttings. This is delightfully easy and has a high success rate. You can make head cuttings as well as cuttings from the leaf area. The angel's trumpet is divided quite clearly into the leaf and flower areas - so this distinction can also be made when cutting.
head cuttings
Propagation works best via head cuttings. The shoots in the flowering area are the most tender and vital and therefore more root-forming. For a head cutting, cut off an approximately 10 to 15 cm long branch from the flowering region under a leaf base and remove the lower leaves. Then put the cutting in a pot with potting soil, under which you can mix a little long-term fertilizer.
The best conditions for growth are a temperature range between 18 and 20 °C and a partially shaded location. Always keep the soil moist, it must not dry out. After about 2 to 4 weeks the cutting should have rooted. Then you can transplant it into a larger pot and continue to grow it according to the usual angel's trumpet requirements such as fertilization and plenty of watering.
Woody cuttings
You can also take a cutting from the leaf region. Proceed in the same way as with a head cutting. However, you must expect a prolonged rooting phase and rate.