Grow these plants by cuttings easily. Find a list of 24 plants that grow from cuttings. Rooting plants from softwood
and semi hardwood cuttings are quite easy. Cuttings take only two to eight
weeks to root and grow into a new plant. Applying a rooting hormone, honey,
aspirin, cinnamon or aloe vera pulp on the cuttings can speed up the plant
propagation. The stem cuttings are easily rooted during spring to summer. For
growing plants from cuttings you will need pruning shears, a pot,
propagating media, rooting hormone and a polythene bag. Purchase some seed raising
mix or make a propagation mix for cuttings by mixing potting mix and
coarse river sand in equal amount. You can also take coarse river sand only.
Take a small pot having a number of holes at its bottom to drain excess
water. Fill this pot with the propagation mix, water well and keep it in shade.
Take five to eight inch cuttings from a healthy plant stems, morning is the best
time for taking cuttings for propagation. Store the cuttings in a sealed polythene
bag which is wet from inside while you bring the cuttings to home. Remove all
the ;eaves from the bottom and top one into half. Apply rooting hormone at the
cut end, you can instead use honey, aspirin, cinnamon or aloe vera gel. Make a
hole in the soil and insert the cutting in it without pushing, secure cutting by
pressing soil around it. You can plant more than on cuttings in the same pot.
Enclose the pot in a sealed polythene bag and place it in a warm and bright
place, away from direct Sun. Open the bag after every 10 days, give some water
drops to the soil and remove any fallen leaves. Seal the bag again. It will take
two to eight weeks to root the cuttings. You can transplant when at least three
set of leaves are grown.
Many plants can be propagated from softwood cuttings quite easily. Softwood
cuttings are taken from the growing tips of branches. The plants that can be
propagated from softwood cuttings are roses, begonias, money plant, geraniums,
coleus, crotons, magnolias, neem tre,e rubber plan, lucky bamboo etc.
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Many plants can be rooted from semi hardwood cuttings. Semi hardwood cuttings
are taken from branches that are about eight to twelve months old. The plants
that can be propagated from softwood cuttings are trumpet vine, jasmine,
hibiscus, mandevilla, hydrangeas, frangipani, daisies, azaleas, bougainvilleas,
blueberry, pomegranate, curry leaves, duranta tree etc.
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