How to propagate Chiva Lotus by cuttings

Leaf cutting method

Soil Preparation

The success of Chiva lotus leaf cuttings depends on the quality of the soil. Usually, 1/3 of light stone is added to the bottom of the flowerpot, and then soil and vermiculite are added. The specific method has been prepared for everyone. ☞ How to prepare soil for Chiva lotus leaf cuttings

Leaf preparation

The leaves for leaf cuttings must be disease-free and pest-free and healthy. It will be completely useless to try to use leaves that have fallen off or are on the verge of melting for leaf cuttings in the hope of getting away with it.

Leaf cuttings

Choose thick leaves for cuttings. After they have dried slightly, place them flat on the soil. In the presence of slight moisture, they will soon take root and sprout, but because they grow slowly, they will take a long time to take shape.

Cutting method

Cutting conditions

In fact, strictly speaking, it is branch cutting or leaf cutting, but for perennial plants, after forming old stumps, there will be many small heads, at which time the leaves can be cut.

Cutting method

The rosette-shaped leaf disk of the old plant can be cut and used for cuttings, while the remaining part remains in the soil to allow new buds to sprout. When the new buds grow to a certain size, they can be removed and used for cuttings again.