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The post How to Propagate Succulents from a Cutting, Leaf or Pup appeared first on Taste of Home. You can swap cuttings with friends, so this is a great way save money on new houseplants!
Succulents are remarkable plants. Yes, you read that correctly: Using the fallen leaves and stem cuttings from the succulents in your current collection, you can grow new ones via a process known ...
Succulent plants have thickened stems, or leaves, such as this Aloe. In botany, succulent plants, also known as succulents, are plants with parts that are thickened, fleshy, and engorged, usually to retain water in arid climates or soil conditions. The word succulent comes from the Latin word sucus, meaning "juice" or "sap". [1]
Portulacaria afra (known as elephant bush, porkbush, purslane tree, dwarf jade and spekboom in Afrikaans) is a small-leaved succulent plant found in South Africa. These succulents commonly have a reddish stem and green leaves, but a variegated cultivar is often seen in cultivation. They are simple to care for and make easy houseplants for a ...
As a succulent plant, Kalanchoe daigremontiana can survive prolonged periods of drought with little or no water. During growth periods with higher temperatures and increased water supply, this species requires proper nutrition, without which leaves show deficiency symptoms such as crippled growth and pustule-like lesions.
Division, in horticulture and gardening, is a method of asexual plant propagation, where the plant (usually an herbaceous perennial) [1] is broken up into two or more parts. Each part has an intact root and crown. [2] The technique is of ancient origin, and has long been used to propagate bulbs such as garlic and saffron.
The shrub can grow to 1.8 to 2.4 metres (6 to 8 ft) in height and generally is about 45 to 60 cm (18 to 24 in) in width. [13] The leaf is a simple angiosperm leaf, arranged oppositely on the stem. [4] [13] Each leaf is sessile (attaching directly to the plant), and about 35 to 75 mm (1.4 to 3 in) in length.
Propagation by cuttings root easiest in early spring, but cuttings can be taken at almost any time. These plants have a very fast growth rate. The Confederate rose was at one time very prevalent in the area of the Confederate States of America, which is how its common name was derived. It grows nicely in full sun or partial shade, and prefers ...