Most housewives ennoble their homes with houseplants. They not only create a cozy atmosphere in the room and give it an original look, but also purify the air. Many indoor plants have a number of medicinal properties. Therefore, indoor plants will become an indispensable assistant in the house. Aloe is an example. Aloe juice will help get rid of a runny nose, cure purulent wounds, and help cure gastritis and stomach ailments.
After a certain time, domestic plants may lose their beauty, freshness, and healing properties. Therefore, true flower growers strive to replace them with new ones. In order to make a replacement, it is not at all necessary to buy a new houseplant. You can get new offspring from old domestic plants. Growing a new houseplant is much more fun than just buying it, plus, this option will be much cheaper.
Those who are truly in love with floriculture will observe every stage of the plant's development, cherish it, take care of it. In the process of growing indoor plants, you can gain new experience or improve your knowledge and skills.
Each houseplant has its own personality. If we consider the process of plant propagation, then here you can immediately spot the differences between plants.
Features of the reproduction of indoor plants
In order to grow a high quality home plant, it is first necessary to create favorable conditions for plant growth. First you need take care of the soil... It is best to use a special potting soil that can be purchased at every flower shop.
Adequate lighting is considered an important condition for growing plants. Young plants require a lot of light and heat. Direct rays should not hit the plant. Drafts and temperature changes - all this must be eliminated, such conditions are not suitable for growing indoor plants. Do not forget about watering plants... Water is an integral part of the life of indoor plants. By observing all of the above conditions, indoor plants will be able to grow healthy and strong.
Popular ways of plant propagation
If we enter this query into the search box, then we will receive a lot of answers. For example, a plant chlorophytum reproduces due to formations at the ends, which are called young rosettes. It is very easy to grow such a plant. You just need to choose the outlet that has the most roots. A large number of roots ensures that the plant will quickly pick up and grow.
Tolmia Menzies has a completely different way of reproduction. The process takes place thanks to young formations that are located at the base of the leaf; in the medicinal plant Kalanchoe, this formation can be seen at the edges of the leaves.
Some plants propagate with bulbs. They are easily separated from the main plant, after which they just need to be transplanted into a pot. Reproduction by children is a very convenient way that has a number of advantages. First, the plant already has its own root system.Secondly, it is easy to separate the small plant from the main one. Unfortunately, not all plants are able to reproduce in this way.
Cutting is an equally popular way of propagating indoor plants. The cut stalks must take root first. The rooting process takes different times for different plants. For instance, columbia or "indoor orchid" tradescantia, indoor grapes, violet take root very quickly: they need to be put in a glass of plain water and wait a few days. If you want plant cuttings to take root in the soil, then it is important to cut off large leaves, so moisture evaporation will decrease.
In this case, the plant needs to be covered with a cap that will let in a little light. To do this, you can use a greenhouse film, or a regular plastic bag. If the cap does not have a hole, then you must remember to ventilate the cuttings. It is also necessary not to forget about watering the ground in order to provide the necessary moisture. Under the hood, rooting of cuttings at high temperatures occurs very quickly. If the temperature is low, then the rooting process can be delayed and last several weeks.
Hibiscus, philodendron take root when the temperature does not drop below 25 degrees. Cuttings of these tropical plants are carried out under strict temperature control, most often in heated greenhouses.
Herbaceous plants such as gumboil, tradescantia propagate with apical petioles. In such plants, the top of the shoot is cut, containing three or four pairs of leaves. It is advisable to dip the ends of the cuttings into a special powder that stimulates acceleration. After that, the petioles are planted in the substrate, the lower node, deepening into the ground. If you plant the petioles close to each other, you can get a full-fledged bush. The cuttings should be placed closer to the walls of the pot, so they will root better.
Houseplants such as monstera, ficus reproduce by air layers, climbing crops - stem. An air layer can be obtained in the following way: you need to remove the sheet, make a small incision at the place of its attachment in the trunk and insert a toothpick into it. Under the incision, the stem of the plant should be wrapped with a cuff, filled with slightly damp moss, tamped and closed the cuff, fixing it on the stem of the plant. At the site of the cut, rooting will occur in a month and a half. After this long time, the shoot with the roots is cut off and planted in a separate pot.
Climbing plants have a way of propagation that is very different from those listed. The strongest shoot is taken from such plants, pressed at the point of attachment of the leaf to the ground and fixed with wire. Until the node takes root, the mother plant continues to supply it with nutrients. After the appearance of the first roots, the seedling must be separated and transplanted into a pot, allowing for independent development.
Some houseplants have a large number of roots that resemble a lump. Such a lump is often called a curtain. Reproduction of such plants occurs by dividing the rhizome. Such houseplants include rump, indoor bamboo, ferns... You should not tear a lump of roots with your hands, you need to cut it with a knife. This way you will avoid damaging the shoots. If we are talking about the reproduction of anthurium or spathiphyllum, then here the roots can be divided with your hands, without worrying about anything.
There is a seed method for propagating domestic plants. Reproduction using seeds is a rather rare method, but there are plant species for which this method of propagation is the only one. With the help of seeds, new offspring gives clivia - a plant belonging to the amaryllis family.
Saintpaulia, or as it is also called, the uzambar violet, propagates by means of a leaf cuttings. Subtropical flowering plant streptocarpus reproduces by a fragment of a leaf.The streptocarpus leaf should be placed in water. This option is not the most reliable, since the sheet can rot. It is best to plant the leaf directly into the soil. It will take more time, but the likelihood that the leaf will disappear is reduced to zero. There are some plants that reproduce in several ways, which were given above.
Reproduction of indoor plants is a very entertaining business that does not require much effort. Do not rush to the store and buy a houseplant, try to grow it yourself - it's very exciting!
