How to propagate adenium using cuttings

Adenium needs pruning, after which healthy shoots remain, but it is simply a pity to throw them away. With their help, you can easily propagate adenium.

Briefly about adenium

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Adenium is a shrub or arboreal succulent from the shrub family. In its natural environment, it grows in tropical rainforests. The foliage is dark green. Inflorescences are mostly red-pink.

Pruning

Adenium at home

About every year, the bush is pruned so that it forms a lush and dense crown. A couple of days before the pruning procedure, you need to water the culture abundantly. This is important due to the fact that when rooting, the cuttings will be without liquid for about ten to fourteen days. And in a couple of days they will have time to be saturated with moisture.

Soil mixture suitable for planting

For planting, you can purchase both universal soil and soil specifically for succulents. But it will still have to be mixed with expanded clay, coarse-grain sand, a mineral agent - vermiculite, perlite, and charcoal. The soil for planting should not be waterlogged, because this can provoke rotting of the root system. But you still need to slightly moisten it. The soil should be well-drained and loose. You can check it like this: squeeze a certain amount of earth in your palm, and if it does not form a lump, then the earth is ideal.

Transplant instruments

You will need:

1) cotton swabs;

2) cotton pads;

3) medical alcohol;

4) sharp, clean instrument;

5) charcoal for powders;

6) several containers.

How to properly propagate adenium using cuttings

Using a sharp object, you need to carefully separate the top of the shoot. The cut points must be treated with an antiseptic and sprinkled with coal powder. The foliage from the lower region of the cutting also needs to be cut off, about ten centimeters. Then you need to give the cuttings thirty minutes so that they have time to dry.

In the meantime, the cuttings dry up, you need to fill the planting pots.

In order:

1) there must be a drainage layer at the very bottom of the pot;

2) then there is a soil mixture;

3) then the container needs to be shaken a little so that the earth is well distributed.

The stem itself must be deepened into the soil, sprinkled with soil on top, forming a small mound and lightly tamp the earth. The cuttings do not need to be watered for the next five to six days. After this time, you need to start to systematically moisten the soil. Culture containers should be placed in a warm and well-lit place. Once the petioles are rooted, they can be transplanted into larger containers.

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