Almost every florist can find anthurium on the windowsill in the house. This plant can be safely called the most popular among indoor representatives. The plant beckons with its bright, delicate flowers, unpretentiousness in care.
Anthurium - a bright resident of window sills
Anthurium during the flowering period will become a real decoration of the room. It can bloom in the fall and delight the eye with its bright colors until the end of winter. At the same time, the external beauty of the plant does not change. In addition, the color options for inflorescences are different: from white and red shades to bright blue and orange. But how to propagate anthurium at home? After all, this plant can be planted, and in each room bright flowers will delight your look. In addition, it can be a great gift for loved ones and relatives.
The main rules for the reproduction of this plant are accuracy, lack of rush, clean tools and hands, the exact sequence of work performed.
When and how is it necessary to plant a plant?
Often florists are interested, but how to propagate anthurium on their own? It is quite simple. An adult plant is easiest to root with side shoots. It is a little more difficult to grow new individuals from leafy cuttings with a piece of stem, apex. Growing from seeds is considered the hardest. They are not easy to get, and even harder to get up. But first of all, you should choose the perfect moment for reproduction.
Vegetative propagation of a flower is best combined with its transplant. After flowering, rhizomes can be divided. Otherwise, it is necessary to cut the peduncles. Indeed, often young plants cannot simultaneously support two processes: rooting and flowering.
If at home you were able to get the seeds, they must be planted immediately (regardless of the season). But planting material is often characterized by poor germination.
How to propagate anthurium if the plant dies? Often in this case, apical or leafy cuttings with pieces of bark are used. Many flower growers acquire old plants on sale, in which the stems are clearly elongated upwards. Without rejuvenation, they will not bloom, so their tops are cut and rooted. So you can get a lot of small, young flowers, which after a short period of time will delight your eye with its bright and abundant flowering.
Climbing anthurium, growing like a vine, must be propagated by cuttings with one or two internodes. This procedure is performed at the end of spring, while the air roots cannot be damaged. They are necessary for the plant for additional nutrition, partially can replace underground roots.
Preparation for landing
Having decided to learn how to multiply anthurium correctly, you need to start with the preparatory work. You will need:
- drainage;
- substrate for planting;
- a sharp knife disinfected with medical alcohol or a potassium permanganate solution;
- one of the drugs: "Kornevin", "Epin", "Heteroauxin";
- a well-sharpened wooden stick;
- capacity with holes in the bottom.
When rooting particles from a previously divided bush, it is necessary to use wide containers of small size. The soil should be the same as for adult plants. It is necessary to add coconut fiber, perlite or sphagnum moss, which will retain moisture and oxygen, loosening the ground.
Seeds are sown in the same soil, only the amount of loosening substance is slightly increased.
Cuttings should be sown in a container with sphagnum moss or perlite.
Not sure how to breed anthurium at home correctly? Experienced flower growers recommend planting cuttings in plastic containers. Of course, the view is unpresentable. But such unattractive containers can be put in a beautiful larger pot or in a cache-pot. In this case, sphagnum moss or acid peat can be placed in the free space. It looks attractive and beneficial for the plant.
So, what are the features of rooting anthurium? And where to start? The main thing is that they are not afraid, these plants take root well.
Features of propagation by the division of the bush
The simplest and most reliable way to propagate this beautiful flower is the method of planting daughter sockets. You can also divide the bush into several small ones when transplanting an anthurium flower.
How to propagate by children? They are well rooted, and a divided bush quickly picks up a new green mass and blooms. But remember that anthurium does not like to be disturbed by its fragile roots. The division of the bush can be carried out no more than 1 time in 3 years.
Step-by-step instruction
The sequence of actions during the division of the bush:
- 2-3 days before the procedure, water the flower abundantly.
- Anthurium is taken out of the pot.
- A pointed wooden stick gently free the roots from excess soil.
- The root system is washed under a gentle stream of water at room temperature.
- All daughter sockets are carefully separated by hand. If necessary, you can divide the root system of the mother plant into parts. If the process fails, you can use a sterilized knife.
- If some of the children were without roots, it is better to root them like an apical stalk.
- Carefully inspect the roots. All dead, damaged, rotten and dried roots are removed.
- All places of the cuts must be sprinkled with well-crushed activated carbon and “Heteroauxin”.
- Capacities for rooting should not be high, not wide, moderately spacious.
- Drainage is laid at the bottom, filling ¼ of the entire pot. It is advisable to use small expanded clay. Anthurium grows quite well. Moreover, its aerial part significantly exceeds the mass of the root system. Therefore, remember that the pot may overturn over time if you use light drainage, for example, polystyrene foam.
- A substrate is poured over the drainage. You can use the purchased substrate in the store for azaleas by adding perlite, coconut fiber or previously soaked sphagnum. Remember that the soil is sold disinfected, and all additional components must be sterilized in the oven or hold them above the steam.
- We place the plant in the container and gently fill it with a substrate. The soil must not be tamped. You need to tap it with the bottom on the surface of the table. The soil will settle, and fragile roots will not be affected.
- Make sure that the growth point is above the ground. Otherwise, the plant will die.
- The plant is left alone for 2-3 hours, after which it is gently watered with warm water with the added “Heteroauxin” or “Kornevin”.
- Wet sphagnum is laid on top of the soil.
- Leaves are sprayed with "Epin".
- Greenhouse conditions are created for the plant by putting a transparent plastic bag on the pot. If possible, the plant can be placed in an empty aquarium, and small containers with water are placed nearby. The whole structure is covered with glass.
- In this state, the flower should be 2-3 weeks. The place should be warm and well protected from sunlight.
- Do not forget about plant ventilation. Every day you need to remove glass or film, spray the flower with water at room temperature and check the humidity. Remember, the soil in the tank must be constantly moist, but not wet.
- As soon as a new leaf appeared, it means that the plant took root.
Propagation by apical cuttings
How to propagate anthurium ordinary with cuttings ? Indeed, many flower growers know that this method is especially effective with vines. Therefore, for climbing anthurium, this type of reproduction is preferable. But how to root part of this flowering plant? After all, such a need often arises, especially when the flower is sick or completely aged.
Reproduction by apical cuttings involves cutting off most of the leaves, the root. Only a few leaves are left on top of the head. The trunk of the plant is cleaned with a sharp sterilized knife to a healthy tissue. The prepared top is laid for 2-3 hours in the shade to form a callus.
After the place of stripping, it is well sprinkled with chopped activated carbon and “Heteroauxin”, then wrapped tightly with sphagnum moss, fixed with a thread.
In a small plastic cup, make a hole for the outflow of excess water, fill it with perlite or sphagnum, insert the cuttings inside.
Sprout is watered with a solution of either "Heteroauxin" or "Kornevin," diluted according to the instructions. After creating greenhouse conditions, covering the stalk with a film. In this state, the plant is placed in a place protected from sunlight for rooting for 3 weeks. Every day the plant should be sprayed and aired. Once a week it is watered with the above solution and treated with Epin.
Through the transparent walls it will be possible to see how the new roots have developed. You can transplant the plant when the first young leaf appears.
In this way, daughter sockets that lack air or underground roots can also be rooted.
Reproduction by part of the stem
How to multiply anthurium climbing? This plant is quite easily propagated by aerial roots and stem stalks with 1-2 internodes. In May, they are cut with a sharp sterile knife, dried for 2 hours in the shade to form a callus. The wound is sprinkled with activated carbon, planted in perlite, sphagnum or a mixture of peat and perlite.
The plant is covered with a transparent film and sent to a shaded place for 3 weeks until a new leaf and underground roots appear. Daily film is removed for ventilation, moisture and watering the substrate.
Propagation by leaf cuttings with part of the stem
Many people ask, but how to propagate the anthurium leaf? For the formation of roots, at least a small piece of the stem must adjoin the leaflet. The cutlery is pre-dried in air, the cut-off site is treated with activated carbon, “Hetero-Auxin”, and then it is planted. Want to learn how to propagate anthurium at home with a leaf? First of all, decide what kind of flower grows on your windowsill. After all, not all of them can reproduce in this way. In this way, it is possible to plant Anthuriums with thick prominent veins on leaflets, for example, the variety Andre, Scherzer.
Work sequence
- The leaf is cut together with a part of the petiole up to 3 cm long.
- The leaf is folded with a tube and pulled with a thin rubber band. So the area of evaporation of moisture will be much reduced.
- A mixture of sand, perlite, peat and vermiculite in a ratio of 1: 1 is placed in small pots. The leaves are buried by 2/3 in the soil.
- You can propagate the anthurium leaf in boiled water. It does not need to be defended, but it is necessary to change it daily.
- We cover the plant with a transparent film.
- We place the pot in a translucent place with a temperature of 25-27 ° C.
- Ventilate and spray the substrate daily with a root stimulant solution.
- After 3 weeks, a new sprout may appear. After a month, the seedling can be transplanted into the soil for an adult plant.
Seed propagation
Seeds purchased at the store must be soaked in water for 2 hours. After that, in specially prepared soil (sphagnum moss is often used), the seeds are easily pressed in, the substrate is moistened and covered with a film. After 2 weeks, the first shoots may appear.
Sprouts dive into the ground when the first young leaf appears. Over time, the grown plant is transplanted into a larger pot. At the same time, the soil is transshipped from a smaller capacity to a large, without disturbing the root system of the flower.
But the reproduction of seeds obtained at home is characterized by problems. After all, flowers must be artificially pollinated, and the seeds themselves ripen in 9-12 months. In addition, these seeds must be immediately placed in the ground, having previously cleared the pulp.
Remember that propagation by seeds of hybrids cannot guarantee the receipt of the same flower with certain characteristics. Therefore, it is recommended to use only seeds that do not lose their species characteristics.
Be prepared for the fact that part of the seeds will not sprout, and part of the seedlings will die without ever having blossomed their first leaf.
This method of reproduction is considered the most problematic, troublesome and long.
Conclusion
Anthurium is a plant of extraordinary beauty. This flower pleases the eye, becomes an excellent decoration of the house. In addition, blooming in the autumn-winter period, it allows you to fight seasonal depression. And at the moment when you want to share such beauty with your loved ones, the question arises whether it is possible to propagate the anthurium leaf or in any other way. Of course yes! There are several ways that will allow you to get many beautiful, strong bushes from your one pet. The main thing is to follow the instructions, perform all actions carefully and on time. And believe me, the result will not leave you indifferent.