Zamioculcas reproduction at home

Many growers have come to love the beautiful and unpretentious houseplant Zamioculcas zamiifolia. It is worth learning how to plant zamioculcas at home.

Reproduction of zamiokulkas at home

Every amateur florist will be able to grow zamiokulkas in his apartment. The reproduction of this plant depends on the observance of favorable conditions. It is necessary to choose the right time of the year, good soil and drainage, provide the flower with warmth and lighting.

The flower grows into a tall, spreading tree

What time of the year is considered optimal

It is best to plant and propagate zamiokulkas in the first weeks of spring. At this time, the vegetation of the plant is very active, so by the fall it will have time to take root and get stronger. This will help him get through the winter normally.

Dollar tree propagation rules

There are several important rules that explain to growers how to propagate zamiokulkas at home. The plant must be provided with everything necessary:

• heat;
• shine;
• priming;
• moisture;
• drainage.

This beautiful plant belongs to the Aroid family, which contains poisonous sap. It burns the skin, mucous membranes, and can cause allergies. Especially dangerous is the ingestion of the milky juice of Aroid plants into the stomach. Therefore, before starting work, the florist needs to wear thick gloves.

Zamioculcas needs warmth, diffused lighting

Selection of suitable soil and arrangement of drainage

Light soil with good drainage is required. In nature, the dollar tree grows on sandy or rocky soil. It is easy for the roots of the plant to breathe in it. To prepare a suitable soil, you need to mix several types of different breeds:

• sand;
• expanded clay;
• perlite;
• small pebbles.

For this plant, the soil for cacti or succulents is perfect. There should be very little humus, otherwise the roots will rot.

Sand provides a quick outflow of water, so there should be a lot of it in the ground. The tree should be watered frequently, abundantly, and as soon as the soil dries out. The appearance of the plant will inform about its watering problems:

• If there is not enough water, the plant sheds its leaves. You need to water it, then the leaves will soon grow back. This is not dangerous for the flower, as it tolerates short-term drought well.
• If there is too much moisture, the leaves turn yellow and the roots begin to rot. This can destroy the flower.

The better the room is lit, the more water the plant needs.

The soil is prepared from sand, peat, expanded clay, or use a mixture for succulents

Providing warmth and bright ambient lighting

Zamioculcas is a thermophilic plant. It does not tolerate cold well, so heating is often necessary. The dollar tree grows at 18-26 ° C.It tolerates heat well, but suffers from a slight cold snap - even if the temperature drops to + 15 ° C, this can be a problem.

The flower needs bright diffused lighting, so it is advisable to put the tub with the plant in a bright room. If daylight is not enough, you need to turn on a lamp for the tree. The tree must be covered with a cap or foil, since direct ultraviolet rays can burn its leaves.

You can propagate in different ways, but you always need several shoots.

How to propagate zamioculcas at home, ways

Fans of ornamental plants were faced with the need to transplant a dollar tree. How to propagate it, this question is asked by many growers.

First you need to find out how zamioculcas reproduces in the wild. This plant is famous for the fact that any part of it is suitable for reproduction. The most famous ways:

• rooting of the leaf;
• cuttings;
• tuberous method;
• seed method;
• division of the bush.

Each of these methods allows you to grow a young tree.

Before propagation by the stem or tubers, the plant is removed from the pot.

Vegetative ways

A new tree can be grown from any part of the zamiokulkas. Vegetative propagation methods are the cultivation of a young plant from a leaf, branch, tuber, stem, cuttings.

Branch propagation

The process of branch propagation is very similar to grafting. There are several steps to be taken:

1. Cut a healthy branch with a clean, disinfected knife.
2. Process the cut site with Kornevin.
3. Put a twig in water with potassium permanganate, provide it with vital conditions.

The sprouted twig is transplanted into the ground

Propagation by cuttings

Cutting is a method of reproduction of the dollar tree favorite by flower growers.

You can offer the following step-by-step instructions:

1. Sharpen and disinfect the knife that will cut the stalk.
2. Cut off a small shoot with 2-3 leaves from a large, strong shoot with a hard woody base. For example, you can cut off the top of your head.
3. Place the handle on a clean cloth. Wait 2-3 hours for the wound to heal a little.
4. Treat the cut site on the handle with a biostimulator.
5. Prepare water for the cutting. Pour about 1 liter of water, dissolve a little potassium permanganate in it or a few tablets of activated carbon.
6. Put the cutting into prepared water.
7. The daughter shoot will need heating from below to a temperature of + 25 ° C and a humidity of 70%.
8. On the third day, the plant needs to be watered with a small amount of water.
9. After 2 weeks, roots appear, then the zamiokulkas will need more water.
10. After 7-8 weeks, the tubers will sprout, then the tree can be transplanted into permanent soil.

Before planting, the cuttings are ventilated in the air, then put in water

Growing from a leaf

Dense oblong leaves are the special pride of a plant called zamiokulkas. Reproduction by a leaf will require a long painstaking work.

How to grow zamioculcas from a leaf, step by step recommendations:

1. Cut off some large healthy leaves with a disinfected knife.
2. Hold the leaves in the air for 2 hours.
3. Each leaf at the cut site must be treated with a solution of "Kornevin" or "Zircon".
4. Plant the leaves in prepared soil or substrate.
5. Cover the seedlings with foil or glass cover.
6. Then you need to observe the growth of the shoot, keep it warm, water and care for the plant in the same way as when propagating by cuttings (points 7-10).

The leaf propagation method will not allow the shoot to root quickly, it takes about 6 months. The tuber develops first, and then the roots.

The leaf is placed in water

Stem propagation

You can propagate zamioculcas with a stem with a rhizome, that is, divide the bush. To do this, you need to take several steps:

1. Remove the bush from the pot.
2. Carefully clean the roots from the soil, untangle and spread the woven roots.
3. Divide the bush into parts.
4. Cover the damaged roots with charcoal, leave the stems in the air for a short time.
5. Plant all parts of the plant in new soil.

The stem must be placed in water, then wait for the roots to appear

Tuber propagation

The most dangerous way is tuber propagation. Any careless movement can destroy the tuber, which means the whole plant. For this method, you need to choose only mature trees with a highly developed root system and a growth above 50 cm.

Sequencing:

1. Remove the flower from the pot, clean the roots from the soil.
2. Cut the tuber into several pieces with a sterile knife. Each part should have a growth point and several roots.
3. Cover the wounds with charcoal, leave the tubers in the air for 24 hours.
4. Prepare a nutritious soil, plant tubers in it. Place the pot in a warm place.
5. Do not water or feed the plant until it takes root. Instead, the young shoot is sprayed with water. After 4-6 weeks, you can feed it with mineral fertilizer.

An experienced florist needs to know clearly how to plant zamiokulkas using the tuberous method. It is better not to use this method without the necessary knowledge and experience.

Tuber propagation requires great care

Generative breeding method

The generative method of reproduction allows not to separate daughter trees from the mother, but to grow a new plant from seeds without transplanting. This is a very long job that requires responsibility and attention.

Seed propagation

Breeding zamiokulkas using seeds - growing a dollar tree "from scratch". Few gardeners use this method. First, good seeds are almost impossible to buy. Secondly, this time-consuming, laborious method is of little benefit.

How to plant a tree using the seed method:

1. Rinse the seeds with a solution of potassium permanganate, dry, mix with sand.
2. Prepare soil from peat and sand, water, plant seeds in it.
3. Close the pot with a glass cover, provide heating. Place the "greenhouse" in a bright place.
4. Once a day, the greenhouse should be ventilated and moisture should be wiped off its walls.
5. Until the shoot sprouts, the tree is not watered, but sprayed.
6. When the first shoots appear, the plants need to be thinned out, leaving several of the largest ones.
7. After the first leaves appear, the flowers are planted in plastic cups or pots.

Seeds are harvested from the seed box after cross-pollination of flowering trees

Care of young plants

Taking proper care of young plants will help keep them alive.

Taking care of a young flower is quite simple. It is necessary to control the optimal temperature, diffused lighting, the level of air humidity, and also water the sprout.

When the plant takes root or the planted seeds sprout, you need to thin out the sprouts a little and occasionally feed the young zamioculcas with fertilizer.

Possible problems and solutions

The main danger for a young plant is root rot. This happens if the rules for caring for a flower are violated. Due to excess moisture and low temperature, rot appears that can destroy the flower.

The life and growth of a dollar tree depends on proper care

Zamioculcas is a beautiful plant loved by most flower growers. Even if the dollar tree does not bring wealth to the owner, it will definitely decorate the house.