How to Propagate the"Dripping观音"Plant by Division
The "Dripping观音" plant has become a popular indoor green plant due to its unique shape and air-purifying function. Propagation by division is an important method to maintain the vitality of the plant. Mastering scientific division techniques and post-division care methods can help the new plants adapt quickly to the environment and maintain a vigorous growth state.
I. Complete Process Analysis of "Dripping观音" Plant Division
1.1 Choosing the Best Time for Division
In spring and autumn (March-May / September-October) when the temperature is stable at 18-25°C, division should be combined with potting. At this time, the plant is in an active growth period, and the roots can recover quickly after division, with a survival rate of over 90%.
1.2 Safe Division Operation Guide
Wear rubber gloves and select a tiller with more than 3 leaves. Use a gardening knife that has been disinfected with alcohol to make a 45-degree diagonal cut along the base of the tiller, or slowly separate the mother plant from the daughter plant with your palm. Special note: Avoid contact with the sap during operation, and rinse immediately with water if it gets on the skin.
1.3 Substrate Proportions and Disinfection
Use a golden ratio of peat soil: perlite: decomposed leaf soil = 4:3:3, and mix 5g of carbendazim powder per liter of soil for disinfection. Choose a breathable ceramic pot with a diameter of 15-20cm, and place a 3cm thick layer of ceramic stones at the bottom for drainage.
1.4 Scientific Potting Techniques
After drying the cut, place the divided plant in the center of the pot, maintaining a 2cm distance between the original soil mark and the pot opening. Lightly lift the plant while filling the soil to ensure the roots are spread out, using a layered compaction method to ensure close contact between the roots and soil.
II. Key Post-Division Care Techniques
2.1 Rooting Water Irrigation Points
Water the plant thoroughly after potting, using the immersion method (water level reaching 1/3 of the pot height) for 20 minutes. Keep the substrate moist but not waterlogged, spray to increase humidity every day for the first 3 days, and starting from the 4th day, water when the soil feels dry to the touch.
2.2 Environmental Control Strategies
Place the new plant in a scattered light environment (light intensity 3000-5000 lux), maintaining a daytime temperature of 22-28°C and a nighttime temperature not lower than 16°C. Avoid fertilizing in the first 2 weeks, and after new leaves sprout, apply a diluted 1000x foliar plant nutrient solution every two weeks.
2.3 Handling Abnormal Conditions
If the leaves droop, cover the plant with a bag to keep it moist for 3 days; if root rot is found, immediately change to new soil, cut off the rotting roots, and soak in a potassium permanganate solution for 20 minutes. The sign of the survival of the divided plant is the unfolding of new leaves and the stiffness of the leaf stalks.
Through standardized division operations and precise care, the new plants can fully recover in about 30 days. Regularly rotate the pot to ensure even exposure to light, and clean the leaves to keep the "Dripping观音" plant's leaves shiny and continue to purify the air for ecological benefits.