How to propagate gardenias
The editor will tell you about how to propagate gardenias and list the top five propagation methods for this plant. Let's follow the editor and take a look!
Gardenias emit a unique fragrance that fills the entire house when planted indoors during the summer, bringing an inexplicable joy to people who smell it. As the saying goes, "From a distance, I see the gardenias in my neighbor's yard blooming; the girl smiles and comes looking for the fragrance." As a fresh and elegant plant with pure white flowers, how do gardenias propagate? Let's take a look at the top five propagation methods for gardenias.
【Top Five Propagation Methods for Gardenias】
<1. Water cutting propagation>
First, cut a 10 cm long healthy branch, leave only 2-3 leaves on the branch, and dry the branch in the sun. Then insert the prepared branch into a wide-mouth container, leaving the leaves outside the bottle. Change the water in the bottle every 1-2 days to maintain clean water.
After 1-2 months, when 2-3 white rootlets have grown, you can take out the branch and plant it in a flower pot. Place it in a warm, well-lit area with good ventilation but no direct sunlight. Finally, water and fertilize it according to the normal cultivation method for gardenias.
<2. Layering propagation>
Layering propagation is usually done in April. Select a 1-year-old healthy branch, 25-30 cm long, from a 3-year-old mother plant and perform layering. Pull the branch to the ground and scar the part that will be buried in the soil. If there is a branch with three forks, you can get three seedlings at once. Generally, it takes 20-30 days to root, and after the roots have grown in June, they can be separated from the mother plant. By the following spring, they can be transplanted with soil or potted individually.
<3. Cutting propagation>
How to propagate gardenias
Cutting propagation can be carried out from April to October. First, select a 2-year-old healthy branch about 10 cm long, remove the lower leaves, and cut the lower end at a 45-degree angle. Tie 20-30 branches into a small bundle and place the cut surface into a 0.05% rooting hormone solution, then take it out to dry the liquid.
Insert the prepared branches into the sand with a spacing of 20-25 cm apart and 7-8 cm between plants. Insert the diagonal cut end 2/3 into the soil, press down and water, and set up a low荫棚 for shading. It takes about half a month to root, after which the young plants can be transplanted into pots.
<4. Seed propagation>
Seed propagation can be done in spring or autumn, usually selecting full, dark red fruits. Before sowing, cut open the fruit skin with scissors, extract the seeds, rub them apart in hot water, remove the floating seeds or debris, then pick out the sunken seeds and dry them. The soil can be a deep, loose, and fertile sandy soil.