Caring for String of Hearts horizontal cutting propagation
The editor provides an introduction to the propagation of String of Hearts flowers, specifically the horizontal cutting propagation method. Below, the editor explains in detail:
The horizontal cutting propagation method is currently one of the most successful ways to propagate String of Hearts. Like potatoes, the stems of String of Hearts have evolved into tubers. When propagating these plants, we primarily use leaf cuttings, as everyone knows that for leaves to root, the nodes must touch the soil. Understanding this principle, I will explain the horizontal cutting method to everyone, which anyone can learn. Mastering this method allows for the mass propagation of String of Hearts. When you have many String of Hearts, I will continue to teach everyone how to pollinate String of Hearts to obtain seeds. With String of Hearts seeds, you can grow a beautiful pot full of them.
When you have a String of Hearts stem, follow these steps:
1. Place the String of Hearts stem on the surface of the nutrient-rich soil, with the leaves facing the sun.
2. Find a paperclip or wire and bend it into a U-shape.
3. Insert the U-shaped paperclip or wire into the soil to secure the String of Hearts stem, ensuring that the nodes between the leaves touch the soil surface. Pay attention to this step, as it is the key to success.
4. Then, spray water until thoroughly moistened. Keep the potting soil somewhat dry afterward, only spraying the leaf surface with water. Dry soil can force the plant to grow roots.
After the cutting has taken root, do not apply any fertilizer, as too little fertilizer can easily cause the growth of bulbils. When bulbils appear at the nodes, dig them up with the stem and cut the stem into units with bulbils. See the figure below:
Then, transplant the units with bulbils into a larger pot, leaving the stems without bulbils to continue growing.
Here is my String of Hearts that I propagated last April; it is now growing quickly and can be shared with everyone by mid-April this year.
If there are any inaccuracies in the above propagation method of String of Hearts, please understand.
Everyone asks what a large-scale String of Hearts looks like. Since I can't find the pictures on my new computer, I can only use a fellow gardener's picture to show you:
The picture below is of String of Hearts Variegata, a variant of String of Hearts. It is very beautiful but also relatively difficult to grow.
Many succulents will mutate into variegated forms after hybridization. I have bred all-white and all-golden varieties from String of Hearts. However, these variant varieties lack chlorophyll and cannot perform photosynthesis properly, making them difficult to survive.
The above detailed introduction to the horizontal cutting propagation method of String of Hearts (with illustrations) is provided for netizens' reference.