Fun Propagating Banana Succulent
String of Bananas is really easy to propagate.
Propagating banana succulent. The most common and easiest way to propagate String of Bananas is through stem cuttings. Plant the stem in a container filled with coarse potting soil. This is the easiest way of propagation and has the highest success rate.
Before you start taking cuttings it is useful to make a choice in advance. Propagating Succulents Offsets or Offshoots Some types of succulents produce offsets naturally as a means of propagation. This method of propagation involves removing an actively growing healthy leaf from a mature succulent plant and then using that leaf to grow a new succulent.
The succulent is one of natures most efficient plants and one of the easiest to propagate. Propagating My String Of Bananas Plant Is Fast Easy It was time to get on with the propagating of my String Of Bananas plant and do some filling in. Propagating Succulents from Leaves or Stem Cuttings If you want to increase the number of your established succulents use the existing plants leaves or stems for propagation.
The plant is easy to propagate by cutting a length of vine and putting it in the soil. Always choose full and plumped leaves to propagate. This often occurs because the plant isnt getting enough light so it grows taller and the leaves begin to space out to reach more light.
A simple mixture of 2 parts potting soil 1 part perlite and 1 part pumice or sand will provide your string of bananas with adequate drainage. Set the cutting aside until the cut stem forms a callus generally about three to seven days. If you buy from one of our links we may earn a commission.
I pruned off a couple of trails both about 6-8 long to propagate and then plant back in the pot. Next I filled a pot with the potting mix and used a chopstick to make a hole to insert each cutting until the pot was filled like in the photo below. Simply take off all the leaves and handle them as described above.