Methods of propagating clerodendrum at home

Clerodendrum is an ornamental flowering plant that originates in the tropics. The flower will be a wonderful decoration of the interior. Clerodendrum propagated by cuttings and seeds. Each of these methods has its own characteristics in terms of the choice of planting material, the timing of planting and cultivation. The article describes how clerodendrum multiplies, shows photos of a photo of a plant, talks about methods of reproduction and subsequent care at home.

Plant features

This plant is a decorative blooming liana of Thompson. In nature, it is a winding bush, whose height is 4 m. The flower belongs to the verbena family. It features beautiful decorative leaves and exquisite flowers.

Reference! In terms of cultivation, it is not picky, you only need to create suitable conditions, regularly water and make top dressing.

Photo

Explore how clerodendrum looks like.

How to propagate a flower?

Reproduction of clerodendrum occurs in two ways: by cuttings and seeds.

Cuttings

The vegetative method is considered the simplest and most effective. It is he who is most often used by gardeners.

Training

Healthy shoots or removed parts of the plant during forming pruning are suitable as planting material. Cuttings are carried out from April to September. Planting material is placed in a glass of water and cover with transparent polyethylene.

Do I need to pinch?

This procedure is necessary only if it is necessary to obtain a bush-like form of the plant.

Rooting

After the cuttings have been lowered into the water, they will begin to form roots. But they will be fragile and weak. For their full development, you need to plant in the soil. Prepare planting tanks and nutritional composition, which includes turf, sand, humus and peat. The process of planting cuttings for rooting is as follows:

1. Place a drainage layer 3 cm thick at the bottom of the box. Use small stones and small pieces of foam.
2. Add the prepared substrate, but only leave 2/3 of the container empty.
3. Water the land carefully.
4. Carefully plant the stalk so as not to damage the roots.
5. Add soil and cover the planting material on top with a cut-off plastic bottle.

Important! At the time of rooting of the cuttings, it should be watered and aired regularly. As soon as young leaves form on the shoot, then remove the covering material. After a few weeks, fertilize using complex fertilizers for flowering indoor plants.

Planting in the soil

After 2 weeks, the seedlings are a full-fledged ornamental plant. It can be planted in a separate pot. To do this, lay drainage on one side, fill the container half with a substrate. By transplantation, transplant the plant so as not to injure the roots. Fill the container with earth and water it well.

Watch a video on how to plant clerodendrum with cuttings:

Seeds

Material for planting can be bought at the store or collected independently.

It is impossible to store seeds for a long time, since their germination is reduced from this.

Plant seeds only fresh and with a margin. Carry out landing events at the end of February. To do this, prepare wooden or plastic containers in advance. To drain excess water in the prepared box, make holes. The substrate must be nutritious, waterproof. To prepare it, take the following components:

• turf land - 2 parts;
• peat - 1 part;
• sand - 1 part.

Procedure:

1. Mix and disinfect all components. To do this, place the finished substrate in the oven at a temperature of 220 degrees. Then wait until the soil cools down, pour it into the containers for planting and plant the seeds.
2. Cover the boxes with glass, and then install in a warm and bright place. Inside the greenhouse keep constant humidity. For these purposes, spray the plantings regularly and ventilate every day.
3. Seeds develop rather slowly, so that the first seedlings can be observed only after 1.5-2 months. Now they need to be tempered, which is glass every day.
4. As soon as 2 leaves are formed, it is time to pick. To do this, prepare small glasses (diameter 6 cm), lay a layer of drainage and soil composition, and then transplant the plants.

After a dive, seedling care is similar to that used for adult bushes.

Possible problems

Important! All problems that can occur with clerodendrum are the result of improper care or the influence of pests.

For example, when the leaves began to turn yellow and fall, and spots formed on them, then the reason is improper watering, dry air, or temperature jumps (you will find out more about the causes of yellowing and falling of the clerodendrum leaves here). Also dangerous for the flower are such parasites:

• spider mite - he leaves a cobweb on a leaf plate, and the leaves themselves fall;
• aphid - the plant stops growing, and its leaves twist;
• whitefly - the leaves turn yellow, curl and fall.

To solve the problems, spraying is carried out using special chemicals.

Follow-up care

When the breeding has been carried out, and the plants have already grown stronger and settled in a new place, they can be transferred to normal room mode. For clerodendrum, conditions that mimic their natural habitat remain optimal.

Location

Set the flower in a place where there is a lot of heat and light, while there is no direct sunlight. Window sills facing east or west will be the best place. Create a shadow with a light curtain as needed.

Temperature

In spring and summer, a temperature of 18-25 degrees remains optimal for a tropical plant. In winter, the flower is at a dormant stage, so that temperature readings are 15 degrees Celsius.

Humidity and watering

For clerodendrum, it is important to maintain high humidity. In summer, the bush responds positively to cool spraying, and in winter they should be kept away from heating appliances. Water the plants abundantly and regularly.

Attention! It is necessary to irrigate the soil as the top layer dries. For watering, use a soft and settled liquid at room temperature. In winter, moisten the soil rarely and mildly, while not allowing its complete drying out.

Pruning

Each spring, pruning the clerodendrum to form a bush and remove dry shoots. It is also necessary to establish supports, thanks to which the tropical vine can rise as it grows.

Transfer

After pruning, the bushes should be replanted in fresh, nutritious soil. Young seedlings shown annual pruningwhich spend every spring. To do this, you need to use a capacity slightly larger than the previous one, and also replace the substrate with a new one.

Watch a video on how to properly transplant clerodendrum:

Top dressing

From mid-April to August, nutritional formulations must be added. Use complex fertilizers for flowering plants. Make them 2 times a month after watering.

Learn more about caring for clerodendrum here.

Pest Prevention

Most often, a tropical beauty is struck by a whitefly and a spider mite. To prevent their invasion, spray the bush with drugs such as Actellik, Fitoverm.

Clerodendrum is an excellent choice for home growing. It is easy to care for, and the breeding process is fast and almost always successful. But it is best to use cuttings, since the seed method extremely rarely makes it possible to obtain a plant with the preservation of varietal characters, and young specimens are very fragile and weak.