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Leaf cutting, not only succulent, but also alum root

Jesse Pinkman
2020-01-19 08:41:57
When it comes to leaf cuttings, you may think only of meatiness. In fact, many plants can be leafed. Alum root is one of them. Next flower will use a alum root leaf to harvest a new plant leaf cutting skills to you!

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Alum root, also known as coralline bell, is a plant of alum root in the family of Saxifragaceae. It has gorgeous leaves, attractive style and long flowering period. It is an ideal flower border material for perennial roots from April to October of a year. Fangen has always been a great love of foreign horticulturists, and in the last two years, China has finally introduced this flower with the title of "the most beautiful girl in leaf watching world".

Operation steps of alum root and leaf insert

1. Peat soil, perlite and vermiculite are made into cuttage culture soil according to the proportion of 1:1:1, in which perlite can increase the permeability of soil, vermiculite has good water retention.

Culture soil

2. Select the healthy leaves at the bottom of the larger plants and slowly remove them. Whether the leaves are healthy is the key to survive in the future, so we should pay attention to the following aspects in the selection of leaves:

①. Select complete blade, incomplete blade can not be selected;

②. Select the leaves that are complete and have not been sunburned, and those that have been sunburned cannot be used.

③ select the petioles that are basically complete, and the leaves should be healthy. No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 in the figure below can be used for cutting.

Culture soil

3. Make a hole in the bottom of the transparent plastic water cup, and put on the gauze net (it can also be replaced by the paper shell).

Culture soil

4. Mix vermiculite and perlite according to the ratio of 2:1, put them into the cup, do not need to fill it up, to the half of the cup.

Culture soil

5. Put 3-5 blades into the cup, not too much

Culture soil

6. Fill the cup with medium and fill it up.

Culture soil

7. Spray the soil with a watering can, put the cup in a container with water, put it in a place without sun and warm ventilation, it will take root in a month or so, please don't pull it out frequently!

culture soil

8. When the roots grow almost, they can be planted in pots.

The root system is almost the same.

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