Epiphyllum will bear a lot of seeds after flowering. If there are seeds, they can be seeded and propagated.
Soak the Epiphyllum seeds in water and plant them when the shells are soft. The soil should be kept moist. Generally, it can germinate about 2-3 weeks after sowing.
Seed propagation is often used in hybrid breeding, but because the growth of Epiphyllum is slow, it takes 4-5 years from sowing to flowering, and the time is long, so Epiphyllum is often propagated by cutting.
Cuttage Propagation is the best from March to may, and can be carried out in all seasons of the year if there are greenhouse conditions.
When cutting, it is necessary to select robust and thick leaflike stems as cuttings. Generally, it is better to select the old leaves that are more than 2 years old. The leaves that cannot be selected are too small or too tender. The branches that are too tender are easy to rot or shrink after cutting. If the old leaves can't grow new leaves, they will form new growth points and develop roots.
After selecting the leaves, select a length of about 20cm-30cm, cut the leaflike stem according to 2-3 sections, and level the base, which can make the wound larger and increase the cutting surface.
Place the leafy stems that you want to cut in a cool and ventilated place for half a day to a day. When the cutting mouth is slightly dry, insert them into a clean sand bed. When cutting, you can "shallow cut" or "oblique cut", and try not to cut too deep.
The cutting soil should be drained smoothly, loose, easy to root, and disinfected in advance. The soil must be watered to keep it moist. Then put it in the shade of the room and don't move any more.
The Epiphyllum cuttings can take root in about 3 weeks when the temperature is kept at 18c-24c. When the root length is 3cm-4cm, the Epiphyllum cuttings can be potted.
Generally, Epiphyllum can be seen in the same year when it is cutted with the main stem, and it takes 2-3 years to bloom with the side stem.
