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- 3 methods to multiply the parrot plant
- Use cuttings for propagation
- Collect seeds and sow
- Share the plant
- Increases also by itself ...
- Tips
The parrot plant may e.g. be propagated via seeds
3 methods to multiply the parrot plant
Whether one falls in love with her red-orange flowers or her bizarre fruits - the poisonous parrot plant soon gains in popularity. If you would like to have several copies of it, you do not necessarily have to go shopping ...
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Probably the simplest propagation method for the parrot plant is the cuttings propagation. You can win the cuttings in the course of the pruning. The shoots should be semi-timbered and 10 to 15 cm long at best. Remove the bottom leaves and either place the cuttings in a pot of potting soil or place them in a glass of water.
Collect seeds and sow
Much more lengthy is the sowing. First, you need seeds. You can easily remove these from the mature fruits in autumn. The fruits burst in autumn. The seeds hang on the silk-like threads. If they are not collected, they are spread by the wind, overwinter and germinate in the spring around March.
How to start sowing directly:
Share the plant
A third method is to share this plant using its roots. To do this you should dig up the rhizome and divide it with a spade in the middle. Alternatively, you can also separate rhizome pieces. The recovered parts are planted in a partially shaded to sunny spot or in a deep bucket.
Increases also by itself ...
But you do not necessarily have to take the multiplication of the parrot plant into your own hands. This plant also reproduces by itself if no root barrier has been applied. With its subterranean rhizome, it spreads and produces many new plants on the surface.
Tips
In the first year you should protect the young plants from frost. It's best to spend the winter at home in a cool and shady place.