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Wollziest can be e.g. multiply over cuttings
To multiply the Wollziest itself
The non-toxic Wollziest is very well protected against summer dehydration with its finely hairy, soft leaves. The plant can therefore be well propagated even in exposed locations with rather dry and poor soil.
Propagation by division
Since the Wollziest spreads out in a well-suited location anyway, the extraction of offshoots is possible by cutting off rooted leaf rosettes.These can basically be transplanted in spring and autumn, but the division is usually better in the spring just before the fresh shoot. Since some cultivated varieties of the Wollziests like the sort "Silver Carpet" hardly bloom, with these the Teilungsvermehrung is naturally still more important than the progeny of seeds. When transplanting the extracted offshoots, as in the case of Wollziest planting in general, care must be taken to ensure that sites subject to waterlogging are first "drained" with a little sand or a loose substrate layer of seasoned compost.
The cultivation of seeds
The seeds of the winter hardy Wollziests can be sown from April in trays or directly in the field. During the germination phase, the seeds should:
During the germination phase, the growing substrate should be kept evenly moist with the seeds, which are only a few millimeters deep, and the young plants, like older specimens, tolerate some drought. After a few weeks, these should be separated to a distance of about 25 to 30 centimeters between the plants. Many garden owners remove the inflorescence of the Wollziests with a general pruning directly after flowering. However, if you hope for a self-sowing of the plants in the garden bed, you must let the seeds stand for a long time and take optical losses into account.
Rooted cuttings
The Wollziest forms relatively easily rooted offshoot, when its longer shoots touch the surrounding garden soil. You can take advantage of this by complaining about individual shoots with a branch or a similar weight and thus stimulating the wool cluster to form so-called sinkers. But it is also relatively easier to draw offshoots from cuttings of Wollziests. For this, just about 10 to 15 centimeters long shoots are cut off and placed in a uniformly moist cultivation tray in the shade. The cuttings usually root in the spring and fall within a few weeks.
Tips
Spring is the best time for a comprehensive nurturing procedure in Wollziest: Use the time before the fresh shoots to cut off withered leaves, to grow offshoots by division and to transplant seedlings that have risen by themselves.