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- Can I multiply Zimmerlinden myself?
- How do I cut cuttings?
- Which shoots are best for propagation?
- How do I take care of cuttings and young plants?
- The sowing of the Zimmerlinde
- The essentials in brief:
- Tips
Flowering shoots are best suited for propagation
Can I multiply Zimmerlinden myself?
Anyone who likes houseplants and keeps them in the apartment might also think about their multiplication. This can be complicated or even simple, as in the Zimmerlinde. You can buy seeds and grow young plants or cut cuttings.
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Thoroughly clean your tool before cutting branches and make sure it is also sharp. This is the only way to avoid the transmission of possible plant diseases and a crushing of the shoots to be cut.
Cut the cuttings about 15 cm in length. Leaves that are so close to the cut surface that they stand in the water or get stuck in the substrate completely remove.
Many large leaves on your cuttings can also evaporate a lot of water. Cut off so much of some leaves that the leaf area is only two-thirds of the original size. This significantly reduces the water requirements of the offshoots.
Which shoots are best for propagation?
Strong healthy flowering shoots are best suited for the propagation of the Zimmerlinde. These offer a good chance that the young plants will bloom again. Green shoots, on the other hand, rarely bloom.
How do I take care of cuttings and young plants?
The offshoots of a Zimmerlinde rooted actually quite easily in a glass with water or in growing substrate. They should be bright, but not in the blazing sun. Normal room temperature is sufficient.
The sowing of the Zimmerlinde
For sowing, you should obtain seeds from specialist retailers and let soak in lukewarm water for 24 hours. Then sprinkle the seeds on growing substrate and cover them with very little soil or sand.
Always keep the substrate slightly damp, preferably by spraying it with water. Place the seed pots in a mini greenhouse or put a transparent foil over them. During the day the temperature should be around 25 ° C to 30 ° C.
The essentials in brief:
Tips
Do you have a very large Zimmerlinde, then cut cuttings of it to replace the old plant if necessary.