Propagating Mother of millions is easy, and there are many ways of propagation of this amazing succulent.
1. Propagation from seeds
Seeds can be collected for sowing, but they are difficult to germinate!
2. Propagation from Stem Cuttings
It involves removing a stem from the parent plant and planting it independently.
3. Propagation from Leaf Cuttings
You will only need a leaf to create a new plant.
4. Propagation From Plantlets
The mother of millions multiplies via the small plantlets at the edges of leaves. Such little plantlets detach from the plant, take root elsewhere and start growing on their own.
How to Propagate Mother of Millions from Plantlets
As your Mother of Millions grow, many small plantlets, similar to buds, grow along the ridges of plant leaves.
- Gently remove the plantlets from the leaves, and don't worry about harming your plant itself by taking many plantlets. The small plantlets will naturally drop from the plant’s leaves in late winter and can easily die. Your Mother of Millions plant will have more energy to grow when it does not have to support the plantlets anymore.
- Fill a container with potting soil, such as a cactus soil mix. The container does not need to be deep. The roots will not be very deep at first, so a large container is not necessary.
- Place the plantlets gently on the surface of the soil, approximately one inch (2.5 centimeters) apart. Don't push them into the soil. Mother of Millions naturally propagates by dropping its plantlets wherever the plant grows.
- Water gently.
- Cover the container with plastic wrap. This will help keep moisture, as well as working as a makeshift greenhouse.
- Put the container in a sunny place. A windowsill is good, but remember that the more sun the plantlets get, the more attention you will need to give them!
- Keep the soil moist, not wet. Don't forget that Mother of Millions is a succulent, which means it does not need much water, but the plant does need moisture to stimulate the growth of roots.
- Always make sure you keep an eye on the moisture in the container.
- Give your plantlets some time, just wait and observe. After some weeks, stimulated by the moisture and the soil, the plantlets grow roots via mitosis of meristematic-type tissue in notches in the leaves, and you may start to see small, thin, white roots sprout from the base of the plantlets.
- You can remove the plastic wrap from the container, your new Mother of Millions plants are now ready to stretch for the sun.
- When the plantlets have grown significant roots. Replant the plants to more appropriate pots.
- Place your pots in a south-facing window where your new plants will receive bright but indirect light. The morning sun is best, as the green leaves will absorb the bright light, but it won't be hot enough to scorch the leaves. Avoid direct sunlight, especially the hot afternoon sun!
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- Mother of millions plant is a very light feeder, so it doesn’t typically need fertilizer applications. When you repot the plant, you don’t need to provide it with extra nutrients, use only water. But if you had the plant growing in the same soil for another year, a light nutrient boost will be good for the succulent. You can apply a succulent fertilizer solution once a month, diluted to half strength.
- Mother of Millions plant is generally drought-tolerant, but you should not let the soil go completely dry. Water it when the top layer of soil is dry!
Enjoy your newly-propagated Mother of Millions Plants!
I hope that my step-by-step guide, you will encourage you to try propagating Mother of Millions from plantlets, as propagating mother Millions succulent from plantlets can be relatively easy.
🛒 Mother of Millions Succulent House Plant, 5 plantlets 1 cm 🛒
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