These flowers have two lives. When they are almost done blooming, snap off a stem, toss it in the soil and it will live. No matter how cheap they are, don't buy them.

Summary) Once the season of falling flowers arrives, watching the petals wither one by one, do gardening friends feel as downcast as the drifting petals? Today the editor tells everyone a very useful little secret: after the flowers fade, cut off the stems and use them for cuttings again. One pot can become two, and they root very easily.

Now let's take a look at how these flowers are re-propagated from cuttings!

1. Gardenia

After the gardenia finishes blooming, the branches still hold some nutrients, so cuttings taken at this time root very easily. Many friends say gardenia cuttings are hard to root, but in fact gardenia cuttings are very easy too. You can root them in water or in soil.

1. Soil cuttings

For soil cuttings, trim the lower end of the cut branch into a slanted cut, cut it into small pieces about 10 cm long. You can keep a few leaves, or keep them all. You can insert them directly into soil, or use river sand for rooting. For the soil, I generally mix leaf mold, large-particle river sand and garden soil. This kind of soil is loose, breathable and fertile, so cuttings root easily, and there is no need to repot.

If the temperature is a bit low, you can cover the flower pot with a plastic bag to keep it warm and moist.

Water the soil thoroughly, insert the gardenia branch, and place it in a shaded spot. Roots will form in about twenty days.

2. Water cuttings

You can also root them in water, but the water method requires a relatively high temperature, around 25°C or so for easy rooting. If your gardenia water cuttings are not very successful, check whether the temperature is suitable.

Insert the branch directly into the water and place it in a spot with plenty of bright, indirect light. Change the water once every three days, and roots will form in about twenty days. Gardenias that root successfully from cuttings grow very vigorously.

2. Rose

Fellow gardening friends surely all know that after the gorgeous rose finishes blooming, the flowering stems must be pruned as soon as possible so the rose grows better. But taking cuttings at this time is even more ideal.

First select healthy, thick branches for cuttings. At this point note that the bottom of the selected branch must retain at least one growth bud.

1. Vermiculite cuttings

When taking cuttings, be sure to use vermiculite as the medium. This is the "hit-the-wall 2.0" cutting method. Use a mineral water bottle, cut it into two halves, drill a few holes in the bottom, fill it with vermiculite, and bury the cutting in the vermiculite, about two cm is enough. Water the vermiculite thoroughly, and finally make sure the tray holds a certain amount of clean water.

Just place it in a spot with bright, indirect light. No need to keep it moist or mist it. In about twenty days, big white roots come shooting out, and the roots are very good.

2. Rose cuttings can be done not only in soil but also in water. At this point one thing to note: you must use clean water. You can choose to add some rooting powder to the water to make it root faster.

3. After a month, wait for the cutting to grow roots. At this point it can be planted out. The soil must be loose and breathable. After planting out, the pot soil must be watered thoroughly. Let it recover for about a week, then gradually let it receive sunlight.

3. Chrysanthemum

1. Prune after the flowers fade

The beautiful and elegant chrysanthemum also needs a pruning after the flowers fade, to preserve its nutrients. The branches cut at this time are most suitable for cuttings, because the branches now contain a lot of nutrients.

2. Choose the cutting

Choosing the cutting is also very important. At this point choose branches that are emerald green and healthy and sturdy, with more nutrients, so they root more easily. Trim it so only two or three large leaves remain, keep one cm below the bottom leaf, and cut off all the rest.

3. Soil culture

When choosing the medium for chrysanthemums, choose a mix of peat soil and perlite. Before inserting the cutting, poke a few small holes in the medium so the young plant can absorb nutrients more easily.

Sprinkle rooting powder on the base of the cutting, bury it two cm into the soil, water thoroughly after planting, and place it in a ventilated spot for care. To maintain humidity, mist it every day.

4. Planting out

After about a month, the cutting will have grown. At this point you can see it has grown new branches and leaves and sent out fine roots. Now it can be moved into a flower pot and planted out.

4. Jasmine

1. Prune after the flowers fade

In summer the jasmine blooms, its beautiful fragrance drifting through the streets and alleys. After the flowers fall is exactly the good season for cuttings. Not only does it grow more vigorously, it also more easily forms flower buds, and the flowers it opens are truly white and fragrant!

First cut off the jasmine branches and trim them, keeping just two leaves. For woody ones, make sure both ends each retain at least one growth bud. Branches like this sprout more easily.

2. Cuttings

Jasmine cuttings are even more convenient and simple. You can insert them directly into the original jasmine pot. Poke two holes in the original pot soil and insert the cutting, and that is enough. Remember to press the surrounding soil firm, so the young plant does not fall over before it has even grown.

3. Caring for the cuttings

Caring for jasmine is also very simple. When watering, remember to water thoroughly in one go, and place it in a sunny spot for care. It will then grow very well on its own.