How to Propagate Broadleaf Lady Palm by Division? Here's the Correct Method

Broadleaf lady palm is a plant from the south, and it is not very difficult to grow. As long as you give it a warm, humid, fairly shaded and well-ventilated environment and water it reasonably, you can grow broadleaf lady palm well. However, if you want to propagate broadleaf lady palm yourself, it is not that simple. If you want to propagate broadleaf lady palm yourself, then you might as well read the article below.

Broadleaf Lady Palm

Broadleaf lady palm is generally propagated by two methods: sowing and division. Sowing is the most common propagation method. You can generally sow in pots in April-May. Before sowing, it is best to soak the seeds in 35°C warm water for one day before sowing. They germinate one month after sowing, and after half a year they can be transplanted into small pots.

If you choose division propagation, then you need to pay attention to the environment and various other factors. Broadleaf lady palm has very strong adaptability, which is an advantage for division propagation. It is recommended that division propagation of broadleaf lady palm is best carried out in early spring when repotting. If your broadleaf lady palm is still relatively small, then when repotting you only need to cut off the small offshoots around the edges and transplant them with their roots. If your broadleaf lady palm is relatively large, then you need to divide it into several small divisions and transplant them separately.

Generally, when propagating broadleaf lady palm at home, it is not done on a large scale, so without damaging the shape of the mother plant, you can use a long knife to dig out the small stems at the edge of the broadleaf lady palm together with their roots, and plant them in pots immediately. In this way, it is relatively easy for them to grow into new broadleaf lady palms.

If you want to propagate on a large scale, then you should pull the dense perennial broadleaf lady palm plant out of the flowerpot, clear away some of the soil around the root system, then take 2-3 stems as a clump, cut the horizontal root system of the necklace short, and then plant them in pots. What I want to remind fellow flower lovers here is that because there will be many wounds on the root system after such division, try not to fertilize when first potting, and do not use soil that has been fertilized. After division, place the broadleaf lady palm in a shaded place, water it thoroughly, and loosen the soil once two days later, but do not water again. Just spray water on the leaves 2-3 times a day. If the potting soil becomes dry, you can sprinkle a little water on the surface of the pot, and after half a month water once more, and water thoroughly. This is done to prevent the wounds on the root system from rotting.

Broadleaf lady palm likes a warm environment and is not cold-tolerant, so in winter you need to pay attention to preventing frost damage. In fact, broadleaf lady palm is very easy to grow. As long as you pay attention to the growing methods, your broadleaf lady palm can also be grown very beautifully.

Early Spring Division Propagation of Broadleaf Lady Palm

Broadleaf lady palm has lush clumps, is evergreen in all four seasons, has beautiful leaf shapes, and is full of tropical scenery. It is an important foliage plant. It is often used as an indoor potted plant to decorate and adorn halls and meeting rooms.

   Division propagation can be carried out in conjunction with repotting and changing soil in spring. Early spring from March to April is the season for repotting and changing soil. Generally, small plants are repotted and have their soil changed once a year, and large plants once every 2-3 years. The commonly used potting soil is 2 parts garden soil, 1 part barnyard manure soil, and 0.5 part each of leaf mold and rice husk ash, mixed for use.

   Take the original clump out of the old pot, remove the old soil, but keep an appropriate amount of old soil clumps on the old roots. Use mulberry shears to cut apart the root clumps of the broadleaf lady palm, and at the same time cut away the blackened and rotted roots that are growing poorly. The cuts should be flat. Each clump should have at least 5-6 stems, or as many as 10-20 stems (determined according to the size of the pot and the number of clumps). Then plant them into the prepared pots. Pad the drainage holes at the bottom of the pot with broken pot pieces to facilitate drainage. Put in the culture soil, coarse first and then fine, until it is eight-tenths full. While adding the culture soil, use small bamboo pieces to poke the soil tightly around the roots. Do not plant too deep; keep the original root neck level with the culture soil. After watering thoroughly, place the potted plant in half shade for about half a month, and it will then become established. Since the divided plants themselves have a complete plant with roots, stems and leaves, the survival rate is guaranteed. In operation, pay attention to dividing and planting as you go, and watering and caring as you go. As long as care is proper, new branches will emerge from the clumps in spring and summer.

Early Spring Division Cultivation of Broadleaf Lady Palm