What to do if flowers won't root? Add a little of this to the pot, roots in 1 day, new leaves in 2 days

Gardeners who grow flowers often know that growing flowers is all about growing roots. If the root system is not well developed, the plant cannot absorb nutrients to supply the leaves and flower buds, which directly makes the leaves of potted flowers dull and lusterless, or even turn yellow. Over time, they will no longer bloom.

Take lucky bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana) for example. Generally, newly purchased lucky bamboo has no roots. If you don't get the roots growing in the early stage, yellowing leaves and drying out are unavoidable. In fact, besides lucky bamboo, every kind of flower needs attention paid to the "rooting" stage in its care. Today, I'd like to share a little trick for plant rooting, hoping it can help fellow flower growers.

In our daily care of potted plants, there are some methods that can help flowers root quickly, such as the most common one of dipping the base of the plant in some rooting powder before potting it, or adding more nutrient agents to encourage the plant to root.

The two methods above are fairly practical, but there are even more reliable little tricks. That is using "willow twig soak solution" to encourage plants to root. Willow twig soak solution is the liquid obtained by soaking willow twigs cut into small pieces, with the active substances extracted into the water. As shown in the picture below:

Why can willow twig soak solution promote flower rooting?

This is because willow twigs have a very strong rooting ability, which makes their sap rich in rooting-promoting substances, and research shows this substance is very likely salicylic acid, a trace substance that promotes rooting and growth in plants and flowers. When the active ingredients in willow twigs are soaked out and watered onto flowers and plants, under normal circumstances, the plant's roots will absorb the nutrients within half an hour.

Then comes the push to root. This method is called a natural rooting agent, and through the exploration and trials of many experienced flower growers, it has now gained a certain following in gardening circles, and the effect is even said to be better than rooting powder.

For some potted flowers that are propagated by cuttings, you can use willow twig soak solution to water them.

How to use willow twig soak solution: Cut willow twigs into small pieces of about 10 cm, wash them clean, put them in a basin, fill it with water, place it in a cool place, and seal it with a plastic bag for two days. Then take it out and it is ready to use. Because the natural rooting agent prepared this way is fairly concentrated, it is recommended to dilute it before use, with a dilution ratio of water to willow twig soak solution of 10:1.

Besides lucky bamboo, Chinese rose, pothos (Epipremnum aureum) and rubber tree (Ficus elastica), quite a few other flowers can also use this method. However, willow twigs are best collected in spring. So when spring comes next year, be sure to remember to stock up on some willow twigs. This rooting agent is the most effective. That's all for sharing the little tricks on rooting potted flowers.

Besides willow twig soak solution, there are other tricks that can also promote rooting, such as using aspirin tablets to encourage rooting, or using the heat-retention principle of wood shavings to promote rooting, and so on. For more rooting tips, experienced flower growers are welcome to share them in the comments below!

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