Leaf-cutting propagation: Pull off a few leaves and grow a whole garden

Many readers complain that ever since they fell in love with growing flowers and plants, they spend a fortune on flowers every year. Today Haoyanghu teaches you a trick that costs nothing to buy - just pull off one leaf and you can grow a whole garden at home!

1. Hydrangea

The hydrangea, whose blooms are stunningly beautiful, can also be grown from just one leaf. Come and learn - buy a hydrangea stem with leaves for a few yuan at the flower shop.

Remove the flower, keeping the leaf and 6-7 cm of leaf stem, cut off the upper part of the leaf, add dried eggshells to the floral foam, plant the hydrangea leaf in the floral foam, water regularly and wait for it to grow strong; once it blooms it is breathtakingly beautiful.

2. Geranium

Geranium is one of the flowers best suited to growing indoors. Take some geranium leaves, drop them in clean water for one or two weeks to induce roots, then transplant the soaked geranium into a flowerpot, and the survival rate will be very high.

3. Aloe

Aloe is loved by everyone for purifying indoor air. This method lets you have a little air-purifying expert without spending any money.

First take one aloe leaf, making sure to snap it off from the base of the leaf, then bury the aloe leaf in a flowerpot, water it appropriately every evening, and the aloe will sprout and grow!

4. Snake Plant

Snake plant absorbs harmful gases and releases oxygen; it is a great helper in home life and also has high ornamental value.

Take one healthy, thick snake plant leaf, cut it into pieces about 6-7 cm in size, dip the cut end of the snake plant leaf in flour, and insert it into the soil and sprinkle with water. Be careful not to put the snake plant in direct sun; a comfortable indoor environment is enough for the plant to grow.

5. Christmas Cactus

Christmas cactus has abundant stems and leaves, is easy to keep alive, blooms easily and looks even more beautiful when grown, and its shape is also very unique.

Choose one healthy Christmas cactus leaf, remove it from the joint, sprinkle with water, then dip the cut end of the removed leaf in some flour to help it survive, bury the flour-dipped end into a flowerpot, water regularly, and it will take root before long. Growing it until the Christmas cactus blooms gives you a great sense of achievement.

6. Succulents

Succulents are cute and easy to keep alive, and are a favorite of both the elderly and children.

Gently remove the leaves of your favorite succulent, place them in a prepared flowerpot, keep a distance between each leaf, sprinkle an appropriate amount of clean water so the plant can absorb it, and after a few days the leaves will sprout and grow into new succulents.