Don't Stop Propagating Cuttings in August: These Four Plants Will Fill a Pot from a Single Cutting

For many reasons, such as cultivating our character, refining our sensibilities, and honing our hands-on skills, we often choose to grow some plants at home. And when selecting plants, besides their looks, whether they are easy to care for and convenient to plant is also a key factor we need to consider. In previous articles we have mentioned many times that for some plants, cuttings are a relatively good propagation method, especially in August. If you still want to use this method to grow new potted plants, then the following four plants are absolutely the best of the best! Rather than mulling it over and wavering, why not pick one of them?

Money Tree (Pachira aquatica)

Although August has already arrived and the start of autumn has passed, it must be said that outdoor temperatures are still stubbornly high, but this actually provides excellent conditions for propagating money tree cuttings. Its propagation method is also very simple. First, we can prepare the cutting medium we need in advance; here we recommend mixing clean river sand, large-particle gravel, or cinder. Disinfect the scissors you are about to use with alcohol or potassium permanganate, and use them to cut a healthy stem about 15-20 cm long from a mature, robust money tree as the cutting. When cutting, you can quickly make a horseshoe-shaped cut, and remove the excess leaves from the stem. Apply rooting agent to the cut, or soak it in rooting solution for half a day, then rinse it and insert it about 5 cm deep into the prepared medium, and water thoroughly. Place it in a cool, ventilated spot for about half a month, and during this period mist it morning and evening every day to keep the potting soil moist, and it will root very quickly.

Snake Plant (Sansevieria)

The snake plant, with its vigorous vitality and strong adaptability to growing conditions, has always been a perfect partner for cuttings. Its propagation method is roughly the same as that of the money tree. For the medium, you can choose a mixture of peat soil and river sand. Cut off a healthy snake plant leaf, and it is best to keep the length at about 10 cm, then insert it about 5 cm deep into the growing medium. After that, you need to keep the potting soil moist continuously for about a month. Of course, besides inserting it directly into soil, water propagation is also a method that can quickly get snake plants to root. Put the cut snake plant leaf into water to grow roots, place it in a cool spot, and it will root in 15 to 20 days. Then we can choose for ourselves whether to grow it in water or in a pot.

Chinese Rose (Rosa chinensis)

As a summer plant, the Chinese rose can also be propagated through cuttings in August to grow more flower seedlings. Cut off a healthy, strong Chinese rose stem and leave only one or two leaves at the top to maintain normal photosynthesis, then insert the stem into the growing medium, with the depth best at about 5-8 cm. At the same time, to prevent the Chinese rose from growing crooked, we can use plastic foam to secure it; the method is simply to have the stem pass through the foam plastic before inserting it into the potting soil. After cuttings are done, water thoroughly and keep the potting soil and surrounding environment moist in the following period. After about a month, the Chinese rose stem will have grown a fairly good root system, and at this point it can be moved to a pot.

Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum)

The last plant suitable for cuttings in August that we recommend is the spider plant. Besides having good looks and air-purifying ability, the key is that it is relatively tough; even if you have no gardening experience, you can still complete the propagation work by following our tips. For the cutting material, you can choose the small plantlets taken from the growing stolons. The main thing is the clustered leaves on the spider plant's stolons; these clustered leaves gather together and grow into small plantlets with root tips on them, which can be propagated into new plants. Prepare the flower pot and soil you will use in advance, mix the potting soil with nutrient soil, and put it into the flower pot as the cutting medium. Finally, take the small plantlet you removed and use it as the cutting, inserting it into the soil. Of course, the follow-up work is similar to what we mentioned before: water thoroughly and then place it in a cool spot for care.