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These 4 flowers have a 100% survival rate when propagated by cuttings right now; miss it and you'll wait another year

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After a few heavy rains, the weather has started to cool down. Are your hands itching to get to work? Now is a great season for taking cuttings. Today Huahua is here to introduce a few flowers you can propagate by cuttings right now. Flower lovers who enjoy getting their hands dirty can give it a try!

Stick Bougainvillea in the soil like this, and big white roots will fill the pot!

1. Soak coconut coir bricks for cuttings in water until expanded, mix in some rooting powder and carbendazim, stir evenly, squeeze dry by hand, then put into disposable plastic cups.

2. Choose healthy, emerald-green branches for cuttings, cut them to a length of about 10cm, keep 1-2 pairs of leaves and insert into the substrate; softwood cuttings can keep a few more leaves.

3. Place the inserted cuttings into a transparent plastic box, and put it indoors in a bright, cool, well-ventilated spot. Mist the walls of the plastic box, keeping water droplets on the walls from dripping down, and seal the plastic box.

4. Open the lid twice a day, morning and evening, to let in air, and check the leaf condition and the moisture level inside the box. The best state is when the leaves are upright and there are water droplets on the box walls. Depending on the Bougainvillea variety and the specific environment, rooting takes roughly 15 days to 1 month.

5. Wait until the Bougainvillea has a few more roots before potting up; this way the coconut coir in the cutting cup won't fall apart, and you can tip the whole thing out, reducing damage to the roots.

Drop Gardenia into water, and big white roots come popping out!

1. Select tender Gardenia branches of the current year's growth, cut the lower end of the cutting into a 45° slant, and keep at least two leaves.

2. Prepare a relatively thin foam board, and use chopsticks to poke several small holes evenly in the foam board.

3. Insert the Gardenia cuttings into the small holes, place them in a foam box filled with clean water, and after positioning them, slip a plastic bag over the foam box.

4. After taking the cuttings, place the foam box in a cool, ventilated spot, avoiding direct sun exposure. In about 10 days, the Gardenia will grow fine white roots.

5. Wait another week or more, and once the Gardenia has more roots, it can be potted up. After potting, keep it in a cool spot for about a week, and once the Gardenia has adapted to the new environment, move it to a spot with good light for normal care.

Cut Osmanthus, and next year the whole yard will be filled with fragrance!

1. Select semi-lignified new branches of the current year and cut them off, about 10 cm long; the bottom can be cut flat or at a slant, but the cut surface must be smooth.

2. For the cutting substrate, you can choose perlite. First use chopsticks to poke a few holes in the substrate, then insert the cuttings to a depth of about 1/3 of the cutting length. After inserting, water thoroughly, then cover with a plastic bag.

3. After inserting, place in a spot with bright, indirect light and good ventilation. The temperature is still fairly high now, and in about 3 weeks, the Osmanthus will root.

4. Wait about another week, then pot up the rooted Osmanthus. If using a large pot, it is recommended to plant two per pot, water thoroughly, and keep in a cool, ventilated spot for care.

Propagate Camellia like this, and the flowers will be bigger than your fist!

1. Prepare vermiculite as the cutting substrate and put it into disposable plastic cups. Fill a bucket with clean water, add carbendazim solution and rooting powder, and place the cups in to soak through.

2. Cut the branches for cuttings to about 7cm, keep two leaves, and cut the bottom of the cuttings at a 45° slant with scissors.

3. Insert the cuttings into the vermiculite to a depth of about 3cm, press firm with your hand, and keep in a cool, ventilated spot for care.

4. Camellia takes a relatively long time to root, roughly 2-3 months. During this period, just keep the cutting substrate slightly moist and patiently wait for roots to form!

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