How to divide a potted Anthurium? Detailed explanation of the division propagation method

  Peace lily, also known as Spathiphyllum, is generally propagated by division to produce young plants. Peace lilies are usually divided once every 2 years, and the division is mostly carried out in spring and autumn, and can be done together with repotting. But if division is carried out during spring repotting, the sprouted new shoots generally need to be removed, so as not to affect the survival of the divided plants.

  When dividing a peace lily before it starts growing in early spring, first take the mother plant out of the original pot, then remove the old soil, and then split it into several plants along the junctions of the plant's root growth points, and each divided plant needs to have more than 3 rhizomes and bud points. Next, pot and transplant these divided plants separately. Now follow the editor to see how a potted peace lily is divided.

  1. Removing the mother plant from the pot

  First pour a small amount of water into the original pot, so that the soil clinging to the pot wall separates from the original pot, then take the peace lily mother plant together with the soil out of the original pot by turning it upside down. One hand needs to support the upside-down plant and pot soil, while the other hand inserts fingers into the drainage hole at the bottom of the pot and pulls upward, so that the plant can be easily taken out without damaging it.

  2. Removing the old soil

  After taking it out of the pot, place the plant together with the pot soil on the ground, then gently remove the soaked soil around the plant. Note that you must be very careful during the operation, and never injure the plant or its roots, otherwise it is easy to reduce the survival rate of the divided plants. You can wear gloves and gently remove the soft moist soil, or use a tool to remove the soil, but no matter how you do it, avoid injuring the plant.

  3. The division process

  After removing most of the soil attached to the peace lily mother plant, the plant's slender white roots are all exposed. After we gently straighten out these roots, we can find that the peace lily can be divided into several plants. Then, according to the distribution of the roots, split the mother plant into several divided plants. Of course, during the division process you also need to be careful and cautious, and avoid causing harm to the plant as much as possible.

  4. Potting and transplanting

  For potting, it is best to choose robust young plants for transplanting, as this can better improve the survival rate of the divided plants. After choosing the divided plants, transplant them according to the normal potting method for potted plants. But it must be emphasized that newly transplanted divided plants all have a period of acclimatization. Besides needing one thorough watering right after potting, they must not receive direct sunlight during the several-day acclimatization period. Only after the acclimatization is successfully completed after a few days should they gradually receive more light. (Author: Xiaoshu 2017-09-07 21:56)