How to divide and split cyclamen? Tuber division propagation illustrated guide

Cyclamen can be propagated into young plants by dividing the pot or dividing the plant, producing more potted plants. Dividing cyclamen can be called dividing the corm or cutting the tuber for propagation, and before cutting the tuber the tools need to be sterilized and disinfected, and the time for division should preferably be in spring after flowering. This is because the weather in spring is relatively cool and the temperature is suitable; in such a climate, cutting the tuber is less likely to cause pathogen infection, and the wounds are less likely to rot, as long as the plant is watered thoroughly after division.

So, how do you divide the cyclamen tuber for propagation and cultivation? In fact, this process is relatively simple, as long as you can grasp the details and techniques involved. Let's take a look together below!

I. Preparing materials

Knife, potassium permanganate solution or medical alcohol, plant ash or sulfur powder, cyclamen tuber, flower pot, plain sandy soil, etc.

II. Time for division

The division (tuber cutting) propagation of cyclamen should preferably be completed during August-September each autumn, and can be done together with repotting and changing the soil.

III. Division process

As introduced above, the division propagation of cyclamen is actually the process of cutting its tuber and then planting the pieces separately in soil to cultivate young plants. The specific steps are as follows:

1. Tool disinfection

Wipe the cutting tool evenly once with medical alcohol, or soak the tool in a 5% potassium permanganate dilution, so as to disinfect and sterilize the tools used.

2. Cutting the tuber

First cut the tuber vertically into pieces according to the distribution of the buds, ensuring that each piece of corm has at least one young bud, and that it is an intact, healthy young bud.

3. Disinfecting the wounds

After cutting the tuber, we need to use the previously prepared plant ash or sulfur powder to disinfect the wounds; generally, just apply the plant ash or sulfur directly to the wounds.

4. Potting and planting

Considering the permeability of the growing medium, it is recommended to use plain sandy soil as the potting soil, because planting cyclamen tubers does not require fertile soil; fertile soil often contains various impurities, which makes wound infection more likely. After treating the tuber wounds and letting them dry, we can plant these tubers in the pot.

5. Care and management

After planting the cyclamen tubers, as long as the later care and management are proper, they will take root and sprout in about 1 month. When new leaves grow successfully, we can repot and change the soil with the corm and move into the normal care and management stage, and they can bloom in the same year.
Dividing cyclamen is best done on a cloudy day, and the day before dividing, water once; the next day, loosen the soil, then take out the cyclamen plant, and finally separate it from the tuber at the roots.