A detailed guide to the water propagation method for wax begonias, easy enough for beginners to learn

  In traditional production, wax begonias (Begonia × semperflorens-cultorum) are usually grown as perennial greenhouse pot flowers, but in recent years people have liked to use them in flower beds and as indoor potted plants, with very good results.

  Besides soil cultivation, wax begonias can actually also be propagated by water cuttings. However, using water cuttings to propagate wax begonias has fairly strict timing requirements, and it is generally not recommended to take cuttings in summer, because although cuttings taken in water in summer root easily, when the temperature rises they are prone to rotting. The best seasons for water cuttings are spring and autumn; generally no special treatment is needed, and the survival rate is also very high.

  Practice has shown that first rooting wax begonia cuttings in water and then transferring them to soil is a propagation method superior to pure water cuttings, as it can effectively prevent the plants from rotting and also allows you to observe the plants' renewed growth. Below, the editor shares this method with everyone:

  1. Select a thick, sturdy branch with two buds as the cutting;

  2. Soak one third of the cutting in a glass bottle filled with clean water for cultivation;

  3. When the bottom of the soaked end has grown more than 3 fibrous roots, we can take it out and plant it into a flower pot;

  4. After the potting and transplanting is finished, it can be given normal care and management.