How to transplant a lipstick plant? Master the correct transplanting method

Lipstick plants are mostly propagated by cuttings. The method is to cut a healthy branch of about 15 cm from the top shoot and insert it into sandy soil; it will survive and take root in about 1 month. After about 2 months, the cuttings will grow very vigorously, and at this point the plants can be transplanted into flower pots for container growing. You can plant 5 or 6 plants in each pot; the exact number of plants to put in depends on the size of the pot.

This process sounds fairly simple, but have all you gardening friends really understood it? How exactly do you transplant lipstick plant seedlings? Below, the editor will explain it to you, hoping it will help those gardening friends who like lipstick plants but do not know how to grow them.

1. Soil mixing

Lipstick plants like loose, fertile soil. It is recommended to use soil that is slightly acidic and has good drainage. You can use a mix of peat soil + sand + vermiculite to make the growing medium. Lipstick plants do not have a high demand for fertility. Before potting, you can add an appropriate amount of livestock hoof and horn or crushed animal bone to the substrate, and you can also add a small amount of superphosphate as a base fertilizer, which can promote better plant growth.

2. Choosing a pot

Because lipstick plants are often hung indoors or placed on a balcony when grown at home, there is no need to be picky about the choice of pot. We can choose pots made of various materials, and can even make flower pots ourselves. However, if they are grown indoors, you need to place a saucer under the bottom of the flower pot to catch the excess water flowing out from the bottom. As long as the flower pot is of moderate size and has drainage holes at the bottom, making it convenient to manage, that is enough. Of course, this also requires carefully choosing a pot according to the plant's growth condition.

3. Potting

Before potting, first remove the seedlings from their pots, then plant the seedlings into flower pots spread with growing medium. When potting, hold the seedlings upright, then spread and cover a layer of soil, then gently press the soil around the seedlings with both hands, and finally water with a certain amount of clear water. In this way, potting is complete.

4. Care

Because lipstick plants like a ventilated and shady environment, after the seedlings are transplanted, place the flower pots in such an environment. Usually pay attention to giving them appropriate light and watering them at the right time. After the plants recover from transplanting, they can return to normal growth. In order to promote plant growth, you can also appropriately spray a small amount of diluted, fully decomposed liquid fertilizer.

5. Pruning

After the plants resume growth and develop, in order to encourage them to sprout new branches and produce more high-quality flowers, we also need to appropriately pinch and prune them. During the growing season, pinch them properly; before flowering, prune the branches appropriately; after the flowers fade, cut off the spent flowers. This not only saves nutrients, but also encourages them to sprout more branches and produce more beautiful flowers.

The above is the lipstick plant transplanting method introduced by the editor. Have you all learned it? I hope this article published by the editor is of some help to everyone.