|
Cutting tips produces "offsets" |
 |
|
(above)
To propagate your plants simply cut & root a tip. The remaining
column will grow 1, 2, 3 or even more new tips. (below) The Peruvianus is sprouting 4 new tips. Only the front two are visible.
Warning: only take cuttings during the warm, dry periods of
Spring & Summer growth. During the winter the pant's immune
system is dormant. Taking cuttings then can easily cause infection &
rot to kill the plant. |
 |
 |
 |
|
Each of these tips can be harvested, planted and rooted to become
new specimens with all the vigorous characteristics of the parent. |
Even seedlings can offset. When this one had a tip removed last fall
(to use for a graft) the column was only finger sized. It has
increased in diameter while sprouting two new tips. |
