Sheflera - one of the most common indoor plants of the Araliaceae family. Its motley small leaves are gathered together around the base of a thin stalk, which gives them an umbrella-like appearance. This beautiful plant is not very capricious in the care, but the flower cheflera requires a competent approach to reproduction.
- Reproduction cheflers using cuttings
- Planting seed cheflers
- Reproduction cheflerov air layings
- Breeding cheflers using a sheet
Reproduction cheflers using cuttings
Partially lignified cuttings must be planted in a mixture of peat and sand in the same proportion. Before that, they need to be treated with heteroauxin. Tanks should be placed on the bottom heater.
Next they need to cover with polyethylene and provide diffused lighting. From time to time the cuttings are required to be sprayed. Recommended air temperature is 20-22 ° C.
Once they have taken root, the room temperature can be lowered to 18-20 ° C.In pots with a diameter of 7-9 cm, the chefler is seated only when the roots are completely woven into a clod of earth.
Planting seed cheflers
The best time for breeding chefs seeds - January-February. At the same time, the soil should be loose, in order to pass water and moisture in sufficient quantity. Universal soil, commercially available, or a mixture of peat and sand can also be used as ground for shufflers.
Seed preparation cheflers is soaking them in a growth stimulator. This will greatly increase the chances of good shoots.
Seeds are planted in the soil to a depth of about 0.5 cm. After that, they are watered, covered with polyethylene and provide a temperature of 22-25 ° C. Once a day should be removed film for ventilation.
After a month, young seedlings should be placed in a well-lit place and reduce the temperature to 15-17 ° C.
Reproduction cheflerov air layings
In the presence of a large copy of the chefs You can try to propagate it by air layouts. For this you need to make a large incision on the trunk. It is wrapped with a layer of wet moss, and then - film.For about a month, it is necessary to ensure that the moss does not dry out.
During this time, new roots appear. Then you should cut the stem below the roots and transplant the young plant in a separate pot. There it will soon take root. Further care chefleroy not difficult.
Breeding cheflers using a sheet
For breeding, chefs with leaves alone must be broken off with a “heel” (growth point) and placed in a container with clean water and any growth stimulator.
To the plant quickly rooted, put the vessel on the battery, and the sheet on top covered with a plastic bottle, cutting off its lower part. This creates a special microclimate. The optimum temperature for such a greenhouse is 22-24 ° C
If everything is done correctly, in 2-3 weeks the roots will appear at the base of the leaf and the plant will have to be transplanted into the ground.
Thus, each grower himself chooses how to propagate his chef. It all depends on experience, preferences and the availability of time to care for the plant. However, the most time-consuming method of breeding cheflers experienced experts consider planting seeds.
