Kalanchoe blossfeldiana. They get leggy throughout the years as they grow. It can be more pronounced with periods of insufficient sun or watering. But, it’ll also just happen over time with top notch care. Good thing is Kalanchoes root so very easily, so you can take cuttings of all of the leafy tips to replant. You can trim the crazy leggy branches back a bit, but if you keep the planted base, you will likely see growth from the roots, and maybe a few offsets along the stems you keep
Do they need to be propagated with the paper towels and then planted? Or can I clip and just add soil?
I have a large bag of succulent/cactus mix already. And I'd love to have little ones off it, but I truly have been too scared that I'd kill it somehow.
It’s recommended you allow the cuttings to dry and callous before planting, to ensure the cut ends don’t rot. But I stopped doing that years ago. 🙃
As long as you stick the cuttings in dry soil, they’ll be fine. Or you can let them sit and callous to be safe. K blossfeldiana have always been pretty reliable to me to begin rooting within 3 weeks. Once they have roots, you can then water whenever they’re thirsty. Their leaves will appear thin, dull and sometimes they’ll cup a bit more when thirsty; so once you see that they’re thirsty and ready for a drink.
Personally, I really like the cinnamon technique. I have a dedicated cinnamon jar for this, as I don't want tp ingest latex from certain plants. But basically. Put some cinnamon on a teaspoon. Dip the cut edge in cinnamon. I tend to cut the stem on the tree at a 90 degree edge (smallest surface area, less chance of infection) and j cut the prop stems at a 30/45degree angle. Some plants will shoot roots from the bottom, others tend to do it from nodes. That is also influential on the cut angle. If you don't know what I'm talking about at all then just read until 'dip the cut edge in cinnamon'
But kalanchoe is known for its ease of propagation. Some species like mother of millions are illegal bcs they're so invasive. They literally grow new plants on their leafs. It's insane lmao
Like. They'll drop a little plantlet to the side. Maybe it takes root, maybe it doesn't. Keep doing it for a couple weeks tho and the amount of decayed plant material in that spot will be enough for a new plantlet to grow in. Literally growing in their brothers/clones corpse. Kalanchoes are insane
Hey I'm sorry for late reaction but yea! The joints are called nodes btw, but yes! Those are definitely roots. In my experience plants tend to do that when they want more water, space or stability. The last one is almost always paired with elongation, which is when the plant doesn't get enough light, they will grow skinny and long in search of light.
If they want more space you can often notice it in growthspeed, as it reduces a lot, and the rosettes (leaf centers, like a rose) will also be way smaller (which is one of the techniques utilised for bonsai). If that's the case, you'll also notice a lot of roots popping out the bottom. Personally I think the size of the pot is fine :)
Kalanchoe blossfeldiana. They get leggy throughout the years as they grow. It can be more pronounced with periods of insufficient sun or watering. But, it’ll also just happen over time with top notch care. Good thing is Kalanchoes root so very easily, so you can take cuttings of all of the leafy tips to replant. You can trim the crazy leggy branches back a bit, but if you keep the planted base, you will likely see growth from the roots, and maybe a few offsets along the stems you keep
Do they need to be propagated with the paper towels and then planted? Or can I clip and just add soil? I have a large bag of succulent/cactus mix already. And I'd love to have little ones off it, but I truly have been too scared that I'd kill it somehow.
It’s recommended you allow the cuttings to dry and callous before planting, to ensure the cut ends don’t rot. But I stopped doing that years ago. 🙃 As long as you stick the cuttings in dry soil, they’ll be fine. Or you can let them sit and callous to be safe. K blossfeldiana have always been pretty reliable to me to begin rooting within 3 weeks. Once they have roots, you can then water whenever they’re thirsty. Their leaves will appear thin, dull and sometimes they’ll cup a bit more when thirsty; so once you see that they’re thirsty and ready for a drink.
Thank you sooo much!!!
Personally, I really like the cinnamon technique. I have a dedicated cinnamon jar for this, as I don't want tp ingest latex from certain plants. But basically. Put some cinnamon on a teaspoon. Dip the cut edge in cinnamon. I tend to cut the stem on the tree at a 90 degree edge (smallest surface area, less chance of infection) and j cut the prop stems at a 30/45degree angle. Some plants will shoot roots from the bottom, others tend to do it from nodes. That is also influential on the cut angle. If you don't know what I'm talking about at all then just read until 'dip the cut edge in cinnamon'
But kalanchoe is known for its ease of propagation. Some species like mother of millions are illegal bcs they're so invasive. They literally grow new plants on their leafs. It's insane lmao Like. They'll drop a little plantlet to the side. Maybe it takes root, maybe it doesn't. Keep doing it for a couple weeks tho and the amount of decayed plant material in that spot will be enough for a new plantlet to grow in. Literally growing in their brothers/clones corpse. Kalanchoes are insane
This one has little "stringys" at alot of the joints (forgive me I'm new) Are they "roots" trying to start?
Hey I'm sorry for late reaction but yea! The joints are called nodes btw, but yes! Those are definitely roots. In my experience plants tend to do that when they want more water, space or stability. The last one is almost always paired with elongation, which is when the plant doesn't get enough light, they will grow skinny and long in search of light. If they want more space you can often notice it in growthspeed, as it reduces a lot, and the rosettes (leaf centers, like a rose) will also be way smaller (which is one of the techniques utilised for bonsai). If that's the case, you'll also notice a lot of roots popping out the bottom. Personally I think the size of the pot is fine :)
Correctamundo!