How to root sheflera

Schefflera is the most numerous genus of the family Araliaceae, it has about 200 species. But only few of them can grow at home. In the indoor horticulture the most common types: radiant schefflera, palmate schefflera, schefflera tree schefflera vasilitsa. The plant has a beautiful look and low maintenance, however to grow sprouts is quite difficult.

You will need

• - pots;
• - a solution of IAA or hormone powder
• - sand;
• - peat;
• - glass or plastic flask.

Instruction

1. Take the well-developed Scheffler and cuttings before planting, soak them in a solution of IAA, about 6-8 hours, you can leave them overnight. If this is not possible, just wash the sprouts hormone powder. Mix the sand with peat at the rate of 1:1 and soak the mixture. Take a small (9 cm) pots. At the bottom put drainage of expanded clay or pieces of brick. Pour the mixture into 2-3 cm below the rim of the pot. Plant cuttings. Cover them with a glass jar or plastic cap. Keep room temperature 20-22 degrees, or use a small, not breathable teplichku. Install in a room with dim lighting shoots. Crack planted cuttings, ventilate them and spray. Let's put the sprouts once the roots braided whole earth com. Then keep the plant in a well lit area at a temperature between 14 and 16 degrees.
2. Sheflera plant aerial roots. For this spring on the trunk of the plant make a shallow cut. Wrap it in dampened moss and cover with foil. Keep the moss moist. After 1.5-2 months the roots are formed. Cut off the top with aerial roots and planted in a mixture of peat and sand. After the sprouts are planted, cut the trunk at the root. Continue to water the tree stump and he will give shoots, which grow well.
3. Sheflera plant in February or March, after the seeds of plants in a solution of zircon or gap. Prepare for planting in small pots and put on the bottom stone. Pour the drainage of a mixture of sand and leaf soil. Plant seeds to a depth of 10-15 cm, Place the pot under the film or in the greenhouse. Care for seeds and for cuttings: ventilate, spray, keep a constant temperature of 22-24 degrees. When sprouts appear, lower it by 3-4 degrees. Pass shoots in a larger pot after the first leaves, at a distance of not less than 7 cm from each other.