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Your plant is important to you, and we love that! This means you may want to experiment and see if you can get your favorite anthurium to propagate successfully and grow another.
Most important of all, you need to start with a healthy mother plant to have the most success with your propagation. If you have old blooms, browning or yellowing leaves, or mushy roots, your anthurium probably isn’t ready to create new growth.
Make sure you have bright, healthy blooms alongside healthy leaves and roots.
The first step to propagating your anthurium is gathering everything you need ahead of time to ensure that everything is sterile and safe.
First, grab some sterile scissors or a sterile knife. You want to make sure this is sterile because cutting your plant with dirty tools can allow infection to seep into your plant.
Next, grab whatever item you choose to place your propagation in, that way you aren’t searching for it while you hold a fresh cutting in your hand. Fill that container with the potting medium that you will place your cuttings in.
The answer isn’t necessarily no, but there are better ways!
We suggest propagating your anthurium from a stem, particularly one with few leaves on it. Make sure the stem you choose is at least 3-6 inches long and healthy. The best place to cut is below a node, which is where a leaf emerges from the stem. If you cut below that, your stem can regrow a new leaf in that same spot.
After trimming your stem, you can dip the fresh end into something like honey or store-bought products with auxins to increase the likelihood of successful propagation.
Dip the bottom inch or so of your wet stem into whichever item you choose and remove any excess. Those hormones will encourage more growth.
Next, take the container you chose to propagate in and the potting medium you chose and make a small hole with a straw or stick. That’s where you can place your cutting, keeping some above the surface.
If you’re able to, place something over your cutting to encourage moisture and increased humidity. That warmth will also encourage growth, and the moist environment is good for the new plant! Vent it for a few hours once per week to allow fresh air in.
Also, make sure to keep your new cutting in a room between 65-85°F and do your best to keep it away from cold drafts.Ad
Absolutely! But not too soon after propagating. Your anthurium will need to have decently long roots before it can be removed from the soil and into water.
When it reaches that point, you can carefully remove your plant from the soil and rinse off as much as you can without damaging any roots. Then, you can place your plant into a vase like a bouquet of flowers and maintain a water level of a few inches in your vase at all times.
While we often tell you that too much water can lead to root rot, much of that is attributed to the moisture being trapped in the soil around the roots. Without soil, the plant can adapt to the environment it’s in.
Propagating Anthuriums is a great way to grow your collection of these beautiful plants. Have patience and cater to your cuttings needs and you will be able to enjoy that new growth in time!
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