How to germinate a chrysanthemum from a bouquet, how to grow a new bush from a cutting

Many of us receiving a beautiful bouquet from chrysanthemums, we thought that it would be good to grow just such a variety on our own plot. And you don’t have to look for seeds of a similar variety in flower shops, grow seedlings and wait for flowering.

It is possible to grow a full-fledged plant from a cut branch and root it, you just need to know the technique germination this flower from the bouquet.

Content:

1. Is it possible to grow a chrysanthemum from a bouquet?
2. Rules for planting finished cuttings
3. Chrysanthemum care
4. Preparing for the winter season
5. Autumn cuttings

Is it possible to grow a chrysanthemum from a bouquet?

Flower growers know very well that germination does not require complex manipulations or particularly complex actions. You can root a shrub in the same way as roses, or use the gifted bouquet and grow the flowers you like.

How to germinate a chrysanthemum from a bouquet? Even an inexperienced summer resident can cope with this task. For cuttings, only flowers of Russian origin are taken, and most of the foreign ones are treated with special preparations that increase durability and prevent root germination.

Difference from roses is that the cuttings do not need to be immediately prepared and used for germination, but you can enjoy the bright flowers for a while, and only then prepare the cuttings.

Korean varieties with small flowers take root most easily, while Indian varieties require more time and effort. To grow chrysanthemum from a cut flower you need to know some rules.

The main ones:

• You should not take very young, fragile or old shoots. Young people rarely produce results, and old ones simply rot.
• Choose healthy, brightly colored side branches. The best ones are the side shoots on the main stem, but before the shoots with flowers begin. If there are yellow spots on the selected branch, you should not take it.

Selected the escape cut, leaving part of the mother stem on it from below, remove all foliage, except for the top few leaves. They are cut to 1/3 of the length. This technique stimulates root growth and prevents foliage from growing. The crown is pinched for future branching.

It is advisable to soak the prepared cuttings for several hours in preparations that accelerate root growth: Kornevin or others, and then place them in a vessel with boiled or filtered water with added activated carbon.

The first roots should be expected after 5 days. If you see that a chrysanthemum has taken root in a vase, then such cuttings are ready for landing into a pot for rooting.

The soil should have a neutral pH or slightly acidic. The main thing is not to plant in an acidic soil mixture; the acidity must be reduced by adding wood ash.

The soil is saturated with useful substances, rotted compost and some mineral fertilizers, for example, nitrophoska. For good drainage in the pot, add perlite, expanded clay, polystyrene foam, and river pebbles to the soil.

It is advisable to choose a pot that is not very deep, but wide, at least 25-30 cm in diameter, since the roots of the flower grow along the surface and not deep.

Rules for planting finished cuttings

How to plant a cutting correctly chrysanthemums from a bouquet to a pot? The cuttings are planted after the roots reach a length of 0.7 - 1 cm. A drainage layer is laid on the bottom of the container, a soil layer is placed on top and a shoot is placed on top.

The cuttings are buried approximately 5 cm deep. The substrate around the cuttings is compacted and watered thoroughly. A greenhouse effect is created for the container; to do this, cover the top with a transparent “dome” or plastic film for 2 - 2.5 weeks and place it in a warm, bright place, but not on the south side of the house or apartment.

Exposure to sunlight for rooting shoots is contraindicated. Recommended temperature is + 20 degrees; at lower temperatures, rooting occurs slowly, and at higher temperatures, the roots rot.

Watering is done as it dries soil, frequent, but not too abundant.

From the moment the first leaves appear on the shoot, you can begin to feed it with small doses of mineral fertilizers after about 14-15 days. It is advisable to choose mixtures from the OZZ series.

Rooting becomes complete after 30-40 days. Before planting in a permanent place, young seedlings are hardened off at low temperatures for 2 weeks. Then you can begin to gradually take the pots outside, gradually increasing the time of such “walks”; Plants are transplanted to a permanent place from the end of April to May 10-15.

An illuminated, high part of the site is chosen for it. Swampy, low places are not suitable for this purpose. They dig up the earth and bring it in peat, ash and nitrophoska.

To install seedlings, wide holes are made, drainage is placed in them, and cuttings transshipment method, similar to planting in pots.Watch the distance between the holes, it should be 35-40 cm. There is soil on top mulch.

Rules for caring for chrysanthemums

A very important point is proper care for a month after transplantation. It is during this period that the flower adapts, and it should be given increased attention, shaded from the sun, watered, and loosened.

Watering - the bushes are watered with warm, settled water if the top layer of soil is completely dry, and after watering, be sure to loosen the soil in the tree trunk circle to remove the soil crust.

Feeding - during the entire growth cycle, the plant is fed at least three times:

• nitrogen, 3 weeks after transplantation, at the time of formation and growth of shoots;
• potassium - phosphorus mixtures, in the process of laying buds;
• complex, after the end of flowering.

Preparing for the winter season

Varietal chrysanthemums are cold-resistant and thermophilic. Cold-resistant ones are usually left in the soil for the winter without digging. After the plants have flowered, cut the stems to the very surface of the soil and sprinkle with peat and sand 1:1, and for additional protection, sprinkle with autumn leaves.

Heat-loving species are dug up and stored indoors, these can be basements, sheds, storerooms or balconies. The dug up rhizomes are placed in a fairly deep container and sprinkled with a mixture of peat and sand on top.

Sometimes flowers are stored together with a lump of earth, occasionally watering it.

Autumn cuttings

How to propagate chrysanthemum in autumn? Cherenkovanie flower in autumn differs significantly from cuttings at other times of the year. The bush you need must be prepared; for this, the faded bush is cut at the root and left in the soil for 2 - 2.5 weeks.

And then they dig it up and transfer it to a room at room temperature.After 3 - 5 days they appear shoots, when they reach a length of 10 cm, they are separated. They do not need to be pruned, but rather torn off from the mother bush.

Ready cuttings are planted in open ground until mid-September, and if they don’t have time, they are stored indoors, sometimes moistening the lump. Young bushes are planted in flower beds in spring.

Chrysanthemums can rightfully be called leaders in autumn flower beds, because they bloom brightly and for a long time, remain fresh for a long time when cut, and are completely unpretentious in care and cultivation.

Additional information about growing chrysanthemums from cuttings can be obtained by watching an interesting video: