Propagate Succulent Leaves

Another way growers propagate succulents is from digging out rooted baby succulents or offsets from an existing plant.

Propagate succulent leaves. Lay out the leaves on top of it. Propagating succulents from leaves is a simple project that requires a few steps and a couple supplies. The breakaway needs to be perfect and its best to use the lower leaves.

It provides the right amount of water retention and air circulation that allows the roots of succulents to thrive. So before the leaves start to die lets pull them off and propagate them to make more plants. They may be producing tiny roots you can not see.

Succulents that have plump fleshy leaves like the Echeveria plant have the best chance of success. Especially if the succulents are outside during the summer months these babies will spring up around the mother plant. To root successfully the leaf must stay whole.

Some succulents have a growth pattern perfect for propagating through division. Dont move the leaves around. For Haworthia zebra succulent you will need offsets to propagate.

Take any pot or container and fill it with soil. Poke several holes into the wrap and insert the leaves wound-side. The vast majority of succulents can be propagated by stem cuttings.

Soil propagation is a common way used to propagate succulents by placing the callused element on top of the well-drained soil. Well start by removing the lower leaves first. Propagating leaves in soil happens naturally most of the time.