With their abundant flowers, triplet flowers or bougainvilleas create a southern flair on the terrace or in the winter garden. If you can't get enough of these non-toxic miracle flowers, simply propagate them yourself. This is almost always possible using head cuttings.
How to propagate a triplet flower?
To propagate a triplet flower, cut off 20 cm long shoot tips in spring, remove the lower leaves, coat the interface with rooting powder and put the cuttings in nursery pots. Cover them with plastic wrap and place them in a warm, bright place. Keep the soil moist and ventilate daily.
Cut cuttings
To propagate a triplet flower from cuttings, cut off the shoot tips in early spring. These tips should be around 20 cm long. Choose a young shoot and cut it with a sharp knife.
Remove the lower leaves and coat the interface with rooting powder (€9.00 on Amazon).
Growing triplet flowers from cuttings
- Prepare cultivation pots
- Cut cuttings
- insert into the substrate
- cover with plastic cover
- keep very warm
- set up brightly
- Keep cutting moist
- Air the hood daily
Prepare seed pots and insert the shoot pieces into them. Place clear plastic wrap over the cuttings to regulate humidity.
Place the cuttings in a warm and very bright place. Temperatures of 24 degrees are ideal. Make sure that the pots are not exposed to strong temperature fluctuations.
Air the film daily to prevent the cutting from molding. Keep the soil evenly moist. After about two months, roots should have formed.
Care for the cuttings of the triplet flower properly
As soon as new leaves have developed, place the triplet flower in the planter. Normal potting soil is suitable as a substrate, which you can also mix yourself from garden soil and compost.
Then continue to care for the bougainvillea like adult plants.
Propagate triplet flowers from seeds
Propagation via seeds is possible, but not suitable for beginners. It is difficult to obtain germinable seeds. Seeds are occasionally offered on the Internet, but success is not guaranteed.
It is often not possible to get the seeds to germinate. That's why propagation via head cuttings makes more sense.
If you would like to care for different varieties of the triplet flower, you can get them from garden specialists.
Tip
The triplet flower takes up a lot of space. It needs a new pot every year if it thrives. When propagating, you should therefore consider whether you have enough space for several “miracle flowers”.
