Lucky clover is quite easy to propagate. If you would like to propagate the pretty ornamental plant yourself as a lucky charm, there are various methods available to you. This is how lucky clover is propagated.
How can lucky clover be successfully propagated?
Lucky clover can be propagated by four methods: sowing seeds, root division, cuttings or sinkers. When growing from seeds, sow in potting soil in autumn, separate the daughter bulbs in autumn when dividing the roots, or cut cuttings in spring and stick them in potting soil.
Methods for Propagating Lucky Clover
There are four different methods to propagate lucky clovers. Growing from seeds is the most popular.
- Seeds
- Root division
- Cuttings
- Lowers
Growing lucky clover from seeds
This method is recommended if you want to give the lucky clover as a gift for New Year. In the fall, simply sow a few seeds in a pot with potting soil.
Place the pots in a very bright and warm place and keep the substrate evenly moist.
Dividing roots in autumn
Lucky clover forms many small daughter bulbs. When you repot the lucky tea or dig it up in the fall to overwinter it, carefully separate the bulbs. Then place them in small prepared pots with potting soil.
Propagate lucky clover from cuttings or planters
Propagation from cuttings is also uncomplicated. In spring, cut off a few leaves with stems as long as possible. Place the shoots in pots with potting soil and keep them moist. You can also simply place the leaves in a glass of water. After a while, roots will also form there.
Propagate lucky clover from sinkers only works outdoors. To do this, place a few leaves with long stems on the ground and cover the stem with some soil.
In the open field, lucky clover reproduces by itself
If you grow lucky clover outdoors all year round and not in a pot, you don't need to worry about propagation. If the location is favorable, the ornamental plant forms many underground runners from which new plants emerge.
When the lucky clover blooms, seeds later ripen in the fruits, through which the plant sows itself.
Some gardeners consider lucky clover to be a weed, just like garden clover, because it is difficult to stop the spread.
Tip
The variety Oxalis triangulari, also called triangular lucky clover, is particularly popular. It is available not only with green but also with red leaves.
