Blood flowers belong to the amaryllis family that sprout from bulbs. This decorative ornamental plant can be propagated in two ways - either by separating the bulbs or by sowing. How to Propagate a Blood Flower.
How to propagate a blood flower?
The propagation of a blood flower is done either by dividing the bulbs or sowing the seeds. Carefully separate the breeding bulbs and place them in fresh substrate, while seeds are sown thinly in spring and always kept moist.
Propagate blood flower by dividing or sowing
Smaller bulbs sprout from the bulbs of a blood flower. You can separate these and propagate the ornamental plant. Sharing a Blood Flower should not be done too frequently. The blood flower can only be propagated again after three years at the earliest.
Blood flowers can also be grown from seeds. Seeds develop from the flowers that bloom in spring. Growing from seeds is lengthy, so propagation is usually done by dividing the bulbs.
The blood flower is divided when repotting in spring. The pea-sized seeds are also sown in early spring.
How to Share a Blood Flower
- Removing the blood flower from the pot
- Carefully separate the onions with a knife
- place in small pots with fresh substrate
- set up bright and warm
The pots for the new blood flowers should not be too large. Fill it with compost-based potting soil (€12.00 at Amazon) and carefully plant the bulbs.
Do not cover the onion tops with soil. Keep the substrate evenly moist but not too wet.
Place the pots in a location that is as bright and warm as possible. The young plants cannot tolerate direct sun.
Sowing blood flowers
- Prepare the nursery pot
- Do not sow seeds too densely
- cover thinly with soil
- Keep substrate moist but not wet
- if applicable. cover with foil
- set up bright and warm
- do not prick out after germination
The seeds germinate quite quickly, but it takes a long time for them to develop into a blood flower that can bloom. Make sure the plants are kept at least 20 degrees until fall.
Occasionally the young blood flowers take a break from growth. This is a normal process. After the break, the plant grows more quickly again.
Tip
From autumn onwards, the blood flower needs a break. It then needs to be kept a little cooler and watered less. If it is not kept cool enough over the winter, it will not produce any flowers in spring.