With its magnificent flowers, the angel's trumpet is certainly one of the most beautiful and therefore one of the most sought-after ornamental plants. Propagating them is tempting - and fortunately also very easy, namely through simple offshoots.
How do you propagate angel trumpets through cuttings?
To propagate an angel's trumpet through cuttings, cut a 10-15 cm long branch from the flowering region, remove the lower leaves and place it in potting soil with slow-release fertilizer. Keep the soil moist and offer a partially shaded location at 18-20 °C.
Why you should propagate angel trumpets
There are many reasons to propagate an angel trumpet. After all, she is a true beauty that some people can't get enough of. Keeping several specimens of the flower miracle can delight the eye in several places in the home.
This also reduces the risk of loss due to disease, massive pest infestation or accidental exposure to frost.
Last but not least, gardeners often network with each other and exchange ideas - bequeathing a plant fan friend a cutting here and there is a matter of honor. But a new angel trumpet plant can also serve as an attractive and inexpensive souvenir for plant lovers.
So why you should reproduce your angel trumpet:
- Multiply their beauty in your own gardening kingdom
- Reduces the risk of not having any angel trumpet at all if you lose it
- can bring joy to fellow hobby gardeners
Angel trumpet offshoot made easy
An angel's trumpet is best propagated via cuttings. This is surprisingly easy and has a high success rate. You can make both head cuttings and cuttings from the leaf area. The angel's trumpet is divided quite clearly into the leaf and flower areas - so this distinction can also be made when cutting cuttings.
Head cuttings
Propagation works best via head cuttings. The shoots in the flowering area are the most tender and vital and therefore more prone to root formation. For a head cutting, cut a 10 to 15 cm long branch from the flowering region under a leaf base and remove the lower leaves. Then put the cutting in a pot with potting soil (€6.00 on Amazon), into which you can mix a little slow-release fertilizer.
The best conditions for growing are a temperature range between 18 and 20 °C and a partially shaded location. Always keep the soil moist; it must not dry out. After about 2 to 4 weeks the cutting should have rooted. Then you can transplant it into a larger pot and continue to grow it according to the usual angel trumpet requirements such as fertilization and plenty of watering.
Lignified cuttings
You can also cut a cutting from the leaf region. Proceed in the same way as with a head cutting. However, you must expect an extended rooting phase and rate.
