Tips on propagating my Philodendron Majestic?
My Majestic has been growing fast and now too tall for my Milsbo. I want to chop and prop it but i have never done propagation before 😅 Please help. Any tips appreciated. I heard you have to “close” the cutting/wound with cinnamon? lol #Philodendron #PhilodendronMajestic propagating">#propagating
6ft to light, indirect
4” pot with drainage
Last watered 3 years ago
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I haven’t closed wounds before, when my wife has with her cacti it did not end well…
My tip is to make sure you make a clean cut just beneath a node and stick it in some water with the same lighting it had before. I usually switch out water every couple of days and make sure fungus or mold isn’t growing on the roots and stems. A lot of people have been using pothos water or clipping a pothos as well to help root growth. That’s my go-to for most things and have had a lot of success! Good luck!
My tip is to make sure you make a clean cut just beneath a node and stick it in some water with the same lighting it had before. I usually switch out water every couple of days and make sure fungus or mold isn’t growing on the roots and stems. A lot of people have been using pothos water or clipping a pothos as well to help root growth. That’s my go-to for most things and have had a lot of success! Good luck!
Ok so, a philodendron is a very easy prop plant and is a good one to start with. I recommend looking up a guilde but here’s a rough run through. 1) when you snip, you snip BELOW THE NODE. ( a node is gonna be one of those little brown bump looking things you see after some leaves. It can be longer or very small. ) If you don’t get the node on the cutting, it won’t grow because that’s where the new roots come from. 2) let callous over for a few hours / day(s). This one is recommended, but honestly, if you’re impatient like me, you could probably just skip this step and take your chances. 3) choose a medium. Now, for beginners, I highly recommend water, because you can just fill a bottle with water and stick the stem in and replace water semi frequently, and as long as the leaves aren’t touching the water, you’re fine. If you really want to though, you can look into soil, perlite, or moss propagation, although I really don’t think that’s a great starting place for propagation. 4) don’t plant too early. You can leave it in for much longer, like I do, but if you really want to plant as early as possible in soil, follow the rule of three. 3 roots, 3 inches long. Any time before that is not a great idea because it might kill the plant. 5) once you transfer to soil, put it in well draining soil so it doesn’t get root rot, and keep the soil very moist the first week or so ( don’t drown the plant though ) and slowly edge off the watering until you are watering normally. Also, you don’t really have to close any wounds, cinnamon is just used for prop starters to help them grow faster.
That’s about it, and remember, there’s never a 100 percent success rate. You could do everything correctly and the cutting could die randomly, so don’t be afraid to try again if that does happen! Good luck and hope I didn’t scare you off with this massive paragraph!
That’s about it, and remember, there’s never a 100 percent success rate. You could do everything correctly and the cutting could die randomly, so don’t be afraid to try again if that does happen! Good luck and hope I didn’t scare you off with this massive paragraph!
If you prop in water, you don't have to "close" the cutting.
You can prop it in soil and if you leave it out for an hour or so, it will naturally start to scab over.
I have had great success with water-propping my Philos and putting cuttings in a prop box.
You can also use perlite or leca to help propagate the cuttings in water.
There's also air-layering with sphagnum moss in a bag (which I'm doing with one of my Monsteras). It takes a while, but you have roots before you cut the stem.
My pictures are of my Dubia which is probably close in size to your Majestic.
You can prop it in soil and if you leave it out for an hour or so, it will naturally start to scab over.
I have had great success with water-propping my Philos and putting cuttings in a prop box.
You can also use perlite or leca to help propagate the cuttings in water.
There's also air-layering with sphagnum moss in a bag (which I'm doing with one of my Monsteras). It takes a while, but you have roots before you cut the stem.
My pictures are of my Dubia which is probably close in size to your Majestic.
