Monday, May 11, 2009

Ive taken a leaf cutting from my african violet and its produced a small offshoot of a new plant. Now what?

Do I cut off the main big leaf I started with and repot the little sprout? Or will it die if I cut off the main starter leaf?

Ive taken a leaf cutting from my african violet and its produced a small offshoot of a new plant. Now what?
Wait until the plantlet is of sufficient size to survive on its own, normally about 5-6 weeks after development. By this time, the plantlet should have developed roots and a rosette of leaves. Carefully unpot leaf and plantlet and the plantlet should just pull away from the leaf. Repot plantlet.
Reply:I repot the whole thing, big leaf and little sprout.
Reply:I have done this time and again. When your little plant gets a second leaf, snip off the big leaf you started it from, if you don't have to do not repot for a year or so. If you do repot put in a plastic pot with a rounded edge on it, they hold moisture better and your plant won't lose leafs from being on a sharp edge.
Reply:leave the big leaf on, and repot into enough soil to live and the big leaf will eventually die off.


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