Two methods of propagating candlestick flowers
Candlestick flowers form small brood tubers on their long shoots, in which seeds ripen - even if you only keep the plant indoors. You can easily propagate them with these seeds, just have a little patience.
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It is even easier to grow candlestick flowers from cuttings.
Cut cuttings
- Cut cuttings
- Let the cut ends dry a little
- Put the cuttings in prepared potting soil
- keep moderately moist
- alternatively, place the cutting in a water glass
- Place pots in a warm and bright place
- avoid direct sun
You can cut cuttings of the candlestick during the entire growing season. Spring is particularly favorable.
Prepare normal garden soil as the potting soil and mix it with some sand. Let the cut ends dry for a day or two before sticking the shoots into the substrate.
Plant cuttings grown in a water glass in pots when the roots are about one to two centimeters long. Be careful when doing this, as the fine roots break quickly.
Pull candlestick flowers from brood bulbs
The light brown brood tubers form during the growing season, often immediately after flowering. Gently snap it off.
Press the brood bulbs into prepared pots with potting soil. Keep the soil only moderately moist so the seeds don't rot. It takes several weeks for the seeds to germinate and for the first tender roots and shoots to develop.
As soon as the plants have developed at least two pairs of leaves, you can transplant them into individual pots. Then continue to care for the candlestick flowers like adult plants.
A good location for chandelier flowers
Chandelier flowers like a very bright location. They usually tolerate direct sun or partial shade well. In strong midday sun, however, there is a risk that the leaves will burn.
Tips
There is no evidence that the candlestick flower is poisonous. To be on the safe side, keep the plant safe from children and pets. Occasionally, candlesticks lose a few leaves and dried-up inflorescences, which shouldn't be swallowed.
