If you love gardening and you are fond of Hibiscus plants, you definitely would want to disperse your Hibiscus plant in the garden to relish its beauty. They look nice with their large bell-shaped flowers. The colors of each flower vary from the others. They, in compound with each other, give a highly colorful and rich feel.
Propagation is widely scattering of the plant or when the plant is widespread. Here it is referred to the spreading of Hibiscus plants in your garden to make it look more attractive and blossoming. It is up to you which type of Hibiscus, either hardy or tropical, you will propagate. They both are spread by using the same techniques.
Contents
- How to Propagate Hibiscus Plant
- Propagation Through Seeds
- Selection of Seeds
- Selection of Place
- Initiate Sowing The Seeds
- Wait and Watch The Growth
- Transplantation
- Propagation Through Cuttings
- Make a Cutting
- Transplanting The Cuttings
- FAQs
- Which method of propagation produces similar offspring as parents?
- Can you propagate Hibiscus?
- How many flowers can Hibiscus produce?
- Final Thoughts
How to Propagate Hibiscus Plant
Here is the detailed method of propagating a Hibiscus plant in a larger area to make it more vibrant and attractive.
There are different methods used for the propagation of Hibiscus plants. Each of them is descriptively explained below. You can select according to your convenience and availability of the necessary materials.
- Propagation through cuttings
- Propagation through seeds
Propagation Through Seeds
Selection of Seeds
Propagation through seeds takes more time than propagation through cuttings. Go and check for the best quality seeds and buy them. The better the quality of the seeds is, the better the plant will grow, and maximum flowering will occur. Try for the organic grains, and these will give excellent quality results of flowers. You can also select the seeds of your favourite colour Hibiscus plant. This will provide you with your desired coloured flowers.
Selection of Place
After selecting the best quality seeds, choose the best suitable place for your Hibiscus plants to grow. The surface should have sizeable space around so that the Hibiscus can grow conveniently without any hindrance because this plant can grow upto 10 feet in 3 to 4 years. Select the place where at least 6 hours of sunlight reach directly because Hibiscus needs 4 to 6 hours of sunlight daily.
Initiate Sowing The Seeds
Take a seedling tray and fill it with quality soil that has compost mixed in it. In this way, it would make an excellent nutritious base for seeds. Fill the tray with this healthy soil. Dig a hole and sprinkle two seeds in one hole. So that if one doesn't germinate-the another one would. Cover the seeds with more soil and shower them with an immense amount of water.
Wait and Watch The Growth
Supply your seedlings with proper water and sunlight and wait for them to germinate. They would take three weeks to seven weeks to germinate and grow.
Transplantation
See when the plants of your germinated seeds reach the height of 3 to 4 inches and have a solid root base. Shift it to its original place where you want to transplant it. Mix the soil with compost on the selected part of the ground. Dig a hole there and leave a space of 2 to 3 feet in between the holes. Take one plant from the seedling tray with soil and shift it to the ground, cover it with more soil and spray water to avoid the plant getting depressed because of the shifting.
Propagation Through Cuttings
This is the most adaptable propagation method because, with this method, we usually get exact true copies of the parent plant.
Make a Cutting
Good cutting is obtained in the spring season or the start of summers. Because the branches are soft and the softwood is more appropriate for propagation. It is the wood that is not matured. Make a cutting from softwood to promote more healthy growth of new offspring.
Ensure you make a cutting of 4 to 6 inches in length. Check for the leaf node and cut everything just below the bump of the leaf node. Leave two to three leaves on the top of the cutting. And make several cuttings like this.
Transplanting The Cuttings
The next step is to wet the end of every cutting in the rooting hormone to start the rooting system. Prepare the soil with a 50-50 mixture of soil and compost. Dig a hole in the surface where you are going to transplant the plants. Start with transplanting one, cutting and setting it to one hole. Rinse it with water and cover it with more soil. The cutting will make its place and grip the ground. It will take a few weeks for a cutting to grow into an entire plant.
FAQs
Which method of propagation produces similar offspring as parents?
Can you propagate Hibiscus?
How many flowers can Hibiscus produce?
Final Thoughts
Read the above article thoroughly with full attention. Make sure to understand everything in detail so that your propagation gets successful. Propagation through seeds is time taking but exciting and attractive for those who love gardening. Choose propagation through a cutting method if you do not like gardening but just doing your work or job. But keep in mind to select the one you have understood thoroughly and can perform with complete confidence.
