Learn Growing a Jade Plant from Cuttings with the help of this step-by-step easy guide and multiply this beautiful succulent in your home.
Growing a Jade Plant from Cuttings is quite an easy and rewarding task. Follow the simple steps and have an indoor garden with a number of jade plants; you can also gift them to your friends as they are considered good luck charm in Feng Shui.
Read: Jade Plant Indoor Care
Best Jade Plant Varieties to Grow from Cuttings
- Crassula ovata ‘Jade Tower’
- Crassula ovata ‘Hobbit’
- Crassula ovata ‘Variegata’
- Crassula ovata ‘Gollum’
- Crassula ovata ‘Variegata Tetragona’
- Crassula ovata ‘Buddha’s Temple’
- Crassula ovata ‘Rainbow’
- Crassula ovata ‘Baby’s Necklace’
- Crassula ovata ‘Giant’
- Crassula ovata ‘Winter Beauty’
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When to Grow a Jade Plant from Cuttings
You can propagate a jade plant in the warm atmosphere, primarily in spring and summer. Cuttings prefer temperatures in a range between 60-85 F and dry air. Avoid propagation in winter months. However, if you are living in a warm climate (USDA Zones 9-11) or any hot or frost-free region, then you can grow a jade plant from cutting at any time of the year.
Read: Growing a Jade Plant into a Tree
How to Grow a Jade Plant from Cuttings?
Things You’ll Require
- A healthy Jade Plant
- Rooting hormone
- Cactus mix or succulent mix
- Pruning shears, pair of scissors, or knife
- Spray bottle filled with water for misting
Directions:
1. Select a Healthy Cutting
Cut a 4-6 inches long stem cutting below a leaf node. Remove the leaves at the bottom, leaving the top ones. Use clean pruning shears for this procedure. Keep the cuttings in a warm, shaded spot so they form callous. It will happen in 3-5 days.
2. Dip The Cut Ends in Rooting Hormone
After the cut ends are dried out, dip them in a rooting hormone to speed up the growth, though this step is optional.
3. Prepare the Soil
Prepare a well-draining soil mix by blending equal parts of perlite and sand. You can use succulent or cacti mix as well. Jade plants prefer slightly acidic to neutral soil.
4. Propagate the Cuttings
Create a small hole using a pencil or a finger in the soil and plant the cuttings. Gently press the soil.
5. Ideal Growing Conditions for Jade Plant Cuttings
- Keep the cuttings in a temperature range between 60-85 F.
- Maintain the humidity around 30-50 %.
- Do not mist the plant, as average humidity is sufficient for this succulent.
- Place the cuttings in an area with 4-6 hours of bright, indirect light. A warm-shaded area will be an ideal location.
- Water the plant when the topsoil becomes dry; you can check the soil moisture by inserting a finger in the potting mix. If it comes dry, it is time to water your plant.
- Avoid both overwatering and overhead watering.
- Also, do not wet the foliage.
- Feed the plant in spring and summer with a balanced fertilizer in 2 weeks, diluting it 1/4 of its strength. Follow the instructions on the label.
- You can also use Epsom salt and fish emulsion as organic feed for the plant.