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Propagating houseplants

Propagating houseplants

Photo credit: Tim Sandall / RHS

On 3rd April club favourite, Pam Holt, gave us a talk and demonstrated how to propagate a variety of house plants.

Pam explained why different groups of plants need very different propagation methods and demonstrated on the plants brought with her. These included simply splitting some plants - like a Maiden Fern - or cutting parts of a leaf and pinning them to compost.

It would take us too long to list and explain them all but here’s a couple of links to some very helpful RHS videos …

Streptocarpus leaf lamina cuttings

Whole leaf cuttings

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