HOW TO GROW CROTON FROM CUTTINGS …..CROTON PROPAGATION THROUGH CUTTINGS…CARE OF CROTON PLANTS AND MORE
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Crotons are very popular ornamental house plants in tropical and subtropical climates because of their brilliant leaves in red, yellow, green, purple, orange and mixed colour all year round. They are very low maintenance plants.
Crotons are cultivated in the Indian subcontinent, South East Asia, New Guinea and the Pacific Islands and also a native of Australian.
There are 400 registered cultivars or varieties of crotons . Some of the popular varieties of crotons are America, Angel Wings, Andreanum, Angel Wings, Arrowhead, Captain Kidd, Caribbean Star, Danny Boy, Danny Boy, Dark Ruler, Eye, Franklin Roosevelt Glen Roof, Headdress, Indian Rina, Irene Kingsley, Kentucky, Mona Lisa, Mrs Iceton, Nestor, Norma, Punctatum, Red Rheedii, Sanderi, Shirley Temple, Super Petra, The Ramshorn, Tiger, Twist and Point, Undulatum (Piecrust ), Undulatum, Vera, Sanderi, Yellow Mrs Iceton, etc. New croton varieties can be producing by applying pollen from one outstanding croton to another.
The croton plant can grow 3 to 8 feet high with a spread of up to 6 feet. In extremely favorable conditions, it can even reach up to 12 feet.
HOW GROW CROTON FROM CUTTINGS:-
1. Cut a stem of 5-6 inch length (pencil size) at 45-degree angle from an actively growing healthy and mature croton bush using a pair of clean, sharp pruning shears. The cutting should have at least three sets of leaves at the top. The cut should be just below a leaf joint.
2. Remove all the leaves at the bottom and cut all the top leaves into half or less.
3. Take a small pot and fill it with equal part of river sand and and peat moss or vermiculite. If you don’t have peat moss or vermiculite, you can try a mix of river sand and potting mix. Water well and keep aside for an hour to drain out the excess water.
4. Dip the cut end of the cutting in a natural rooting hormone. You can skip this step if you don’t have a rooting hormone. The rooting hormone quickens the root formation and increases the success rate.
5. Make a hole with a pencil in the soil in the pot and insert the cutting into the soil. You can put 3-4 cuttings in different holes in the same pot.
6. Cover the pot with plastic to create a greenhouse atmosphere. I put the pot in a polythene bag and tie it at the top to contain the moisture.
7. Place the pot in shade where temperature is at 20-25°C.
8. Open the bag after 5-7 days and see if the pot needs water, mist the soil if it begins to dry. Over watering will rot the cutting. Daily watering is not needed as there are no roots as yet.
9. Croton cuttings take about 4 weeks to develop new roots and new leaves start to emerge.
10. Remove the pot from the bag and place it in shade for another 8-10 weeks.
11. Transplant he rooted croton cuttings in bigger pots filled with a soil mix as above.
12. Place the new croton plant in partly shaded place or filtered sunlight.
13. Keep the plants well watered
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I have a Croton the leaves of which are falling
I didn't understand everything you said, but I loved it either way 🙂 thank you for the video!!
Hi … i have this croton plant with me … but suddenly all the leaves are either falling off or becoming dry . How can i save my croton plant ? Plz help nd guide
Sir Can we do this in every season or any specific?
Your video is very helpful and nice I propagated my croton plant using its leaves and it was easy and a success! You can see it here https://youtu.be/CPt5yTh92B0
hi i have broad leave croton. can that grow this way?
How does one know when the propagated croton is ready to put in an independent pot . My croton cutting has just started developing small shoots after 21/2 months at the top .
Hlo sir ..mere croton ki leaves neeche ki taraf ho gyi hain ..meine plant ko room mei rakha tha ..bt ab 1week se bahar hai bt leaves down hi hain ..
Can this be propagated by leaf?
so i cut leaves from mine and its been in a jar for a few weeks now no sign of roots have been changing water should i put in dirt?
My croton leaf is falling, what is the reason?
Wish I could understand his language
कृपया पौधे का नाम भी बताइए।
video quality poor, moving too much.
Thanks for information bhai
In which month v can do it Sir? plz reply.
I live in Kashmir and u know it is very cold here nowadays. my plant got cut of its own and i can not bear it. plzz guide me what to do. ur way of explaining is awesome. will be waiting for reply
Pls say something about cutting and growth monitoring
Is it possible to grow croton by using croton leaves?
bahut barrya ji
Ye jo june me lagai he uska update kya he plz bataye muje abhi laganihe …..plzzz
Very helpful, thank you for sharing!
Cutting kis kis month me lagayen nd kya pehle pani me bhi laga sakte h
Horrible camera angle. Can't see anything that the guy is doing.
please tell a way to grow rose plant??