How to Propagate Christmas Cactus Cuttings (Epiphyllum or Zygocactus)

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How to Propagate Christmas Cactus, Zygocactus or Epiphyllum. Propagation from cuttings is easy in a normal succulent and cactus potting mix. This short video shows how to propagate and successfully root a Christmas Cactus from a small stem or branch.
The botanical name is Schlumbergera and they are a Cacti species, which means they are a succulent. As they grow in very rocky ground good drainage is essential.
They are a winter flowering plant (hence the common name of Christmas Cactus in the northern hemisphere)) with the flowers appearing in the tips of the stems.Often grown in hanging baskets although they are easy grown in containers as well.
They do need some protection from direct sun as this tends to inhibit flowering. A frost free position is also essential.
One of the main problems with growing these plants is over watering, so always wait until the soil drys a little before watering and use a free draining potting mix.
After the plant has bloomed, wait a few weeks and then lightly prune, this will increase branching and give more flowers the next year.
We use minimal fertiliser, a little slow release fertiliser in spring, around 1/4 of the recommended application.
Some growers use a liquid fertiliser instead once in spring and again in summer.
Key Moments
00:31 Preparing the Cuttings
00:52 Dividing the Cuttings
01:16 Planting the Cuttings
01:33 Watering the Cuttings
01:43 Light and warmth
01:59 New Growth and when to pot up.

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@MarinusMakesStuff 4 года назад

I love it. My sister's boyfriend threw out this plant and said he 'hated plants'. So I said, these grow beautiful flowers, I will save them and grow beautiful plants from it. Thanks for this guide, thanks to it I will prove him wrong for being such an insensitive prick by growing these malnourished plant cuttings into something beautiful.

@johnnyAGardening 4 года назад

Thanks Marinus, keep it in a fairly dark position from end of summer to winter. Also give it cold nights and hold back on the water during this period and it should flower well. We are doing a video on that soon.

@TitanChromeE 10 месяцев назад

Did it work out?

@allicianpeters3595 3 года назад

Short, perfect and full of the exact information everyone wants to know!! Thank you for the hard work and teaching us how it's done!! LORD God bless you brother!!

@johnnyAGardening 3 года назад

Thanks Allician, happy to here you found the video useful.

@mrmagoo4134 3 года назад

Love the birds and straight to the point video. Thank you. Now I can do mine

@cait__l 5 лет назад

Short and to the point - thanks for this video! Exactly what I was looking for. And those birds are absolutely stunning 🦜

@lyricsr4me764 4 года назад

Yea, I LOVE that he didn't line up each simple item he'd use then ramble a bit , which rarely adds to the vid. Did u know that u need to buy dirt and a flower seeds to grow flowers? Oh, and water, etc 🤣 (is there a "duh" emoji? Seriously n funnily as well)

@joannatv0413 3 года назад

Good afternoon! Thank you for supporting me with warm words. 🙇‍♀️ Tuesday I laugh too.🤗 Happy day with good thoughts.~😘 I am pleased with you too. 💐

@carolyndickenson4001 2 года назад

Thank you so much I have lots of kings here in Blue Mountains off to take some cuttings

@ollies.6844 4 года назад

My family has had our Christmas cactus for over 60 years the original plant was from my great great grandmas

@johnnyAGardening 4 года назад

Yes they are very long lived and easy to grow and propagate.

@sophie-elisa5018 4 года назад

Wow !!! I really want to see your great grandma's cactus. 😊

@Timetraveler1111MN 6 лет назад

What a great video! Your bird friends make it extra special! Also the six weeks later! I will like and subscribe.

@crystalgarden5359 5 лет назад

Jody Hakala yes those birds must be nice.i have a Christmas cactus video up if interested thanks

@sezcardis362 3 года назад

Thank you for this information. I really like the updates and your lovely Australian parrot bird visitors.

@jamesleaart8857 Год назад

I was always told that I had to let the ends callous over before planting to stop the ends from rotting but I noticed you didn’t do this.

@aniskalick5607 2 года назад

Thanks for the advice God bless you your parrots are beautiful

@TheBibleBlog Год назад

Thank you 😊 going to try this! Just bought one and a few of the leaves fell off 🌱

@jasgahunia8922 3 года назад

Like the sound of birds in the background

@susanmahaffey2356 2 года назад

Than you! Such a pretty bird.

@TheBeautifulGoldenHour 4 года назад

Very informative video thanks and beautiful bird too!

@johnnyAGardening 4 года назад

Thanks for that.

@proteinman1981 4 года назад

Thanks for the video, about to go and propagate my Christmas Catus

@johnnyAGardening 4 года назад

And remember they like a dark cold late summer to winter to flower. We put ours in a fairly heavily shaded position outdoors at the end of summer.....

@TheNealsHomestead 7 лет назад

Thanks for the video. I'm going to try propagating some Christmas Cactus. I have a greenhouse. I think I'll put them under the benches, on the floor. That's what I do with the Aloe Vera pups.

@johnnyAGardening 7 лет назад

Where you place them depends on the climate, under the benches will be OK as long as they get good light. If it works with the Aloe Vera it should be fine.

@TheNealsHomestead 7 лет назад

It's summer and we are in Missouri. No shortage of warmth or light for the summer. Thanks.

@myterracegarden1067 3 года назад

Great information 👏👏👏👌👌👌👌

@pyjparte6510 2 года назад

Sounds like the bird in the background is translating to its crew!

@myterracegarden1067 3 года назад

Just osm 👌

@2460speedy 5 лет назад

Good video. I make a solution of honey and cinnamon. Dunk the base of the plant into this and it works like magic.

@johnnyAGardening 5 лет назад

Thanks for that, and yes Cinnamon and honey are a great combination for cuttings, I will try to mention that in future videos.

@colinpeckham7258 2 года назад

Thanks so much, wonderful

@johnnyAGardening 2 года назад

Thank you too!

@myterracegarden1067 3 года назад

Wow 👏

@meiryvandacarneiro2892 7 лет назад

amei o seu video... amo aflor de maio..

@TealCheetah 4 года назад

what a pretty visitor!

@sparkfishes 4 года назад

No water ? I have tried everything but mine always crinkle up and go hard or, if I put in damp composts they go brown and soggy ..... So, for me, they aren't the easiest to propagate and I have 45 dead cuttings to prove it ! I did once get a 50% success rate with two cuttings suspended in water.....do I need to move to Australia or keep one of those pretty budgies ? Aha! The secret is you mix in the cocktail poo first I bet . Yours despondently from England 🇬🇧. PS great video but nothing works for me !😢

@RavenTheRiverRunner 3 года назад

Hello, James! For me, two things have worked. Firstly, I have a "prop box" aka propagation box. It's a clear plastic box with an inch of damp sphagnum moss in the bottom. I lay the cuttings on top of the sphagnum moss, cover it with plastic wrap and leave it under a grow light for about 8-10 hours a day. Secondly, I put them in a skinny, tall glass vase with a bit of water only covering ¼ to ½ of the bottom pad. I put a piece of plastic wrap on the top with a peice of yarn tied around the neck of the vase to hold the plastic in place. I also puncture a few small holes in the plastic with an earring. Now, the only issue I've found is with my prop box. Because of the humidity, every pad on a cutting grows roots. So if I have a cutting four pads long, each of the 4 pads have a beautiful root system. I can't imagine losing them, so I've started dividing them into one pad segments and planting them. That's as far as I've gotten. Hope this helps! Raven

@soniaadams3559 3 года назад

Thank you 😊

@nyomanarya9007 6 лет назад

Thanks alls....for your info mr john....

@cathloveslife Год назад

What time of year can i propagate a Christmas/thanksgiving cactus

@AmiiboJuice 4 года назад

About 3 weeks ago I took 2 cuttings and put 1 in soil and 1 in water. The water cutting has grown a nice root, but the soiled cutting has yet to grow any roots. When can I move the water cutting to soil? And also why is my soil cutting not growing?

@tompolich4892 2 года назад

Probably because the separation of the sections was done without the pointy end not being part of the section.

@beverlythompson3136 2 года назад

I placed several cuttings in cactus soil and while I see that they've rooted, they haven't grown any new parts. What am I doing wrong?

@johnnyAGardening 2 года назад

They can be slow to get going so patience is needed, Guessing that the soil is good, and light and temperature is right Maybe a little fertiliser, they like magnesium, so 1 teaspoon of espom salts to 4lts (1gal) of water during the growing season may help.

@beverlythompson3136 2 года назад

@@johnnyAGardening I moved them away from the somewhat filtered sunlight by my east facing window. The leaves were looking a bit reddish down the middle and I read that the light may have been too bright. Other than that it looks great, just no new growth. I’ll be patient!

@PopleBackyardFarm 7 лет назад

good info John :)

@barneyrubble5633 3 года назад

Do you let the cut ends callous over before planting?

@carmelitaenriquez2114 4 года назад

I 😍 i love it

@lunarcat8995 5 лет назад

I just got one of these, do the flower/flower buds fall after it blooms?

@johnnyAGardening 5 лет назад

Yes, sometimes they will set seed though.

@gregboshell4532 3 года назад

When you pot them up how many do you put in a pot

@sparkfishes 4 года назад

I have done this many, many times . I have done it with and without letting the cut joint callous over .getting and the bottom leaf always goes brown and hard ..? What am I doing wrong . I use free draining compost . I am in the UK

@johnnyAGardening 4 года назад

OK, let's try to work it out. Are you making sure you take the cutting at the leaf joint ? Only putting the tip of the joint in the soil.? NOT overwatering? Keeping in a position out of the direct sun?

@sparkfishes 4 года назад

@@johnnyAGardening leaf joint yes! Out of sun yes! Not over watering ? Not watering at all after first drench; planting tip Yes! I am in England temperatures at the moment can be as low as 10 deg C at night . I have tried heat pad and grow lights also . It is very frustrating and disheartening when I videos where successful rooting takes place in just water, planted in half depth, just tips , calluses over , pla ted fresh etc but mine just go hard and brown no matter what I do

@johnnyAGardening 4 года назад

@@sparkfishes OK, - I am guessing that its too much water, so maybe try just damp soil, no heavy watering and just a little mist spray once a week. I will try to contact a lady who is a bit of a collector and see if she can throw some light on the problem.

@sparkfishes 4 года назад

@@johnnyAGardening that is kind of you . Since posting this I have had some success : 1in 4 produced roots suspended in water. 3 out of 10 in almost dry compost and light spray every time the top layer is dry . Non from dry layered 15 cuttings tried Oh! and I have tried using three different rooting compounds on various methods and possibly 7- 10 plants. I have bought rooted cuttings in orange; white; purple; red and pink ( Easter cacti and Christmas cacti ) and managed to kill some of those ! Getting the water content right seems to be the answer so it baffles me why they can grow roots in just water but die if the water content is not just right in compost . Suicide has been prevented by some success propagating leaves from succulents by placing on top of almot dry compost .

@lyricsr4me764 4 года назад

Thanks for the "big kid" instructions! Do u do air plants? I'm going to Fla on the 3rd, can I get them home alive in a car (17hrs)?

@johnnyAGardening 4 года назад

Nearly all Air Plants (tillandsia) will handle the car, just keep them out of the sun, wrap them up in paper and put them in as cool a a spot as possible (not humid/not cold). Give them a mist/spritz spray when you get home and they should be fine.

@lyricsr4me764 4 года назад

@@johnnyAGardening thanks so much! (I see folks w huge staghorn ferns, can I get a starter to bring home?

@johnnyAGardening 4 года назад

@@lyricsr4me764 Yes you can start out with small ones. Kens Philodendrons in FLA have them in small sizes, but online sales only. Florida Hill Nursery also have them, again only online.

@santron188 4 года назад

Can they be propagated from a single. Leaf?

@johnnyAGardening 4 года назад

Yes but this is more difficult most times.

@alyanamichaels6176 4 года назад

I've bought some Christmas cactus cuttings and I've tried propergating them,but they all wilted. I'm not sure if they will straighten back up or not

@johnnyAGardening 4 года назад

Are you keeping them in light shade and just a little moist?

@alyanamichaels6176 4 года назад

@@johnnyAGardening yes

@johnnyAGardening 4 года назад

@@alyanamichaels6176 Also what tome of the year is it, these plants are best propagated after flowering, NOT in Fall/Autumn. And then, where did the cuttings come from, a reputable supplier ?

@alyanamichaels6176 4 года назад

@@johnnyAGardening I got the cuttings from California from a nursery. They are fresh cuttings. It's colder here in Minnesota. I keep an eye on them Every single day. Alyana Michaels

@johnnyAGardening 4 года назад

@@alyanamichaels6176 Hi Alyana, thats good information. First check that they are planted the right way up, if they are upside down, that will be a problem, so replant them if that is so. I guess given current temperatures in MN they indoors. So warmth (not hot) and good light will be important. Also a free draining potting/soil mix. Indoors humidity can be low, so spritz (mist spray) now and the, (every second day maybe). It also sounds that you may have planted the cuttings a little late for optimum growth. I would be contacting the grower that you purchased them from as well and asking them. HOWEVER, keep trying with them as they are remarkably resiliant.

@liligibson8457 7 лет назад

When do you do it? I think winter is the worst time since i planted some cuttings indoors and some of them died and some rotted .

@johnnyAGardening 7 лет назад

We usually propagate them in spring, they do need some warmth and humidity.

@dianawalkerwalker4395 3 года назад

Do you put the flower part into the soil first?

@johnnyAGardening 3 года назад

No the lower part goes into the soil. Flower part up

@dianawalkerwalker4395 3 года назад

Thank you, so I planted it in soil and a little water, how long does it start to root? How often do you water? Do I keep the soil moist?

@yvonnecox1292 4 года назад

How often do you water the cuttings

@johnnyAGardening 4 года назад

Only a little and only when the soil dries a little..

@ladyxiomaraandradequintero5122 7 лет назад

Nice you bird

@keithwallis1251 6 лет назад

Love your bird 😆

@24Roxyx 6 лет назад

How often do you fertilize these plants and when?

@johnnyAGardening 6 лет назад

We use minimal fertiliser, a little slow release fertiliser in spring, around 1/4 of the recommended application. Some growers use a liquid fertiliser once in spring and again in summer.

@24Roxyx 6 лет назад

So just once a year? I was told to use a cactus and succulent plant food once late July and then again in late August and then leave it in the winter just watering it once a week.

@johnnyAGardening 6 лет назад

You could do that, once in spring after flowering once in early summer, try a 1/2 strength. As for watering in winter, only when it drys a fair bit.

@chandrapersad9990 6 лет назад

@@johnnyAGardening ff

@akashratnakar3852 6 лет назад

What is the perfect time to propogate cactus from cutting ?

@Jarradthegoonboy 6 лет назад

Probably end of winter coming into spring after the flowers have finished, why waste the flowers.

@akenyutep6167 6 лет назад

akash ratnakar

@TheKonga88 5 лет назад

Just after you get out the bath so when you take the cutting, you will smell nice and the plant will be very happy..🍀🍀🍁☘🌿👽👽🐸

@WindyArbor 5 лет назад

Directly before their growth spurt after they drop their buds. For the thanksgiving/xmas cactus-late winter early spring. Easter cactus in the late spring early summer.

@heathergammache2873 7 лет назад

Why succulent soil since this is not a real cactus, but in reality a tropical plant native to Brazil?

@Smileyson58 7 лет назад

Heather Gammache I'm pretty sure you're wrong

@heathergammache2873 7 лет назад

Nadia 168 well I’m pretty sure you’re wrong. Google it

@doristaniguchi9624 6 лет назад

Heather Gammache cox. ,

@مهدیعوامی-ك1ت 6 лет назад

Heather Gammache سلام

@مهدیعوامی-ك1ت 6 лет назад

Hello

@mabriz5364 5 лет назад

when do you water them a second time?

@johnnyAGardening 5 лет назад

Wait a around 3 weeks and them only water lightly, the soil should never be wet and soggy. Wait until the soil dries a little between waterings.

@stephenosullivan3384 3 года назад

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@alyanamichaels6176 4 года назад

That's a joke, it's very hard for me

@johnnyAGardening 4 года назад

If you are having trouble with propagating these plants, let us know what is happening and we will try to help.

@alyanamichaels6176 4 года назад

@@johnnyAGardening I was told to lay across the dirt. But they just shrivel up and die.

@johnnyAGardening 4 года назад

@@alyanamichaels6176 If you watch the video you will see that the cuttings are inserted into the potting mix, not left on the surface. Give it a try, making sure the cuttings are the right way up.

@alyanamichaels6176 4 года назад

@@johnnyAGardening I have to ordered some more cuttings,then I'll plant them in the dirt upright

@emilycook3790 4 года назад

Are you letting them callas? Or putting straight in water/soil? You have to take a cutting, leaving it out in a cool, dry place for 2-4 days, then plant in soil. Without letting it callas you are setting the plant up for failure, ie: rot, shriveling