{"id":509,"date":"2021-04-01T11:44:16","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T11:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.semsgarden.com\/blog\/?p=509"},"modified":"2021-04-01T11:44:16","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T11:44:16","slug":"cutting-the-eucomis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.semsgarden.com\/blog\/gardening\/flowers\/cutting-the-eucomis\/","title":{"rendered":"Cutting the eucomis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Called pineapple lily because of the peculiar shape of the inflorescence which looks a bit like this fruit, eucomis is a bulbous plant that can be propagated easily by cuttings from the large lanceolate leaves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.semsgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/800px-Eucomis_autumnalis_flower-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-511\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Material:<\/strong><br>grafting<br>box<br>gravel<br>sand<br>potting soil<br>sieve<br>wooden plank<br>watering can <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.semsgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/800px-Eucomis_vandermerwei00-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-513\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Advice:<\/strong><br>To speed up the recovery of the cuttings, add a little heat and humidity by covering the box with a transparent plastic cover (mini-greenhouse) or placing it outside, under a frame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Good to know:<\/strong><br>The cuttings of the leaves make it possible to multiply a plant in greater number than by simple separation of the bulbils, often few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-blockspare-blockspare-carousel blockspare-87dfc3b5-4837-4\"><style>.blockspare-87dfc3b5-4837-4 .blockspare-carousel-wrap{margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:30px}<\/style><div class=\"blockspare-block-item blockspare-blocks blockspare-carousel-wrap has-gutter-space-1 blockspare-original blockspare-navigation-small\"><div class=\"blockspare-carousel-items\" data-next=\"fas fa-chevron-right\" data-prev=\"fas fa-chevron-left\" data-slick=\"{&quot;loop&quot;:true,&quot;autoplay&quot;:true,&quot;slidesToShow&quot;:2,&quot;speed&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;arrows&quot;:true,&quot;dots&quot;:false}\" style=\"color:#fff\"><div class=\"blockspare-gallery-figure \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.semsgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/800px-Eucomis_pallidiflora_150915-768x1024.jpg\"\/><\/div><div class=\"blockspare-gallery-figure \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.semsgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Eucomis_02-768x1024.jpg\"\/><\/div><div class=\"blockspare-gallery-figure \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.semsgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Eucomis_bicolor_01.jpg\"\/><\/div><div class=\"blockspare-gallery-figure \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.semsgarden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Eucomis_comosa_001-768x1024.jpg\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Choosing the right plant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The eucomis usually multiplies by separating the bulbils that arise around the main bulb.&nbsp;But leaf cuttings also give excellent results.&nbsp;Choose a healthy plant with no visible signs of disease or insect attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Select and cut leaves<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With a grafter, select the best formed leaves.&nbsp;You can prepare your cuttings in two ways either by cutting pieces of leaf of about ten centimeters, or by cutting the leaf along the vein in the longitudinal direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prepare the box<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a box, pierced for the flow of the overflow of irrigation water, place a layer of gravel for drainage.&nbsp;Cover with a mixture of finely sifted potting soil and sand, in equal parts.&nbsp;Tamp with a wooden board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wait for the bulbils<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then, gently, push in your cuttings about 1 cm, pressing down with your fingers to hold them.&nbsp;Water in fine rain.&nbsp;After a few weeks, bulbils will appear at the cut part of the leaf buried in the ground.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Called pineapple lily because of the peculiar shape of the inflorescence which looks a bit like this fruit, eucomis is a bulbous plant that can be propagated easily by cuttings from the large lanceolate leaves. 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