How does the unicorn flower reproduce

The unicorn flower, also known as iron begonia, is a kind of trailing shrub plant, which is planted in most parts of our country. The whole plant can be used as medicine. How can the unicorn flower reproduce?

1. Cutting time

Cutting iron begonia, if you want to have a high survival rate of reproduction, it is best to choose in early spring or late autumn, when the plant activity is the highest, and the rooting rate after cutting is very high.

2. Cutting substrate

Cutting iron begonia, naturally need soil, generally speaking, it is best to choose a mixture of humus and sandy soil as the cutting substrate, so that cutting is not easy to hurt cuttings, more conducive to survival. However, before the start of cutting, it is best to disinfect the soil so as not to choose the diseased soil and lead to the failure of cutting.

3. Cuttings selection

After doing the first two steps, we can make the choice of cuttings at this time. You can cut the strong branches with 3-4 leaves as cuttings on the potted crabapple. Because iron begonia is poisonous, it should be washed with clean water immediately after cuttings are cut, so as to prevent its juice from touching our hands.

4. Start cutting

After completing the above steps, the cutting propagation of Tripterygium can be officially started: the cuttings are inserted into the substrate according to the row spacing of 5 cm * 5 cm, and the insertion depth is 4-5 cm.

5. Maintenance after insertion

Pour water once after insertion and wait for rooting. When the plant grows 2-3 leaves, plant it in a flowerpot. After 2-3 weeks, you can keep it in the sun. After that, you will get a beautiful pot of iron begonia.