Portulacaria Afra Stem Propagation + 5-Week Update

Portulacaria Afra-Elephant Bush is one the easiest succulent plants I have to propagate through stem cuttings. In this video, I show how I normally propagate my Elephant Bush using stem cuttings. I have a follow-up in the end to show how the cuttings are doing after 5 weeks. Rooting the cuttings took longer than anticipated possibly due to dormancy. We were in the middle of winter when I took the stem cuttings and it affected the speed of propagation.
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[@shoshoiLLindividual]

Encouraging to see! Mine just toppled over and its feb so i need to prune! Thankyou for your video

[@rickcrain225]

Very good presentation on that I'm learning my succulents for the past 2 years everything helps

[@jude1515]

It’s a great plant. I took a piece of mine off of the main plant and I am going to try to make a little mame bonsai with it.

[@MangroveWorld]

I planted some in a recycle bin which I converted into a planter for succulents. One elephant's paintbrush plant is starting to take over and growing over an Echeveria. Took some cuttings from it haven't planted them yet.

[@jessicagalyon5840]

Be nice to see a water prop comparison

[@reynoldsj]

Great video! Thank you and God Bless!

[@ellietobe]

If you had very good draining soil then watering more often would be necessary. These plants do not like to sit in water but they cannot grow good healthy roots in dry soil either.

[@nn843]

I use a mix of pumice, perlite, a bit of pine bark and volcanic rock. It works great for me

[@sallysoen1]

Can they grow in normal soil? So not in a pot but in the garden in garden soil?

[@SshhhTrouble]

I just found an elephant bush stem on the ground in a garden center. How do I know if it’s calloused? I also found some sedum leaves & have the same question

[@naseebaibrahim1186]

When u repotted kindly hw mch water did u give it? is it to give water until we see it draining from the pot?

[@GraftingTactick]

Absolutely beautiful, 💕🤝

[@sstadeli]

Thanks good video!

[@luluramos2981]

Did she pot directly into soil or did she let it callus first. Think i missed it.

[@amyhenderson6458]

Mine has been the SAME size for 1.5-2 yrs. Little to no growth. Should I cut the very top leaves off of the few branches I have? Will that encourage growth? Unfortunately I can’t propagate it yet because I hardly have a plant as it is and to cut a piece of one of the branches off would leave me with half of a tiny plant ☹️

[@ShumilaAhmad]

You might need to repot with fresh soil. It needs nutrients to grow. Also, how much sun is it getting?

[@raebustos5075]

Was that all the water you gave it initially after pottinng??? & if not how often did you water until your 5 week update??

[@raebustos5075]

Also would any root hormone powder be beneficial??

[@succulentplantcare373]

Hi I watered about once a week. I don’t normally use rooting hormone but yes, it should promote faster growth

[@betydeleon2594]

Thank you! Good video

[@succulentplantcare373]

Thanks for watching!

[@imneverwrongsometimestruthlies]

Are you the same lady in the cactus caffeine channel?

[@ronaldohernandez9349]

Do stem cutting get a new life span? Or does it just pick up from its original plant

[@berkekolbasi7459]

Once you take cuttings like these, if they start to root it’s basically a whole new plant/clone of the original and can grow to full size or even larger than the original plant you pulled from

[@kestane123chesmo]

no rooting hormone ?

[@thahabmustafa2149]

Hello I have two elephant bushes. They are my first and I’d like to send you a picture of one and you let me know if I need to cut the branches off. How can I send you a picture?

[@BoneDaddy1997]

it's personal preference really. if you think it's looking kinda scraggly and long, you can always snip it to a preferred length and grow those pieces as well

[@zandraabueno3996]

Try water propagation its faster❤

[@succulentplantcare373]

Thanks for watching 😊

[@marciabradwick2851]

I think your cuttings would root faster if you took most of the leaves off. Too much energy is going into maintaining the leaves. I've never seen propagating like this.

[@meatfarts]

Yes I was confused by this too. And not removing leaves from the bottom. How would one know how tall to make the cuttings propagate?

[@Lee-k1k9i]

Why the music ? It makes video crap😂

[@betydeleon2594]

Thank you! Good video

[@succulentplantcare373]

Thanks for watching!