How To Separate Snake Plant? When you make a purchase, I can get a small commission at no extra cost to you. Snake plants, especially Sansevierias, are one of the easiest to maintain indoor plants. If you already have one, you can propagate leaves to form more plants. Propagation of a Sansevieria plant is very easy. Rooting cuttings of snake plants in water is foolproof.
I hope you find it easy and enjoyable to grow your own snake plants. Read on to find out which method you should use and which one is right for you. The easiest way to propagate snake plants is to root cuttings in water.
Root hormone
If you like, you can dip your cuttings in root hormone. If the leaves of your snake plant are large, you can cut off leaf sections and put them in water as shown below. Place the lower part of each leaf in water and cover about 25% of the leaf with water.
It is important to keep the leaf cuttings in the same direction in which they are planted. If you turn the page, they do not root. Cut a V-shaped notch in the bottom of each cut. This increases the area on which roots can grow, and it helps to track which side ends get into the water and which into the soil. A snake plant will not take root very well.
Multiply a single leaf
You can multiply a single leaf by placing it in a tall glass vase for dramatic effect. Cut the leaf into several sections. Use a clean, sharp cutting shear to cut the leaf out of the ground. Cuttings of snake plants grow roots and new leaves with only water. Separate the lump of leaves and roots from the main plant and repot into your own pot.
Usual care
Plant roots and leaves in sand or peat moss and follow the usual care of the snake plant. Leave the cut leaf callus to soak for a day or two and then place the cut end in wet sand in a jar. Place the container in indirect light in all situations and change the water every few days. This method does not differ from the water method except that it skips a step.
Step 1: Remove your snake plant from the pot and use your hands to remove the soil around the rhizome (the trunk protruding from the roots). Step 2: Use a sharp, clean garden blade to separate the root system. Step 3: Place the rhizomes in a new container of fresh soil.
Prepare a small pot for your cactus mixture and make sure it feels moist. Let your leaf segments dry for a few days. This gives the cut edges time to dry out and scab, reducing the likelihood of rot. When the cut edge appears dry, it is planting time.
Important tip
An important tip to keep in mind when deciding to cut a leaf into several segments. As you can see on the photo to the right, you will see that I cut a leaf in half. The leaf segments should not be turned upside down so that they do not take root. Instead, keep them in the same alignment as they grew on the plant.
If it is a large plant, the leaves need a little support when they establish themselves in their new location. One or two wooden posts will provide plenty of support. Another advantage of the division is that some varieties cannot be propagated by cutting leaves and remain faithful to the use of the division. It is not necessary to take one piece of the plant, but the whole small plant itself.
As soon as the roots form, you have to wait a little bit for the puppies to form. I would say an average of 2 months before you see roots forming. As soon as the roots have formed, small puppies start to grow. If your goal is to breed offspring, you can divide the snake plant so that it roots several crowns into your plants, or divide the plant into pots with individual sections. Cutting a leaf from a snake plant and rooting it will lead to puppies, but not to reproduction.
If you are interested in breeding your Sansevieria puppies but cannot plant them in the ground, read my blog post about growing snake plants in water. In this blog post I will show you how to separate the puppies from the leaf.
It is possible to root cuttings of snake plants in water. This is risky, but the cut should be made as quickly as possible. You want to do this before you root the potting agent.
Let the roots grow
If you let the roots grow to about one to two inches in length, you should see growth in about four to six weeks after you have potted the snake plant cut. Another way of circumventing this period is to add a piece of water to ensure that the roots grow properly. Think of it as a foundation as it grows. The cut takes a little longer, depending on how much proper lighting it receives, but this is a general rule of thumb. A snake plant grows much faster than a plant.
If you can tell that your snake plant is dead, the leaves have turned yellow, they are soggy and the roots are soggy. If it is still green and the plant is viable, the dying parts of the plant can be cut off and repotted.
I happen to have a whale fin snake plant (Masoniana leaf cuttings) that I have rooted in the water. Check it out, there are tiny roots, but the plant stays down. I would say that trying to root a snake plant can end up rotting. You will not see any roots for several weeks and your leaves will start to turn brown and muddy in the water if it does not work.
The colorful snake plant has beautiful yellow vertical stripes that adorn the leaf margins. If you try to propagate the plant by cutting leaves, the snake species will return to a green plant. So if you want to get the snake plant back, you are better advised to divide the original plant and try to propagate it from the leaf cuttings.
Conclusion
If you would like to learn more about the propagation of snake plants, you could enjoy my article about the propagation of golden pot cuttings, the care of potted plants and the propagation of pear cactus pads. Experience has shown that it takes about 1-3 months to propagate a snake plant. It is simple, and there are five different ways to do this: rhizome division, root pruning, soil drainage around the cut root, leaf pruning irrigation, and Leca. I was not lucky enough to multiply the snake plant by cutting and watering, so I switched to leca to avoid the plant rotting. Root the plant by watering with leca, but I have found that it takes a while.
