Propagating plants

Propagation refers to the process of making more plants to keep a plant variety alive.
Propagation is mainly done to improve plant health. Dividing a plant and replanting it
stimulates new growth.
Commonly, aquatic plants show two types of propagation. Vegetative propagation takes
place when a part of the plant itself is used to propagate the plant. This could be a stem
cutting, a tuber, corn or any other part of the plant. Most aquatic plants propagate in this
manner. Sexual or seed propagation takes place when a new plant grows from the spore
or seed of the parent plant.
There are different ways to prune and propagate different types of plants. Long stemmed
plants should be trimmed to keep the balance of the entire layout intact. One should use
long sharp scissors to do this. Each cut will sprout 2 or 3 new leaves. After a number of
trimmings, the plants can become top heavy and the branches become heavy and break
off.
The Amazon Sword usually propagates when its leaders have been clipped and replanted.
Tiny new plants will grow from these. The American Cress is a beautiful plant that grows
easily and is easy to maintain. It will also flower easily. Propagation occurs when the
aerial stems that are near the base of the plant are clipped and replanted.
The Cabomba, being a rapidly growing plant, requires to be pruned regularly. It is an
excellent oxygenator and propagation takes place by replanting the lower leaves. Anubias
do not grow enough to dominate any aquascape and they easily fall prey to algae
infestation. Old leaves should be removed immediately after they show sighs of
weakening. The Floating Fern is an easy plant to take care of, and your can propagate itby replanting the buds of matured plants. In the case of Wisteria, which is another
excellent plant, replanting the stems will produce new plants.
Cuttings are the easiest way to propagate aquatic plants. Foreground and Sword plants
usually produce runners that will take care of propagating new plants. When some
aquatic plants produce side shoots, their rhizomes should gently be cut away along with a
few leaves. They can then be planted along the surface of the substrate.