How to Grow Dracaena Plant from Cuttings | Dragon Tree Propagation
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- After several experiments, I've found the best method for the propagation of dracaena cuttings. I tried soil, water, with green tops, and without. If you want to learn how to grow dracaena plant (dragon tree) from cuttings, It's all right here! These trees make great house plants or indoor plants and grow well in very low lighting.
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Thank you, Mike. Finally, a CZcams horticulturist that shows the results of the methods employed. You're right. There are far too many gardening videos where a person shows what they did on Day 1, but they never show you if their technique was successful on Day 60, 90, etc. You not only showed what worked (water); you showed what did not work. Alas, someone used the scientific method on this platform. I'm very grateful, Mike. I just split my dracaena that was touching my 8 foot ceiling and put the leafy top in a large jar of simple water based upon your video.
Wow! 8 feet tall. Now that's a huge houseplant. Really cool!
I agree. Its,very helpful, because I love my Dracena's but no clue. Now I know what to do with info. Thanks!
I have a 7 footer thinking of propagating and cutting back. What were your results?
Mike, I need your guidance. Badly, I am watching your propagation video on Dracaenea. (Sorry spelling) I have one tiny tuft, that is not doing well. I want to try and save on a 4ft stick. This is a baby from a 32 year old plant I had die off suddenly. The trunk was 2'diameter. That layer read in News should never had been sold or obtained from Home Depot. The thickness put age at approximately 300 yrs old. So this pathetic little shoot is Dear to me. Being a baby I saved from this ancient tree illegally harvested from Madagascar. I felt like a trust of sorts. My Duty. So this baby I propogated now for 15 years and kept needs help again. I literally have 2- 4' twigs with a very sickly plum of leaves now. That is it. So want to Start over and try to save. Was sold as a "Madagascar Dragon Tree" which it was a tree though very short. 😢
Absolutely brilliant, i saved 5 dragon trees 8 yrs ago when a coffee shop remodeled. I have two left, very leggy. Everything i have tried with cuttings have failed, i would love to save something off these 2 left. Now i think i can Thank You. Cordially, Juliana kincaid in the great state of mo.
Hope it works out well for you Juliana! Wonder if we're related somehow. My family is originally from Ohio.
Hello from France. I grew one dracaena cutting only in water, wedged with little stones, adding some liquid fertilizer once a month, for at least two years. When it was high enough, I cut the tip and it made three new tips, with leaves up. After this time, I planted it in soil and it accepted well this change. So you can use hydroculture or soil for this indoor plant.
This channel has been the best thing I've found for plant propagation! So many channels tell you what to do but dont walk you through it and show the results. The way you do helps people like me who are more kinetic/hands on learners. Thank you so much!
You are very welcome!
Thank you SO so much for showing the results! It's ridiculous I had to go through at least 3 videos to find yours with results (and that's on the lower end of the average when I'm looking for plant videos).
Haha, I agree, CZcams should promote my videos better, lol.
May the Lord bless you ! I was just looking for the exact experiment to take on with my sister’s plant. I needed to make sure before I cut it as she loves the plant like your wife loves it. Thank you, sincerely, for your video! I learned a lot. I like how honest you are! God bless you! 💛
You are so welcome. Good luck with your project.
Thank you very much! I’ve been hoping to propagate a plant that means a lot to me. Now I know what to do to ensure it lives on!
Your water-to-soil acclimation method is so much better than my sloppy ness method!!❤❤
Mike, I always enjoy your enthusiasm and propagation experiments, whether it's on annuals, shrubs, trees, or houseplants! I am fascinated with propagation. Have you ever tried to propagate a red cordyline? Every fall, mine look gorgeous as the centerpiece in a few of my outdoor planters, and I'm curious if they could be propagated. I hope you and your family are having a wonderful summer! ~Margie🌞🌿💕
Yes, it’s been a nice summer so far. A little cool and rainy so all the plants are a little behind but that just means less watering. I haven’t messed around with the plant you mentioned. I’ll have to keep my eyes out for it. Glad you enjoyed this video and I appreciate all your support.
I trim them after they have gotten tall and lanky. Take those trimmings and put them in dirt with rooting hormone. I have heard of water props but don't like water sitting around because of the mosquito problem. GOOD LUCK
Hi Mike, just wanted to tell you that it takes quite a bit for me to like a video to subscribe to it, but I didn’t have to think twice on yours. I can’t thank you enough for sharing your knowledge. I’ve learned a lot and I appreciate it so much!!!
Awesome, thank you!
Doing this with mine now, got three leafy tops in water and wanted to find a video to see if it'll work. Thank you for this! Excited now to find out what I'll get after my whole plant died from root rot 😅 video much appreciated, the best so far showing the whole process until the end!
Glad you enjoyed the video and I wish you all the success you can find with your cuttings!
Thank you Mike for being so genuine, passionate, and thorough.
That's the only way to be!
Your video was great cause we learned a lot .I just this summer cut up some dracaenas and just stuck a head cutting in potting soil with a just potted pothos and had really good results the soil was kept the same as all the rest of my plants .
try to start them by laying the stalks horizonal in the top inch of the soil cut to about four inches each. you can also rubber band several together and after rooting separate
Thank you for this .. very helpful, as my cat just chewed one of the stems off of my 5' tall dracaena, so I am going to give this a try. It's currently 23rd October 2023, so I will try to remember to report back my results using this method in a few months.
I’d love to hear about it 😊
I came back from the store and saw that my corn plant snapped 😞 in the middle of my living room. I had to find a way to re-pot. Your video was so helpful. I'm going to try and plant in water. Thank you for sharing the video.
You’re welcome and I wish you luck on your cuttings.
Finally! Been looking for this video for 2 years now. Thank you 😃
Glad you found it.
Mike, I did something similar in Dec. 2020. Planted two tops, two rooted stems, and 8 stem pieces in soil. The tops did fine. Six months later I threw away 6 of the pieces. A week later new growth started on the two rooted stalks and two pieces of stem. The pieces of stem later died, but the rooted stalks are doing well now. I was blown away that it took over 6 months for the rooted stems to put on new growth. Love your channel and your passion.
6 months! Now that's commitment.
Super helpful video. I’m trying to save a plant I bought during the pandemic. It’ll be my first time trying to propagate a plant, so this video was helpful!
Glad to hear it. Good luck!
You didn't use any rooting hormone. I had no idea what it was called but that looks just like a plant my wife had. I cut mine back and stuck the sticks with to growth in the buckets and they grew fine. I think I might have used hormone though. Point being they can root in soil. Good luck Mike, thanks as always, and great health to you and yours.
I'm sure the hormone would help. Maybe another experiment when these trees get big again.
@@MikeKincaid79 I recommend you to try the method of tying up the shoot until the aerial roots have sprouted. This is a very effective but forgotten method used by our grandmothers.
mike, if you see this omg, sorry i haven't seen your channel in a while, this is a different account, you inspired me to do my own Channel! I'm a fan from way back in hydrangea cuttings days! congrats on the subs WOW
Thanks! The channel really took on a mind of its own. I'll go check you out.
Wow.... hi Mike, how interesting ,I just did the same experiment with my dracaena last month and just like yours only the two sticks in the water rooted.I was just thinking how should i put them in soil so they won't spoil. And here you are, the double cup method . It's awesome, thank you so much.
Thanks for the confirmation with your own experiment. Yes, the double cup method works really well.
I tried to propagate dumb cane.. And it also seems like only the ones with leafs will make it😅
@@JenniRegginaAs I said before my stems (without leaves) in the water rooted, but the ones in the soil rotted.
@@sayehhossainzade8257 sorry my bad😅 it's good to know that in water might be the best way to get some results.
I took 2, 1 gallon ice cream buckets,. and drilled drain holes in the bottom of one, drilled 2 holes at the rim of both and took the other one, flipped it over for a lid and used a small piece of rope and tied together as a hinge. Works perfectly. And large enough to put several plants in it.
Thanks for this video! Love seeing the process of cutting and the results of your testing-- i feel confident to tackle this now!
You’ve got this Katie!
So from what I see on video, I will definitely go with water. Then if hopefully , I get roots I will try your Two cup Method to try and get them planted. Wish me Luck. After all this time this plant is family. I have some older than my adult children. LOL.
Lol, good luck!
Loved this thank you for sharing ❤
Very useful. Thanks very much👍 🙂
Glad it was helpful!
;), The results of your experiment were exactly 180 degrees opposite to what I expected to happen. I completely thought the 2 rooted plants in pots were a sure thing, that they would leaf out and grow well, then the cuttings in soil would be about 50% success and the 2 cuttings in water would quickly rot. I am glad I didn't gamble any folding money on this one.
You and me both. I felt the same way about all of it.
Hello Mike! I am a plant lover from Anatolia. There are lots of channels about plants, i follow some of them.Ofcourse each channel has its own way and each person is a different world.
The thing is your narrative style is completely distinctive.It is a joy to watch your vidoes.Especially while you are discribing roots which is amazing.I admire your effort and i wish you success for your future work 2.May the God be with you :)
Thank you so much! It's great to hear such a nice comment from another plant lover. God bless you as well.
What a great video! Thanks, Mike! That potting soil looks amazing!
Thanks! This soil was just generic bagged potting soil from the local farm supply store. I use it for all my houseplants.
Great video. Thank you!
this video is really really nice!!! happy growing
Thanks!
If you ever repeat this, I would put the stems in to the potting mix dry, not wet, and don't water them for a while (so same as frangipani). Then they won't rot. I've had about 75% success rate doing that way.
Good to know. I will try that!
Mike I am so glad you posted a video. Been wondering what you were up to. I always get something awesome from watching your content. Thanks and have a blessed day!!
So glad to hear it! I have been really sick for a couple weeks but finally better now. More videos to come.
Hey ! Just started getting into gardening and propagating here in South Florida ! I can see ur videos are going to be my “ go to “ . love the before and after - feels fool proof . However, as a beginner, my question is about the water - the color made me think that it wasn’t changed too often . Should the water be changed over the two months plus, before u move the cuttings and slowly acclimate them to the soil in the deli containers ? I realize urs were intended as house plants but I’m gonna try my tricolored Dracaenas outdoors in tropical weather Florida . Wish me luck !! Thanks for the video !
You just saved me soooo much time and headache, thank you, 🎉🎉🎉🎉
You're welcome!
Mike your the best. I'm just getting into propagation and it's so addicting. Thank you so much for your videos. I've learned so much. Have you ever propagated a peony? I love love Hydrangeas. Where do you sell your plants at. Thank you again for being so positive and homeschooling is the best. My son is 33 and tells everyone how thankful he is now for his homeschooling. Keep it up, you rock!!!
Thanks so much for your support Robyne and happy gardening!
love your mischievous 😺 kitty that stuck by you during your 🎥 filming. sweetness.
That cat is always close by 🤣
Ok, I'm going up to deal with mine I refer to as, the "Rockette's". I am going to build on your work and I'm saving this video so if I make a video, I will be able to site it as my jumping off point. There's a couple ideas I have that are kind of a pain in the rear but I think the results may be promising.
OMGoodness. Thank you. I think you just saved me from killing my plant.
"Never show the results" Yes, reminds me of a few CZcams videos of people enthusiastically rooting apple cuttings (and never showing results). One video showed a man attempting to root a grape cluster from the store (with grapes removed). Of course he never showed the results. Technically, it might be possible - the DNA and live cells are there... but I would think it would take some fancy laboratory techniques to pull off. On apples, as you've shown, a slow layering process of some sort seems to work best.
I get a lot of questions about rooting apples. One of these days I'll give it a shot. When I do, I'll film it.
Well done Mike. Great video 👍
Time to get pruning my plants🤗
I think you turned some of the ones without leaves upside down when you put them in the water. Could that be the reason they didn’t make it?
I’d have to go back and watch but I’m pretty sure I got them right side up.
wonderful video, happy more , more planting and make best plants to growing, good job, Mike !👍🪴🪴🪴😉
Chuck here. Great information. As always you are the BOMB
Thanks Chuck!
Brilliant, brilliant video, thank you. ❤
loved the cat cameo at 5:11 ahah
They sneak in from time to time
@@MikeKincaid79 Got to love em! Loved the content by the way! Awlays look foward to your next videos. Have a good day!
I luv mine to go tall, tall!!!
Funny, I transplanted and trimmed my grandmas in soil and it survived. I cut it so there was no leaves, trimmed the roots, put it back in soil, and it grew back in a month.
That tree was in the same pot for at least 20 years she said. And still is, just newly trimmed.
Right on. Sure wish mine would have bounced back but I think I beat it up too much between cutting the top and pruning the roots.
Hi Mike, good to see you! Great video! That's interesting how plants behave differently from one to another sort of speak. Henry was on the roll 😅😅😅made my day! Hugs to you and the girls! 🤗💜🤗
Hey Camelia! Yes, he was on a roll that day, haha. Good to see ya. Hugs!
😅😅😅 that's right! Thanks! 🤗🤗🤗
LOL Kinda obvious about the water. I generally put cuttings in water before repotting. Gotta get the roots going no matter what. H2O almost never fails. Thanks mate!
good job I will follow your advice, greetings from Chile
Thanks for visiting the channel!
About time you made another video lol very cool so far
Hahaha, yeah I'm finally back at it. Feeling much better.
@@MikeKincaid79 guess who's back . Lol wonder if you get that reference or not
Is it just my imagination but the one that had the super soaked soil mixture seemed like it did a little better is that just in my head. Lol
You have to change the water in the cuttings jar daily, or at least 4 X week
Talking with you hands or learning sign language Mike? 😁
Probably a little of both
What was the water schedule like? Under water, over water? Did you change the water? Rooting hormone?
Apparantly it helps if you change the water every few days else the water gets stagnent a smelly (bacteria) that will kill the plant.
Hi Mike. My Spiked Dracaenas are growing/thriving in an outside garden in the NW USA (I never overwinter). I have one that's 42" tall. At the ground surface, its still green, no brown bark/stalk. It's too big for the area. Can I cut it back at ground level to have it start over as a smaller plant the following season? If so, when should I do the pruning? Thanks.
I had a sad shoot on my mom's 20+ year dracaena that I've started taking care of because she's unable to now, I cut it into 12-15 cuttings and about 3 weeks in it looks like just about all of them are starting to grow tiny little hairs. None of them look rotted. I did all of them in water and I have them on a covered porch with bright indirect light. Only 2 of them had leaves left on them. I think water is the much safer bet.
Right on, glad to hear of your success!
Oh, that was fun.
I am curious as to why the one good one died back. Whatever caused that may have been the reason the other dirt attempts didn’t work. More mysteries to solve! Woohoo.
So far, I’ve only attempted pruning, but I haven’t gone for a big chop like you did. I left some green on top.
You are the boss, Mike. Appreciate you for all you share, brother
(No hormone?)
Yeah, I was really perplexed with the healthy plant dying back but I did beat it up pretty good, lol. Just thought I'd try it without hormone but I'll have to do another project with the hormone to compare.
I like the way you do follow ups on your propogation videos. I've seen some where they show rootimg money tree leaves and getting a new plant form it. I am suspicious of this as I have never seen a follow up results video. I know that there are some plants where it is possible to root a plant from only a leaf. There are some others that will grow roots on the leaves but it will not give you a new plant just a huge leaf. Could you do a video on money trees and show us whether or not you can get a new plant from just the leaf?
I can work on that. Are talking about pothos?
@@MikeKincaid79 Pachira Aquatica is the species name I believe. There's a Corn Plant also called a Money Tree (Roberta's Garden)
@@loloholmes2793 Yes that is the plant I was thinking of.
Then I must be doing something magical. I had 12 cuttings, into 8 inch pieces from a very long piece of growth. One had growth, the others didn't. To my surprise and a mazement all of them rooted and showed growth. All I did was put them in soil and made sure the stoil was damp until I saw sprouts beginning then I reduced the frequency of watering with little gulps of water. All of them found a home. Now the main plant we cut back, needs to be cut back again. Will see if the success rate will be the same.
You are truly magical, lol
Thanks Mike. I appreciate your info
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Hey I’ve got one that’s about 20 years old or so, growing in a gallon glass jar, but needs repotting. Might have to try cuttings also.
Wow, 20 years old. That’s really cool. Yeah, the water cuttings were the way to go for sure. I’m going to experiment more with it though.
@@MikeKincaid79 figure out a secure way and I’ll send you a pic.
Very Interesting, thanks for sharing!♥️
Very good to know!
Great! I actually learned a lot from this one too.
@@MikeKincaid79 I have some soaking now and I removed all but the top leaves. Did you swap out the water regularly?
I think I only swapped the water a few times on this one but it wouldn’t hurt to do it more often.
@@MikeKincaid79 A couple of mine are now showing roots in their water, so will be onto their soupy messes soon! Thanks again.
Got a corn plant that needs something done to it. Let's go! Wow, that one is in need of something too. Wondering how it looks now?
Still growing under my fluorescent lights.
What is the best soil for these plants? I just purchased 2 Dracaena Marginatas from Lowe's. I found out they both of the plants were drenched in water. I repotted them using Miracle Gro Potting Soil, but the leaves are yellowing. I added systemic insect treatment. I'm in Lynchburg, VA, and I'm unsure as to whether or not I purchased soul from a bad batch or should consider a different soil.
Thanks for sharing Mike, I have 2 that are around 6-7 feet tall, I want to try air layering the tallest to start another tree, I’ll let you know how it works out.
That sounds like a fun project. 6 to 7 feet! Man, you must have had that for awhile.
Coeld you give a update on the air layering?
I see the kitty down bellow lol😂
Lol
Question Mike….. do you have a video about propagating Coneflowers or echinacea from cuttings? I know you can divide but I don’t have any plants mature enough to divide and want to try cuttings. Any thoughts?
I don't have videos on that but sounds like a fun project. People ask about peonies all the time too, so maybe I need to start working with all those plants.
Did miss spoke by saying ,JohnCena can be propagated In the wild?.
Thank you!
I have a very tall dracaena with only one shoot can I cut some from the top end to propagate?
If it were me, I'd try air layering it first.
Love it keep em coming, you are still the best, are you feeling better?
Much better
great info Mike
Very interesting, thank you.
You're welcome!
great work as always.
how often did you change the water in those cups? and did you use tab water or filtered water?
thank you Mike
I changed it twice over the whole process and just used tap water.
I've done this, your root hormone would of helped. Was surprised you didn't use it
I'll have to do another project with the hormone
I’ve had mine in a glass milk jug filled with water for about a month now and I’m not getting any roots. Any ideas
Can draecenas be cuttings be orooagated in water?
Thank you this was a great video. How do you make sure you don’t get fungus gnats when you do the double pot with the soil soaked in water? Every time I accidentally overwater a plant, it seems like I instantly have a gnat problem. I’ve just trimmed up a dying mass cane and put the stems in water. I want to follow your whole process but I’m worried about the fungus gnats.
I use yellow sticky paper and mosquito bits for gnats.
Great Video.i took some cuttings without any leafs and they never took either.
Only the cuttings with leafs rooted.
Has anyone had success from just stick cuttings?
I don't know but I sure didn't. Good to hear confirmation about your experience. Seems like a lot of us are having the same experience.
So, in theory, could we have rooted them in the two cups, by keeping it soupy until we see roots and then let the water evaporate and transplant?
I suppose that would work. Sounds like a good idea for a video.
What if you took the stem cuttings and did the soil “soup” method from the beginning? May be worth an experiment??
I was thinking the same thing. Waiting on the 2 little trees to get more size on them.
If you had let the trunks scab over for a few days before sticking them in the soil, it would have protected against rot and you would have had much better results :)
Thanks for the tip.
You did not try outting those cuttings without leaves in water. Maybe they cojld have developed roots?
good job chief ... water is life !
What kind of water were the cuttings in? Did you change the water at any point?
Just tap water. I think I changed it once for this project.
Hi trying to propagate a small branch that was snapped off plant at work. Its about 4 inches long no leaves on but small green sprout at top. Ive put in water but starting to feel squashy at the end, is this normal in water or is it rotting? TIA
It's hard for me to say without seeing it, but if it looks mushy then it might be rotting. I'd snip that part off and start over with clean distilled water.
Coool Mike. Ty
Unfortunately mine all rotted. Maybe I should have changed the water more often. It was fun to try thought.
Oh bummer. I plan to experiment more with these in the future.
I was given a huge pot of Clivia ...I would love some instruction on dividing that. I took it out of its original container last spring but the root mass was so big and intertwined... I just put it in a bigger pot and buried it in dirt...way too scary looking to try and figure out on my own and I just couldn't find any CZcams tutorials that could help .
Mike, can the water, where the cuttings are placed, be changed - let's say every two weeks? There are some odors building after couple of days
Yes, change as often as needed.
My dracaena has grown a lot and now it has like a long sprout with many litle white flowers, ot they look like flowers....I like to have a new plant out of it, but I dont know how to do it. Could you give me some suggestion about this. Thanks a lot, Ramon.
This video will show you how. I've never gotten flowers from mine. That's amazing!
do they need to be under direct sun while rooting?
No direct sun
I've never thought to propagate that plant. I'm gonna try it. Also you multiply petunias. I grow double Petunia and did video. Have you ever done double Petunias?
No, I haven't but I can look for them at the nursery.
Have you ever tried it with a rooting hormone?
@@MikeKincaid79 I never see the doubles at nurseries. I bought the seeds from Park Seed and Burpee. I'm waiting to see more colors before I do an update video. Have a great day and happy gardening 🌿🌱🌷🌺🌹🐝
Hey Mike. My plants has extra roots growing from higher up on the stem. I think u call them buds. What exactly is it and do I cut them off. The stem is so bumpy and not clean like yours. I say bumpy cause I don't know if it's roots , air roots or buds. But it has alot around the crown of the stem. Or the part between the main stem and the lower parts of the stem that branched out where there is growth. If that makes sense.
Sounds like root initials. That’s a good thing. Just let it root!
I have a question about growing Luna Hibiscus from seed. Do they have to be pinched back when small ?
Pinching any plant back will encourage root growth and more branching.
Does this have to be started in spring?
Not if it’s an indoor houseplant.
Could the branches be trained to be braided when they've rooted and gotten taller?
Yeah, I'm sure you could braid them. That's a really cool idea.
Nice video. Thanks. Kind of confused on these following points. The one of the two potted plants in the decorative bowls had a root system and leaves. It died back. The soil on it as well as others in soil looked very dry. Did you water them at all? The second separate point of confusion for me is that the two plants in water with leaves that rooted had green water as well as green looking roots. Was this algea? Did you add fertilizer to the water? Normally I get a lot of algea if fertilizer is added to the water.
Yes, I watered the potted plants that were cut back but not as much. The surface was dry but it was moist down in the pot. I didn't want to over water and cause rot (which is what happened anyway). The cuttings in the cups of water had just plain water in them, no fertilizer. Yes, the green stuff was algae. I changed the water 2 times during the rooting process but it still grew some algae which didn't affect the cuttings and they are still growing healthy.
Thank you