Firestick Succulent Propagation

Choose a healthy young red pink or very light green stem with unblemished reddish or pinkish pencil like appendages.

Firestick succulent propagation.

Propagating from stem cuttings step by step. Euphorbia tirucalli sticks on fire is best propagated from stem cuttings. Take precautions when handling this succulent. Let the firestick cutting dry for a few days to callous over and plant in succulent soil.

Please keep in mind sticks on fire is toxic. The pot must be 2 to 3 inches wider and deeper than the plant s current pot and have drainage holes. The location of fire sticks should allow for full sun year round. Firestick cactus or euphorbia tirucalli rosea is also known as sticks of fire sticks on fire or pencil tree.

Optional dip the cut end in rooting hormone. Obtain a stem cutting and let it dry for a few days to a few weeks until it has formed a scab or callous on the cut end. Often referred to as a cactus the plant is actually a succulent that presents new growth with flare. I usually skip this step but some people prefer using it to speed up the.

To propagate a pencil cactus put on gloves and goggles and snip off a healthy stem. Often referred to as a cactus the plant is actually a succulent that presents new. It s easy to propagate a firestick plant using stem cuttings.