This guide provides tips and advice on propagating jewel orchids, a type of orchid with patterned leaves. It covers soil preparation, watering, and the process of dividing a mature orchid. Jewel orchids require bright, indirect light and thrive in average indoor humidity. Regular pruning and maintenance are essential for their growth.
Propagation of jewel orchids is a simple process that can be done by stem cuttings. Use sharp, sterilized shears to cut a healthy 3 to 4-inch stem from the plant. The best time to propagate is during springtime when cutting a stem into small pieces with 2 dormant buds per stem. They will root easily in a slightly moist potting medium.
To propagate jewel orchids, keep the soil consistently moist and place the propagation setup in bright, indirect light. Roots are shy, so propagation involves breaking off a stem and letting it root. Each division will shoot off more stems.
Jewel orchards can be propagated via cuttings or division. For cuttings, take a piece approximately 10cm long and plant into moist sphagnum moss or potting soil. Plant them in soil, and they will root within 2 weeks, sometimes faster. Provide the same light for your cutting as you grow the mother plant in.
Propagating jewel orchids is similar to African Violets. Place it in water and roots will form. Plant it in your favorite mix, like jewel orchids.
📹 How to Grow New Jewel Orchids from Stem Cuttings
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Hello, I know this article is a little old, but maybe you’ll see this. I found this very informative and well filmed, so thank you very much! 🙂 I have just bought a new Ludisia cutting with roots and cut it into three parts, 2 of them (without leaves) are in perlite where I want them to grow leaves before potting. But here’s my question: how do you pot the new plants? Do you bury the stem cuttings or lay them on top of the soil? And if you bury them: do you do this horizontally or vertically? I couldn’t find information on this so if you could help I would very much appreciate it! 😊
i am having such a hard time propagating this plant i tried in a glass of water but all the leafs were turning pink, now it has one leaf which is turning pink so i added to a mason jar i added orchid bark in the bottom perlite and soil on top hoping this is the last an final step please help…. it all started because i broke the roots once while repotting
I have a ludisia dragon fire I bought, and it arrived with a broken stem! It was already so so tiny with only 3 dime sized leaves, so I propped it up with a toothpick hoping it would repair itself. The bottom rotted, so took a cutting above the rot and put it in water, which also rotted. I had one leaf and a tiny nub of a node left, put it in moss, and hoped for the best. It’s been like 4-5 months now and it’s grown me a tiny new leaf! Anyone reading this, don’t give up on your plants!! They are pretty strong little things.
I love this article it was so insightful. I received the Biorb Air 60 and will be planting my rare and unique Jewel orchids. Also some different variations of fittonia. Frankie Fittonia has been a little finicky so will be interesting to see how it turns out. Using Dragon stone and my own mix like yourself. I mix reptibark that retains moisture to keep the substrate at the right moisture. Your suggestion about also spot watering was also helpful. I”d like to see how to propogate the pups from the mother plant jewel orchid. I have never tried propogating them in water and would like to give it a try. Ill be adding miniature orchids to some dragonstone and see how it goes.
I was looking and was sure that I had watched this and then I remembered the mention of the little snails but what the heck im perusal it again 😆. Love your biorb and its colourful array of plants and all of the updates from the initial set up to present have been awesome. Its great to see the work that goes into keeping it as beautiful as you do and being that you are definitely a perfectionist its not surprising to see you fussing over it and giving it a haircut. This article inspired me to give my bottle garden a trim back when I first watched it as it was wanting to burst out of the top and yep its grown back quite a lot since 😅. Almost time for another trim, I’ll give it a month in the weather we are having before it needs another chop. Great article as per usual and thank you for the great update. 🙂
I love Fittonias but they die on me… I even buy them to replace the dead ones as they come in different shades and colors…i put them in an open terrarium environment, keep them moist but i just use regular potting mix, probably not enough drainage…they seem to live for a few months then suddenly withered away, maybe i over water too…
Are You sure You aren’t related to Mother Nature? I haven’t seen anything that Amazing yet on YouTube.👏🏾 I haven’t seen any big pots of Fittonias yet but all the ones I’ve attempted to grow seem to die. They need much moisture and I can’t get it right. BUT My question is the Mecodes Petola in glass. I heard they like high humidity? I plan on putting some in a Bonboniere with moss, stones, and charcoal soil mix. Should I use the lid to enclose them or leave it open for air? It’s always 60% humidity in My Apt. Is that enough? Also do Mecodes like their leaves wet? I paused the article so that I could write this and not miss any of the article. Thanks for so much info, and Your articles are so Professional and Straight with no Chaser. Oh, and Happy New Year.✌🏿
I’ve seen these terrariums in pictures, but I’ve been wondering how this works? How to water? I had a Macodes Petola, just in a pot. But it died, it started rotting. Maybe I watered it too much. So I’m wondering how to keep these plants in the terrarium without it forming fungus? After all there is no airflow it seems to me.