How do you duplicate a cactus?

Grow new cacti from an existing plant with our helpful guide

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If you want to grow more of your favorite cactus, propagation is the perfect way to make an exact copy of your plant. Cacti easily regrow from cuttings, offsets, and pads, so propagating them is as easy as removing a section of the old cactus and replanting it. You may also grow cactuses from grafting 2 species together or germinating new seeds. No matter what type of cactus you have, we&#;ve got everything you&#;ll need to know to help your cacti get established in their new pots.

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Take cuttings of desert cacti by removing a 3- to 4-inch cutting from an actively growing stem, or remove a thick, fleshy pad. Make sure that stem cuttings have one or two nodes. Set the cuttings, whether stem or pad, aside for several days so the cut ends callous over.

Tropicals like the Christmas (&#;Schlumbergera russelliana&#;), Thanksgiving (&#;Schlumbergera truncata&#;) and Easter (&#;Schlumbergera gaertneri&#;) cacti have flattened stem segments that serve as their "leaves." Hardy in USDA zones 10 through 12, these South American natives are epiphytes and live in the branches of tropical trees. Take a cutting consisting of two to five segments and set it aside to develop a callous.

Insert the cutting into moistened cactus potting mix, perlite or coarse sand. Be sure at least one node is buried in the mix. If you're starting a tropical cactus, put the cutting and pot into a plastic bag to increase the humidity. Set the cutting in a warm, brightly lit location out of direct sunlight, water when the mix begins to dry out and in a month or two, you should see new growth.

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