Succulent Propagation 101: The Complete Guide

Have you tried propagating succulent leaves only to end up with roots but no leaves, leaves but no roots, or no growth at all? You’re not alone. Succulent propagation can feel like magic when it works—and incredibly frustrating when it doesn’t.

After years of propagating thousands of succulent leaves and helping others troubleshoot their propagation problems, I’ve identified the three most critical factors for success: water, light, and timing. Once you understand how these elements work together, you’ll be able to diagnose and fix whatever’s going wrong with your propagations.

In this comprehensive guide, I’ll walk you through everything you need to know about propagating succulents from leaves, including the most common mistakes and how to avoid them.

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Will they cross? Pollination Attempt: Astrophytums myriostigma and asterias

The answer… yes! In this video I show you how I cross-pollinated two Astrophytums I had in flower at the same time. But since they’re different species, I wasn’t sure what the results would be. It didn’t take long before the A. myriostigma ‘Bishop’s Cap’ produced a fruit and split open.

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2 Month progress and first water since starting Astrophytum asterias seedlings (200+ germinated!)

Here’s a 2 month update on the Astrophytum asterias I started back on February 8th 2024 in the video ‘Sterilizing soil and starting Astrophytum asterias seeds – Microwave and plastic bag methods.’

This is the first time watering them since I started them. I’m keeping them bagged for at least another month to help them build stronger roots and defenses against fungal gnats and soil pathogens like mildew.

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Edithcolea grandis: Post freeze repair ‘Persian Carpet Flower’

An orange cat named Melvin observing my Edithcolea cuttings

My Edithcolea grandis had a little trouble dealing with life in the garage during the freeze mid-January. I had a heater on but it still got down to about 45ºF / 7ºC for a couple days. And I didn’t water her so she got a bit stressed. No worries though, we’re going to fix her up and take cuttings! Also: Bonus cat Melvin makes a surprise appearance 😅

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