I have a very leggy giant milkweed so I was very pleased to be able to watch how you take cuttings from this plant. You are fortunate to be able to get 100% success. I've heard that you normally get 85% success with cuttings from plants. Enjoyed watching this as a refresher before I take my cuttings. Thank you!
I am from South India , where calotropis gigantea originate(South Asia and Tropical Africa) ,I really wanna plant calotripis gigantea,but there is no seeds in any milkweed near me,I and my neighbours know it will come from cuttings after watching your video,I got 5 sticks of white calotripis gigentea and planted it, in 3 months it has some buds that soon gonna bloom
Im happy to hear of your success! Congratulations! 🤙 hopefully you can grow beautiful plants from your cuttings and get as many seeds as you need from now on. 🙏
That looks more like Giant Milkweed to me instead of Tropical Milkweed because of the thick stems and large rounded leaves. Tropical Milkweed has thinner stems with longer and thinner leaves, similiar to that of Swamp Milkweed. But for just in case you didnt know and were to come across Tropical Milkweed in the future, its recommended to refrain from planting it in your yard because unlike native species of milkweed, Tropical Millweed doesnt respond to the surrounding environment like its counterparts do, and doesnt die back at the end of the growing season, staying green all year. Because it doesnt die back, there is a parasite referred to as "OE" that once an infected female Monarch Butterfly lands on the plant and lays her eggs, the parasite's spores then gets on the leaves and the eggs. The caterpillars will consume the leaf, ingesting the parasite and whatever isnt ingested will remain on the leaf. The parasite will continue to reproduce on the leaves and spread as more Monarchs come and visit the plant until eventually it gets so bad that the Monarchs' bodies cant handle it and they either die as caterpillars, in their chrysalis, or come out with deformed and crippled bodies and wings. 😔 So please, if its not native to your area, please avoid it and use ones that are reccomended for where you live. When the native milkweeds die back in the fall and winter, the parasite dies along with it and when they come back from the roots in Spring, the leaves and stems will be fresh and safe for caterpilars to use! 😊 But nevertheless, great tutorial!! Ive heard about Tropical Milkweed being so easy to propgate which is one of the reasons why its considered to be problematic, but never other milkweeds. Im gonna reccomend this to a friend! 👍
I live in Florida and a workaround to the Tropical Milkweek parasite issue is to cut the plants to the ground in the fall. I have wondered about the giant milkweek species and if it can also host this parasite bevause I would hate to cut these magnificent milkweeds down to nothing.
Holy crap they propagated easily! I got a purple crownflower, unfortunately it had been treated with pesticides so it’ll be a while but presumably when it becomes clean and grows big I might make more plants with it.
I don’t know how true this is, but I’ve been told by people who know a lot more than me that the tropical isn’t great for North America. They said it doesn’t go dormant at the right times and messes up the migration of the monarchs. May be something to look into.
It could be true…this is why all plants grow best where they originate from 👍 that applies to almost everything in life! The creatures of the earth know this instinctively and so should we. Thank you for sharing 🤙
Aloha! How often did you water these? I'm trying to grown our own so I can stop going on raids through the neighborhood for my daughters caterpillar obsession 😂😊
Haha Aloha! I watered almost every other day or whenever the soil looked dry. If you lift the pot up just a bit you could feel whether or not the soil has enough moisture for the roots👍
Sir , can you please tell how one will know when to shift these cuttings from a smaller pot to a bigger pot? Because usually potz are not transparent for one to see if the roots have filled the pot.... So how can one know? kindly guide us. Help will be much appreciated. Thank you.
I apologize for watching your video to late. I just had a quick question... I just did some cuttings like yours with the same plant of milkweed . Can they be immediately watered or should i wait more than a couple days ? And also i live in the Arizona area where right now its very hot. Should i put a shade screen over the 6 one gallon pots or put them in a shaded minimal sun area ?
Hello! Everything you said is right on! You can water as often as you see that the pots are drying out. It is ok to overwater if you have potting mix with good drainage. Main thing is to not let them dry out. I know Arizona tends to get pretty hot so follow your instincts 👍 these shouldnt be too hard to get rooting! Best of luck to you!
@@ThePlantCollector Thank you so much for quickly replying back that means so much !! I have a above ground vegetable garden that has a covered green shade screen. Ofcourse all the Vegetables have already died out. But luckily its been sense Saturday so 4 days that they've been in their pots while sitting under the shade screen and already to my amazement their already growing out leafs 🍃 from their stems im so happy. Your videos are so inspirational and for even a nervous person like myself trying new things makes it alot more comfortable and easy to do so. Thank you !!
@@Alejandro-zv1zq No problem! Every journey starts with the very first STEP FORWARD 👍 you're a couple steps forward on this journey now! Keep moving forward no matter what! Those baby leaves will grow quickly 🤙
@@ThePlantCollector Thank you for your positive and motivation comment . That really means alot and gives myself and others the push and thrive to achieve new accomplishments in life no matter how big or small it might be.
Hi I have tried twice and no success. Perhaps too much water. 2 questions, so do I cut off the leafs totally and.... Do you put cuttingsin sun or shade and if sun how much light?
Yes take off all of the leaves. Place your potted cuttings in indirect sunlight. A shady area that still gets light but not direct sunlight. Also make sure your soil does not dry out or gets too drenched. I would lightly water every two days. Make sure you have a fairly freely draining soil media as well 👍 good luck! Hope this helps!
Does it need to be hot for this to work? I'm in Florida and last December I made 8 cuttings because we were getting frost. I kept them indoors when frost was an issue but she spent most of their time on a shaded porch in a Florida winter. Most started looking promising, but all died. Is it best to do this in the heat of summer?
Yes, I would think this plant needs warmer weather to thrive. I’m not 100% sure but I do know that MY milkweed plants enjoy the warmth of the tropical weather here in Oahu, Hawaii. 🤙 Hope this helps.
I’m in Florida too. Best to do this in early springtime (after the last possibility of frost has passed) so it has time and warm temps to establish itself through Summer and Fall.
@@Moanabene my 2 plants finally seemed to recover from a heavy frost the week of christmas, and it wasnt until recently that I had enough branches to try rooting more. I started one last week and will try two more this week.
About 3 weeks ago I made 3 cuttings. One I dusted with rooting hormone and 2 I put in a vase with water/rooting hormone mix. I stuck them in the ground where I wanted them and they've all sprouted and seem like they'll survive. Also I had one survivor from my winter cuttings (actually it was from last fall when a hurricane broke off a branch). When I went to plant the pot to the ground, it fell out and barely had any roots. I put it in the ground and it struggled for 2 weeks: it bent over 90° but then it suddenly sprung back to life and is now a nice solid but little plant with 3 main branches.
i purchased 2 large Giant Milkweed plants and they have been ridiculously finicky about being watered. Took them home, they were BONE DRY ... watered them and 75% of the leaves yellowed and fell off. I'm beyond frustrated.
Your milkweed plants may have already been dying before you even watered them. Sometimes its just too late, sorry to hear it. Keep in mind that giant milkweeds do drop all of their leaves seasonally. Then they explode with new growth. They grow very fast.
I have a very leggy giant milkweed so I was very pleased to be able to watch how you take cuttings from this plant. You are fortunate to be able to get 100% success. I've heard that you normally get 85% success with cuttings from plants. Enjoyed watching this as a refresher before I take my cuttings. Thank you!
Best of luck to you! Thank you 🤙
A neighbor is pruning her crownflower. We love the monarch butterflies. Thank you for a simple explanation. I will be starting them this weekend.
❤️ Great explanation. The satisfaction of seeing them grow is unexplainable😊
They are amazing 🤙
Thank you very much for this lesson!
@@leihuananirojo youre welcome 🤙
I am from South India , where calotropis gigantea originate(South Asia and Tropical Africa) ,I really wanna plant calotripis gigantea,but there is no seeds in any milkweed near me,I and my neighbours know it will come from cuttings after watching your video,I got 5 sticks of white calotripis gigentea and planted it, in 3 months it has some buds that soon gonna bloom
Im happy to hear of your success! Congratulations! 🤙 hopefully you can grow beautiful plants from your cuttings and get as many seeds as you need from now on. 🙏
@@ThePlantCollector It bloomed yesterday 🌱
That looks more like Giant Milkweed to me instead of Tropical Milkweed because of the thick stems and large rounded leaves. Tropical Milkweed has thinner stems with longer and thinner leaves, similiar to that of Swamp Milkweed.
But for just in case you didnt know and were to come across Tropical Milkweed in the future, its recommended to refrain from planting it in your yard because unlike native species of milkweed, Tropical Millweed doesnt respond to the surrounding environment like its counterparts do, and doesnt die back at the end of the growing season, staying green all year.
Because it doesnt die back, there is a parasite referred to as "OE" that once an infected female Monarch Butterfly lands on the plant and lays her eggs, the parasite's spores then gets on the leaves and the eggs. The caterpillars will consume the leaf, ingesting the parasite and whatever isnt ingested will remain on the leaf.
The parasite will continue to reproduce on the leaves and spread as more Monarchs come and visit the plant until eventually it gets so bad that the Monarchs' bodies cant handle it and they either die as caterpillars, in their chrysalis, or come out with deformed and crippled bodies and wings. 😔
So please, if its not native to your area, please avoid it and use ones that are reccomended for where you live. When the native milkweeds die back in the fall and winter, the parasite dies along with it and when they come back from the roots in Spring, the leaves and stems will be fresh and safe for caterpilars to use! 😊
But nevertheless, great tutorial!! Ive heard about Tropical Milkweed being so easy to propgate which is one of the reasons why its considered to be problematic, but never other milkweeds. Im gonna reccomend this to a friend! 👍
I greatly appreciate the advice! Ive been waiting on someone to come by and tell me! We'll save as many butterflies as we can 👌 thanks again 🙏
I live in Florida and a workaround to the Tropical Milkweek parasite issue is to cut the plants to the ground in the fall.
I have wondered about the giant milkweek species and if it can also host this parasite bevause I would hate to cut these magnificent milkweeds down to nothing.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Thank you!
Very great info! Thank you!!!!
THANK YOU 👍
Holy crap they propagated easily! I got a purple crownflower, unfortunately it had been treated with pesticides so it’ll be a while but presumably when it becomes clean and grows big I might make more plants with it.
Sounds good 👍
I ma try em out
I don’t know how true this is, but I’ve been told by people who know a lot more than me that the tropical isn’t great for North America. They said it doesn’t go dormant at the right times and messes up the migration of the monarchs. May be something to look into.
It could be true…this is why all plants grow best where they originate from 👍 that applies to almost everything in life! The creatures of the earth know this instinctively and so should we. Thank you for sharing 🤙
Aloha! How often did you water these? I'm trying to grown our own so I can stop going on raids through the neighborhood for my daughters caterpillar obsession 😂😊
Haha Aloha! I watered almost every other day or whenever the soil looked dry. If you lift the pot up just a bit you could feel whether or not the soil has enough moisture for the roots👍
Right on, mahalos 🤙🏽
This plant purify the air
Congrates
Don't all plants help purify?? just asking, always thought so
@@Integrity02 It and many other plants in it's family purify much, then other plants.
Thanks for the video..imma bout to try this myself
Its very easy! 🤙 THANK YOU
Sir , can you please tell how one will know when to shift these cuttings from a smaller pot to a bigger pot? Because usually potz are not transparent for one to see if the roots have filled the pot.... So how can one know? kindly guide us. Help will be much appreciated. Thank you.
Will do 🤙
I apologize for watching your video to late. I just had a quick question... I just did some cuttings like yours with the same plant of milkweed . Can they be immediately watered or should i wait more than a couple days ? And also i live in the Arizona area where right now its very hot. Should i put a shade screen over the 6 one gallon pots or put them in a shaded minimal sun area ?
Hello! Everything you said is right on! You can water as often as you see that the pots are drying out. It is ok to overwater if you have potting mix with good drainage. Main thing is to not let them dry out. I know Arizona tends to get pretty hot so follow your instincts 👍 these shouldnt be too hard to get rooting! Best of luck to you!
@@ThePlantCollector
Thank you so much for quickly replying back that means so much !! I have a above ground vegetable garden that has a covered green shade screen. Ofcourse all the Vegetables have already died out. But luckily its been sense Saturday so 4 days that they've been in their pots while sitting under the shade screen and already to my amazement their already growing out leafs 🍃 from their stems
im so happy.
Your videos are so inspirational and for even a nervous person like myself trying new things makes it alot more comfortable and easy to do so.
Thank you !!
@@Alejandro-zv1zq No problem! Every journey starts with the very first STEP FORWARD 👍 you're a couple steps forward on this journey now! Keep moving forward no matter what! Those baby leaves will grow quickly 🤙
@@ThePlantCollector
Thank you for your positive and motivation comment . That really means alot and gives myself and others the push and thrive to achieve new accomplishments in life no matter how big or small it might be.
Are those cuttings ..were they in shade or sun?
Shade 👍
Are those gallon pots you put the cuttings in?
Yes they are. 👍
Hi I have tried twice and no success. Perhaps too much water. 2 questions, so do I cut off the leafs totally and.... Do you put cuttingsin sun or shade and if sun how much light?
Yes take off all of the leaves. Place your potted cuttings in indirect sunlight. A shady area that still gets light but not direct sunlight. Also make sure your soil does not dry out or gets too drenched. I would lightly water every two days. Make sure you have a fairly freely draining soil media as well 👍 good luck! Hope this helps!
Does it need to be hot for this to work? I'm in Florida and last December I made 8 cuttings because we were getting frost. I kept them indoors when frost was an issue but she spent most of their time on a shaded porch in a Florida winter. Most started looking promising, but all died. Is it best to do this in the heat of summer?
Yes, I would think this plant needs warmer weather to thrive. I’m not 100% sure but I do know that MY milkweed plants enjoy the warmth of the tropical weather here in Oahu, Hawaii. 🤙 Hope this helps.
I’m in Florida too. Best to do this in early springtime (after the last possibility of frost has passed) so it has time and warm temps to establish itself through Summer and Fall.
@@Moanabene my 2 plants finally seemed to recover from a heavy frost the week of christmas, and it wasnt until recently that I had enough branches to try rooting more. I started one last week and will try two more this week.
@@stephenshelton4267 glad to hear it! Keep making more when you can, so you have enough to get through each winter.
About 3 weeks ago I made 3 cuttings. One I dusted with rooting hormone and 2 I put in a vase with water/rooting hormone mix. I stuck them in the ground where I wanted them and they've all sprouted and seem like they'll survive.
Also I had one survivor from my winter cuttings (actually it was from last fall when a hurricane broke off a branch). When I went to plant the pot to the ground, it fell out and barely had any roots. I put it in the ground and it struggled for 2 weeks: it bent over 90° but then it suddenly sprung back to life and is now a nice solid but little plant with 3 main branches.
Hi How long for it to reach maximum height?
i purchased 2 large Giant Milkweed plants and they have been ridiculously finicky about being watered. Took them home, they were BONE DRY ... watered them and 75% of the leaves yellowed and fell off. I'm beyond frustrated.
Your milkweed plants may have already been dying before you even watered them. Sometimes its just too late, sorry to hear it. Keep in mind that giant milkweeds do drop all of their leaves seasonally. Then they explode with new growth. They grow very fast.
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I just got some white crown flowers. What type of soil should I be using?
I used miracle gro potting mix...that's what worked for me. I'm sure they'll do well in other mixes..I just don't know them..
I do saw calotripis gigantea grown in clay, but I grow calotropis gigantea in red soil but I do live where crown flower is native
Thanks so much for this! Be sure to protect them from the Monarch Butterflies for now or else they will eat them alive….lol….Mahalo!🙏
You're welcome! 🤙 aaaloha
These are poisonous why'd you plant this
Theyre not for eating. They are for nature’s butterflies. Not everything made is for humans. Share the earth 🤙