

Succulents propagate easily 31 
PROPAGATION 
Cacti and the other succulents may be propagated from seed, from 
offsets or cuttings, and by grafting. One of the most fascinating 
phases of raising succulents is in their propagation. The pleasure 
derived from increasing the number of plants in a collection and 
being able to share with others is perhaps even more compensative 
than acquiring plants for oneself. To hand an admirer of cacti a 
colorful seedling potted in a two-inch pot or to remove a rooted 
“pup” from an Easter Lily Cactus (Echinopsis multiplex) is to re- 
peat the pleasant experience you had when you were given your first 
plant. 

A group of the other succulents showing the interesting methods of 
propagation. On the left a Gasteria produces a mass of small plants 
around the base of the parent. The other four photos show fallen leaves 
on which baby plants have formed. 
