How to Propagate Crotons & Creating a Tropical Garden
Channel: Tropical Plant Party
Date: 2019-06-08

What a busy vlog! After the storm blew over my Alexander palm tree and smashed my Croton, I decided to use the broken stems from the Croton to do a last minute how to propagate croton tutorial. Crotons can be propagated very easily from stem cuttings and crotons can be propagated in water as well or even from leaf cuttings. Crotons are fun and easy to grow houseplants that add a tropical flair to any space they are added to in the home and garden. I meant to clarify with soaking cuttings that I prefer to soak them, make the cut and soak them again. Doing this helps keep any air pockets from being present in the stems which inhibits rooting and overall propagation. After dealing with the Crotons I started setting up one of the three tropical gardens I do every year. This particular gardens theme is to have a lot of reflection because it is near where people sit at night time on the patio. The objective with area is dimension, color, contrast and luminescence.  Using tropical plants and house plants with charecteristics that reflect light makes this possible. White caladiums, variegated ginger (alpinia zerumbet variegata) Bromeliads such as the Urn plant bromeliads ( Aechmea fasciata ) Song of India Dracaena, pothos like the marble queen and neon pothos.... all plants which reflect light very well and light up an outdoor space. In a few weeks I will be moving over my Thai Constellation Monstera deliciosa and that really looks beautiful in the garden at night time! The variegated monsteras are marvelous plants especially at night near some soft lighting! I also potted up my pygmy date palm with Ti plants, begonias, petunias and caladiums. I went back and forth for a long time with my Justicia ( shrimp plants ) and heliconias ( false bird of paradise ) and happy with how things came out. I am excited for the tree fern to gain some size as well as the macho ferns! I briefly did a follow me around Lowes garden center and I actually did a follow me around Walmart also but I cut it for time since their garden department didn't have anything new to see. Was nice finally getting to play with all of the houseplants and tropical plants that have been featured in the last few plant hauls. I know everyone likes shopping videos but it was time get moving with planting all of what has been gathered from the last few plant shopping videos.  Wont be long until I can do a tour of my plants / plant tour and garden tour! 

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