How to Propagate Echeveria

Offsets

• 1

  Fill a container with commercial potting soil formulated for cacti and succulents. Use a container with a drainage hole, as echeveria, like all succulents, is susceptible to rot in soggy soil.

• 2

  Locate a healthy offset, or pup, growing at the base of the echeveria. Cut the offset from the parent plant with a clean, sharp knife, or pull the offset from the plant with a twisting motion. Leave at least 1/2 inch of stem intact, as new roots grow from this stem.

• 3

  Set the offset aside in a warm, dry location for several days -- until the cut stem is callused. Don't worry if the offset appears slightly shriveled.

• 4

  Press the offset gently into the potting mixture.

• 5

  Place the container in bright sunlight.

• 6

  Leave the offset alone for a week, and then water the potting soil sparingly. Don't water again until the potting soil feels dry. Never add water to moist soil, don't wet the leaves, and never allow the pot to stand in water.

Leaves

• 7

  Fill a pot with a commercial potting mixture for cacti and succulents. To prevent rot, use only a pot with at least one drainage hole.

• 8

  Pull a leaf from a healthy echeveria plant.

• 9

  Set the leaf aside in a warm, dry spot until the cut edge of the leaf forms a callus, which may take from one day to two weeks. A firm callus helps protect the leaf from rotting.

• 10

  Insert the cut edge of the leaf in the potting soil. Plant the leaf just deep enough that it stands upright.

• 11

  Place the pot in moderate sunlight. Water the potting soil lightly after about one week. Water the echeveria only when the soil is dry, and always allow the pot to drain. Avoid wetting the leaves.