Dinner Plate Aralia - Plant

Take softwood, or green-tip, cuttings from an aralia plant in the summer, using the top 10 inches of the plant. Select a location where it will get bright direct sunlight (3-4 hrs). Strip the majority of the leaves from the bottom of the stems, then place them upright into a 5-inch pot of moist, sandy soil. The stems will begin to root after a few days. Keep the plant in indirect bright light location for 2-3 days and then gradually move to a location that receives 4-6 hours of direct sunlight.Once the plant is overgrown in current pot, plant it in field. If you are planting purchased plant directly in ground follow below procedure. Keep the plant in indirect bright light for 3-4 days and gradually move to a location receiving direct sunlight for more than 6 hours a day. Dig a pit twice the size of the bag/pot the current plant is in. Fill the 1/3 of pit with soil rich in organic content, place the plant in center and fill the pit with same soil. Apply water General caring tips Plant should get 4-6 hours of sunlight a day. Water the plant when surface soil (1-2 inch) feels dry to touch. Apply any organic fertilizer during the main growing season.

It is maybe due to Insufficient light, less or overwatering, and cold temperature. So make sure your plant is getting enough amount of bright direct sunlight 3-4 hrs. water it when the upper layer of the soil (1-2 inches) feels dry to touch. Check the moisture in the soil before watering it, Poke your finger into the soil, if dry then apply water. Do not overwater the plant. This plant doesn’t like to sit in waterlogged soil, so drainage is important to prevent rot. Check the drainage hole to allow excess water to escape. Protect your plant from a cold climate by keeping it in a mildly warm and dry location. Feed it with any organic nitrogen-rich fertilizer once a month.

Aralia plants are the flowering shrubs belongs to the Araliaceae family

You can propagate Aralia through stem cutting.

Yes, you can grow Aralia from cuttings

To grow plant in pot, choose a pot having of 5-inch upper diameter and drainage holes. Keep the plant outdoor indirect bright light (3-4 hrs.). Protect the plant from the afternoon direct harsh sunlight as it can cause damage to the foliage. Soil The soil should be well-drained and fertile rich in organic content. Watering Poke your finger/plain small stick into the soil to check the moisture. Water when topsoil (1-2 inches) feels dry to touch. Water thoroughly in the summer and reduce watering in winter and rainy season. Application of Fertilizer During the main growing season (spring and summer)feed the plant with organic fertilizer once a month. Loosen the topsoil without disturbing the roots of the plant so it can uptake the nutrients and moisture easily.

Report aralia plant in spring season only when the plant has outgrown its pot.

Aralia will grow up to 6 feet

Aralia plants grow best in a well-drained, loamy soil

Cut back the entire aralia shrub in late winter or early spring, just before it begins to sprout with new growth.

Keep the plant healthy by feeding it with any organic balanced NPK rich fertilizer every other month throughout spring and summer.

Plant Aralia in late winter or early spring season.