I used to have one about 30 years ago. I recently found one in a 4 inch pot! I’m so excited! I’m looking forward to giving it a good home and propagating it because they are really hard to find. Thank you so much for your video! God bless you.
I did not know they could be so simple to propagate! Thanks for sharing this. I have a little one that seems to have multiple trunks. It looks much more bushy, I'm going to propagate it now and see if I can get one growing straight up, single trunk, like a tree! Very neat, I hit subscribe😊
Thanks for sharing! I got 2 China Doll 3gal bunches earlier this year, loving the full sun in my backyard. I prune them down to 2-3ft every couple months. I propagate others more but tried china doll one once and it rooted easier than most species. Susie’s method works! Thanks again.
Thank you! Love these. I got a third bunch now. They respond so well to heavy pruning with full sun! Do you have a good bug spray for aphids? I recently got some hibiscus…and…you know how that goes lol. Wishing you the best new year!
Thank you so much for making this video in regards to your China Doll plant. I just got one as a gift and I am diving deep into how to care for it and what it needs for proper care.
I have a china doll plant that I rescued, she's doing really well. I just took a cutting off, this is how I found your video. Following your lead. Thanks
Thank you so much for watching. Hugs, Susie 💕Please consider subscribing for videos like these💕👍This is a link to another video on my China doll plant: th-cam.com/video/-GN3K7RR1Xg/w-d-xo.html
Wonderful plants and colors : ) Great info and tips : ) Beautiful presentation and video Susie : ) Full view : ) Thank you for sharing this interesting presentation : ) Stay safe and healthy my Friend : ) Happy Gardening : )
Thank you for making this video! It is great. China Dolls are my favorite although I love all of my houseplants. I was hoping to find a video because mine needs pruning. I also have family that would like cuttings. Thank You Again!
I need to ask ! So as I said I live in Florida however it’s been really cold at nite can I leave her in the porch ? It seem like it may be too cold for her, should I bring her inside at nite? It’s in the 50s. Thank you !
Thank you for the video. I have a china doll that is over 6 feet tall, and is really due for a good pruning as it is now getting too tall and stringy rather than full. I have been successful once before in propogating a small cutting from it. I think I can take several cuttings from mine and use the same method you use.
@@GardeningwithSusieTLC excellent Susie, about to leave tomorrow for a 3 week vacation in the mountains, my favorite place. I'll wave as we pass through south Georgia!
Beautiful Susie and well explained. I dont have one but would be nice to Tbat's a great idea to check for soil moisture. Never thought of it. Thanks for sharing. ❤. Warmest wishes.
Thank you for the video. My china doll plant is in severe need of some TLC so I'm trying to learn all I can about it. After you notice the propogated plant is rooting, how do you transfer or repot? Thanks :)
Scoop it out with a spoon and transfer it in some fresh dirt and cover with a baggie for awhile give some water also. The cover will keep it moist. Make sure you have enough roots.
I have 1 that has grown top heavy and is about 6 feet tall, the peoblem is that it's pretty bare on the bottom 4 feet, like literally no branches and i dont know how to help it, I wish i could add a picture so u could see it and help me. I have 2 other ones that are doing great and all 3 of them live outside on my covered patio here in California.
The only thing you can do now is prune it back. Now some times it might not work once it started to lose leaves on the bottom. It could be to late. Try to prune your china doll plants once and a while it encourages bushy growth. 💕
Thank you so much. I have a nice full one with a few new long stems I want to prune and propagate. I’ll follow your method. What do you do after you see roots? Looks like it may be difficult to get out of the jar.
Take a spoon and scoop it out carefully. You can also use a wider jar. When you see roots you can leave it in there for awhile longer than replant it whenever you want. Thanks for watching💕
I have two 6 foot china doll plants. I water it every third day, moist not soaking. I keep it in indirect sunlight. And yet the leafs and complete branches have begun to shed. A faint breeze of the fan is enough to make the leaves fall. Can you please help? The leaves on one of them is only towards the top when it used to be lush green. Do the leaves regenerate where the entire branch is gone? Please help me rescue it.
The most important thing to remember when growing a China doll plant is that they require lots of light and moisture and do not react well to frequent changes in their growing conditions. Leaf drop commonly occurs in China doll plants if their growing conditions are not right or change too quickly. Thanks for watching : )
Gracias por su vídeo, acabo de comprar una de estas plantas en Lidl España y solo pone el nombre científico y no sale mucha información en TH-cam, cuando me crezca un poco más probaré su método para esquejes ya que me encanta regalar partes de mis plantas a mis amigas y familiares,un saludo y muchas gracias
You can leave the tiny growth they are new shoots coming in. Your plant will get bushier if you trim it back. I do have another video on this plant: th-cam.com/video/-GN3K7RR1Xg/w-d-xo.html
Heyyy, trying to make this long story quick, a yr ago lost mi gato, her name was China Doll Moon Morales. I happen to walk by a flower shop went in, don't know why, but (fate)came out with my China Doll plant .🙂🙃 You could imagine how that convo played out when the store clerk told me the name of my brand new. 🪴 Now I happen to stumble on your site, which is sooooo helpful..GARCIAS Susie!!✌️❤😄
I’ve tried propagating my girl a couple times with no success. They keep wilting away. I’ve had her since a baby and she’s now about 5 feet. Any particular soil, temperature and/or lighting to facilitate the propagation? Any other tips would be greatly appreciated.
Any good soil is fine. Also cover the cutting with a plastic bag make sure she has water. Once covered the moisture should stay in. You can also put her under a Led light. All you can do is try see what happens.💕👍
Hi ! I got my first China doll plant. I live in Florida do you think she would do good outside in my porch away from the air condition ? I was looking for one for so long and I want to give her special care. Thank you in advance 😊
I have a china doll plant and before I went out of town it was about 2 feet tall and real bushy. I had someone looking after my plants but when I got back it had lost over 75 % of its foliage and it only has one stalk left. It's so top heavy that it cannot support its own weight anymore and requires a support steak. If I cut it like in your video do you think it'll survive? Or do you have any suggestions to bring it back to life?
Without seeing the plant it's hard to say. If you want to be patient and wait it might start filling out again. Is the top of the plant still healthy? If it is it's it might grow back. Sorry that happened to you.
Looks like video was uploaded in 2022 so I’m hoping you still see my comment. 🤭I am hoping to propagate my son’s China Doll tree. It has taken off in our backyard. It has established itself into the earth soil with large roots so there is no way he could take the whole tree. He planted it by seed years ago in a terrarium dome he got for Christmas. It’s now taller than our house! By watching this video, my understanding is that I cut from the very top? Not any of the lower branches?
Do you have an email I can send pictures to you and get more advice? I don’t want to mess this up. He really wants part of his tree with him. He planted the seed over 10 years ago! Such a beautiful large tree now. Reminds me of a jungle tree!
I never seen one that big before. I guess you would trim like a regular tree cut the dead branches off and trim it back. GardeningwithSusieTLC@outlook.com Also check google for more info : )
@@GardeningwithSusieTLC the tree is very thin and very tall. The lower branches die off and new leaves grow at the top. It’s hard to explain without showing you. I’ve never seen one this big either. Must be very happy in its location. Thank you for your help
@@GardeningwithSusieTLC I saved it and will send some pictures as soon as I can. Just getting up for the day. It was in a wine barrel at first but the roots grew so big the barrel broke. We need to build a new box around it. You’ll see what I’m talking about. 🌿
This hasn't worked for me. It immediately starts to wilt and then turns completely crispy. I have HR full of wet soil and it just ends up dying in a few days Am I doing something wrong?
Make sure the soil touches the nodes. And use a healthy stem. You might have to cover it with a baggie. Don't drowned it in water just make sure it is like a paste. : )
I have a china doll outside in a pot. It has gotten about 2’ tall, is pretty bushy, especially around the bottom where there are lots of new leaves. I really have no idea how to trim and where. Do I cut off bottom growth (and where) since it’s supposed to become like a tree? Or cut off height? I understand to cut leaves growing inward but not sure how far down. There are many offshoots from the main stem, should I cut some off? How big of a pot should it be in? The current one is 14”. I don’t know why it’s been so hard to find clear instructions on pruning this plant. Thanks for the video!
Hi, It depends on how far you want to go. If you want to trim the whole plant, cut back tall stems 1/2" above a leaf, It will produce new growth in time. Also you can repot if you see a lot of roots coming out the bottom of the pot only do this if necessary sometimes your plant may experience some shock. I hope this helps : )I have another video also on this plant:th-cam.com/video/-GN3K7RR1Xg/w-d-xo.html
I tried this and they started to dry or “droop” out..? Not sure what I’m doing wrong. Is there supposed to be a little water accumulation at the bottom of the jar or no? Tia!
Hi, I'm going to start reviving my plant after watching thanks, it used to be beautiful but after repotting it now only has 3 green leaves left on it . I checked inside and the root system is very weak and never actually outgrew the size of the original pot. So now i depotted it back into a pot big enough to fit the trunk in, there are so many stems with no leaves on, so I cut them off to the node. I am not sure If I should cut the larger stems from the trunk as they are bare now, you mentioned they should have leaves before you propagate but they have non, maybe it will still work but take longer?
It won't hurt to try it anyway : ) see what happens. Sounds like your plant was shocked when you repotted give it time it might recover. Thanks for watching : )
@@GardeningwithSusieTLC Thanks, It is how just a trunk and two sticks, one went black and now the other two are starting to get like that, i think it's far gone now, i think it's root rot. I've been told to water all the way through after transplant, the pot has draining hole too, do these need cactus soil i.e. well drained?
It's hard to tell you without showing or seing the plant. You can trim her back cut below the nodes of the branches and propagate them also. Let me know how it goes. Thanks : )
Hi ! I just noticed that there is some small nats or fruit flies near the dirt of my china doll because she is in the porch Iive in Florida what do I do is this series 😢
Try some Neem oil. Spray a few time a week or follow the directions. It works great for me. If you have any other plants near by spray them also 💕 No not that serious : )
Thanks for your tips. I have a China doll plant. It was tiny and now around 2ft. I'm in England 😊
Wonderful! : )
Thankyou, Susie!
Your welcome : )
I used to have one about 30 years ago. I recently found one in a 4 inch pot! I’m so excited! I’m looking forward to giving it a good home and propagating it because they are really hard to find. Thank you so much for your video! God bless you.
That is awesome!👍💕Thank you for watching : ) Enjoy your plant.
Thank you Susie, you're the best! Stay blessed
Thank you! You too!💕👍
I did not know they could be so simple to propagate! Thanks for sharing this. I have a little one that seems to have multiple trunks. It looks much more bushy, I'm going to propagate it now and see if I can get one growing straight up, single trunk, like a tree! Very neat, I hit subscribe😊
Thank you so much for watching💕👍Enjoy your plants : )
Thanks for sharing! I got 2 China Doll 3gal bunches earlier this year, loving the full sun in my backyard. I prune them down to 2-3ft every couple months. I propagate others more but tried china doll one once and it rooted easier than most species. Susie’s method works! Thanks again.
That is awesome! They must be beautiful🌱💕👍Thanks for sharing that with us : )
Thanks for the reply! I’m looking to keep them as bonsai. I changed my profile pic for you to see to one of them, check it out! Happy gardening!
@@one_three_eight Wow! she's a beauty 🌱💕👍
Thank you! Love these. I got a third bunch now. They respond so well to heavy pruning with full sun! Do you have a good bug spray for aphids? I recently got some hibiscus…and…you know how that goes lol. Wishing you the best new year!
Thank you so much for making this video in regards to your China Doll plant. I just got one as a gift and I am diving deep into how to care for it and what it needs for proper care.
Wonderful! Thanks you so much : ) Here's another video on my China doll plant: th-cam.com/video/-GN3K7RR1Xg/w-d-xo.html
❤ I love your China doll.
Thank you 💕
I have a china doll plant that I rescued, she's doing really well. I just took a cutting off, this is how I found your video. Following your lead. Thanks
Glad I could help!💕
Thank you so much for watching. Hugs, Susie 💕Please consider subscribing for videos like these💕👍This is a link to another video on my China doll plant: th-cam.com/video/-GN3K7RR1Xg/w-d-xo.html
Wonderful plants and colors : ) Great info and tips : )
Beautiful presentation and video Susie : ) Full view : )
Thank you for sharing this interesting presentation : )
Stay safe and healthy my Friend : ) Happy Gardening : )
Thank you so much sweetie💕
Thank you for making this video! It is great. China Dolls are my favorite although I love all of my houseplants. I was hoping to find a video because mine needs pruning. I also have family that would like cuttings. Thank You Again!
You are so welcome!❤️️👍Thank you for watching : )
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I need to ask ! So as I said I live in Florida however it’s been really cold at nite can I leave her in the porch ? It seem like it may be too cold for her, should I bring her inside at nite? It’s in the 50s. Thank you !
Yes you should : )
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Thanks for making this video! I'll try your method with a cutting from my plant.
You are welcome and thank you for watching💕
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Now I know I can propagate it for my rinds and an inside plant.
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Thanks for watching : )
Thank you for the video. I have a china doll that is over 6 feet tall, and is really due for a good pruning as it is now getting too tall and stringy rather than full. I have been successful once before in propogating a small cutting from it. I think I can take several cuttings from mine and use the same method you use.
Thank you so much for watching💕 Wow! six feet tall must be so beautiful you should get a lot of plant babies from that one plant : )
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Seems easy enough, beautiful plant!
Thanks Jason💕How are you doing?
@@GardeningwithSusieTLC excellent Susie, about to leave tomorrow for a 3 week vacation in the mountains, my favorite place. I'll wave as we pass through south Georgia!
Wow! have fun : ) The mountains are beautiful this time of year. We lived in Murphy N C for about 10 yrs.
@@GardeningwithSusieTLC lucky you....I will live in eastern Tennessee or western NC sometime, bucket list
Excellent🍃Thank you.
Thank you too!💕
Beautiful Susie and well explained. I dont have one but would be nice to Tbat's a great idea to check for soil moisture. Never thought of it. Thanks for sharing. ❤. Warmest wishes.
Thanks Marlene💕Great tip : )
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@@GardeningwithSusieTLC your welcome
Thank you for the video. My china doll plant is in severe need of some TLC so I'm trying to learn all I can about it.
After you notice the propogated plant is rooting, how do you transfer or repot?
Thanks :)
Scoop it out with a spoon and transfer it in some fresh dirt and cover with a baggie for awhile give some water also. The cover will keep it moist. Make sure you have enough roots.
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Thank you💕
Lovely! How are you transplanting it from the jar to the pot?
You can scoop it right out with a spoon then repot her. Thanks for watching💕
I have one that Im afraid I over watered. Im going to try to rescue some cuttings. Thanks for the Info!
You are so welcome💕Good luck with your plant sweetie : )
wow this is very nice and useful for me, i will try to do the same to you , thanks for sharing
You are most welcome glad it helped❤️️Thanks for watching : )
I have 1 that has grown top heavy and is about 6 feet tall, the peoblem is that it's pretty bare on the bottom 4 feet, like literally no branches and i dont know how to help it, I wish i could add a picture so u could see it and help me. I have 2 other ones that are doing great and all 3 of them live outside on my covered patio here in California.
The only thing you can do now is prune it back. Now some times it might not work once it started to lose leaves on the bottom. It could be to late. Try to prune your china doll plants once and a while it encourages bushy growth. 💕
@@GardeningwithSusieTLC ok I will try it, I can't imagine it getting any worse, thank u for the response 🙂
Thank you so much. I have a nice full one with a few new long stems I want to prune and propagate. I’ll follow your method. What do you do after you see roots? Looks like it may be difficult to get out of the jar.
Take a spoon and scoop it out carefully. You can also use a wider jar. When you see roots you can leave it in there for awhile longer than replant it whenever you want. Thanks for watching💕
I have two 6 foot china doll plants. I water it every third day, moist not soaking. I keep it in indirect sunlight. And yet the leafs and complete branches have begun to shed. A faint breeze of the fan is enough to make the leaves fall. Can you please help? The leaves on one of them is only towards the top when it used to be lush green. Do the leaves regenerate where the entire branch is gone? Please help me rescue it.
The most important thing to remember when growing a China doll plant is that they require lots of light and moisture and do not react well to frequent changes in their growing conditions. Leaf drop commonly occurs in China doll plants if their growing conditions are not right or change too quickly. Thanks for watching : )
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Gracias por su vídeo, acabo de comprar una de estas plantas en Lidl España y solo pone el nombre científico y no sale mucha información en TH-cam, cuando me crezca un poco más probaré su método para esquejes ya que me encanta regalar partes de mis plantas a mis amigas y familiares,un saludo y muchas gracias
You are welcome. Enjoy your new plant💕Thanks for watching : )
I’m new to in-door plants. How exactly do I prune my China Doll? I’m also seeing tiny growth along the main shoots. Do I leave those intact? Thanks!
You can leave the tiny growth they are new shoots coming in.
Your plant will get bushier if you trim it back. I do have another video on this plant: th-cam.com/video/-GN3K7RR1Xg/w-d-xo.html
Heyyy, trying to make this long story quick, a yr ago lost mi gato, her name was China Doll Moon Morales. I happen to walk by a flower shop went in, don't know why, but (fate)came out with my China Doll plant .🙂🙃 You could imagine how that convo played out when the store clerk told me the name of my brand new. 🪴 Now I happen to stumble on your site, which is sooooo helpful..GARCIAS Susie!!✌️❤😄
Thank you so much for your great story. She must be a beauty : )Thank you for watching🌹
I’ve tried propagating my girl a couple times with no success. They keep wilting away. I’ve had her since a baby and she’s now about 5 feet. Any particular soil, temperature and/or lighting to facilitate the propagation? Any other tips would be greatly appreciated.
Any good soil is fine. Also cover the cutting with a plastic bag make sure she has water. Once covered the moisture should stay in. You can also put her under a Led light. All you can do is try see what happens.💕👍
Hi ! I got my first China doll plant. I live in Florida do you think she would do good outside in my porch away from the air condition ? I was looking for one for so long and I want to give her special care. Thank you in advance 😊
Yes keep an I on her make sure she don't get attacked by bugs. If it is real hot keep her watered when dry.💕
Have a question once you propagate in a jar how do you get it out of the jar to put it in pot ?
I took a spoon and gently scooped it out💕
I have a china doll plant and before I went out of town it was about 2 feet tall and real bushy. I had someone looking after my plants but when I got back it had lost over 75 % of its foliage and it only has one stalk left. It's so top heavy that it cannot support its own weight anymore and requires a support steak. If I cut it like in your video do you think it'll survive? Or do you have any suggestions to bring it back to life?
Without seeing the plant it's hard to say. If you want to be patient and wait it might start filling out again. Is the top of the plant still healthy? If it is it's it might grow back. Sorry that happened to you.
Looks like video was uploaded in 2022 so I’m hoping you still see my comment. 🤭I am hoping to propagate my son’s China Doll tree. It has taken off in our backyard. It has established itself into the earth soil with large roots so there is no way he could take the whole tree. He planted it by seed years ago in a terrarium dome he got for Christmas. It’s now taller than our house! By watching this video, my understanding is that I cut from the very top? Not any of the lower branches?
Do you have an email I can send pictures to you and get more advice? I don’t want to mess this up. He really wants part of his tree with him. He planted the seed over 10 years ago! Such a beautiful large tree now. Reminds me of a jungle tree!
I never seen one that big before. I guess you would trim like a regular tree cut the dead branches off and trim it back. GardeningwithSusieTLC@outlook.com Also check google for more info : )
@@GardeningwithSusieTLC the tree is very thin and very tall. The lower branches die off and new leaves grow at the top. It’s hard to explain without showing you. I’ve never seen one this big either. Must be very happy in its location. Thank you for your help
I did send you my email if you want to send a picture💕👍
@@GardeningwithSusieTLC I saved it and will send some pictures as soon as I can. Just getting up for the day. It was in a wine barrel at first but the roots grew so big the barrel broke. We need to build a new box around it. You’ll see what I’m talking about. 🌿
This hasn't worked for me. It immediately starts to wilt and then turns completely crispy. I have HR full of wet soil and it just ends up dying in a few days Am I doing something wrong?
Make sure the soil touches the nodes. And use a healthy stem. You might have to cover it with a baggie. Don't drowned it in water just make sure it is like a paste. : )
My propagations are looking pretty wilted. Is it a goner? I took cuttings about three days ago now. They are in moist soil.
You can also cover them with one of those plastic cups. They should perk up give them some more time as long as they have a node on them. 💕👍
I have a china doll outside in a pot. It has gotten about 2’ tall, is pretty bushy, especially around the bottom where there are lots of new leaves. I really have no idea how to trim and where. Do I cut off bottom growth (and where) since it’s supposed to become like a tree? Or cut off height? I understand to cut leaves growing inward but not sure how far down. There are many offshoots from the main stem, should I cut some off? How big of a pot should it be in? The current one is 14”. I don’t know why it’s been so hard to find clear instructions on pruning this plant. Thanks for the video!
Hi, It depends on how far you want to go. If you want to trim the whole plant, cut back tall stems 1/2" above a leaf, It will produce new growth in time. Also you can repot if you see a lot of roots coming out the bottom of the pot only do this if necessary sometimes your plant may experience some shock. I hope this helps : )I have another video also on this plant:th-cam.com/video/-GN3K7RR1Xg/w-d-xo.html
I tried this and they started to dry or “droop” out..? Not sure what I’m doing wrong. Is there supposed to be a little water accumulation at the bottom of the jar or no? Tia!
You have to keep them moist like your growing them in water.💕
Hi, I'm going to start reviving my plant after watching thanks, it used to be beautiful but after repotting it now only has 3 green leaves left on it . I checked inside and the root system is very weak and never actually outgrew the size of the original pot. So now i depotted it back into a pot big enough to fit the trunk in, there are so many stems with no leaves on, so I cut them off to the node. I am not sure If I should cut the larger stems from the trunk as they are bare now, you mentioned they should have leaves before you propagate but they have non, maybe it will still work but take longer?
It won't hurt to try it anyway : ) see what happens. Sounds like your plant was shocked when you repotted give it time it might recover. Thanks for watching : )
@@GardeningwithSusieTLC Thanks, It is how just a trunk and two sticks, one went black and now the other two are starting to get like that, i think it's far gone now, i think it's root rot. I've been told to water all the way through after transplant, the pot has draining hole too, do these need cactus soil i.e. well drained?
@@alegomanYTPs A regular potting mix is fine. I use Miracle-Gro potting mix on all my plants.
where exactly do you cut to prune this plant? I would like mine to grow in fuller than its lanky self
It's hard to tell you without showing or seing the plant. You can trim her back cut below the nodes of the branches and propagate them also. Let me know how it goes. Thanks : )
Hi ! I just noticed that there is some small nats or fruit flies near the dirt of my china doll because she is in the porch Iive in Florida what do I do is this series 😢
Try some Neem oil. Spray a few time a week or follow the directions. It works great for me. If you have any other plants near by spray them also 💕 No not that serious : )
Thank you so much ! I just ordered it ! you such a big help for us newbies I can’t wait to propagate it and have many of these babies ❤️🌹
Your so welcome💕Enjoy your plants sweetie : )
are u 80+ your voice is shaking
No : ) I have shaky voice syndrome 💕👍