The devil’s backbone plant (Pedilanthus tithymaloides ‘Variegatus’), also frequently called Jacob’s ladder, redbird flower and Japanese poinsettia, makes an excellent border plant, a a colourful accent in a rock-garden or a beautiful house-plant. The drought-resistant succulent is useful as a choice that is xeriscaping. Known for red blooms and its leaves, this evergreen plant is hardy in the Environment Zones of Sunset 22 and H1, H 2 . It it takes sunlight that is in-direct shade in zone H 2 and when grown indoors. Grow as a house plant or in a greenhouse in areas where temperatures dip below 50 degrees Fahrenheit. Propagation is like that of any other plants.
Cut off 3 to 4 inches of selected stems using a sharp knife. Make where the leaf and bud join the stem, or below a node. Take stem cuttings in summer for outside crops; it is possible to take slicing from house plants anytime of the year.
Remove one half to two thirds of the leaves, beginning in the underside. Cut big leaves in two.
Set the stems apart in warm location from direct sunlight to get a day or so-and enable them.
Fill a clear pot with potting perlite or soil and moisten it. Poke a-2-inch-deep hole in the soil and insert the callus cutting, firming the soil around it. Do this for each cutting.
Place the pots in a tray around 2″ of water to keep the soil moist.
Place the pots in location with in-direct sunlight or under grow-lights for up to 14 hrs a day.
Check the crops in about two months. They’ve established roots when they resist a tugging.
Once they sprout leaves, move crops with their permanent residence.