Cloning are genetically identical individuals. The cloning of plants has many important commercial implications. It allows a variety of a plant with desirable characteristics to be produced cheaply, quickly and on a large scale.
There are several reasons why as a gardener you should propagate plants.
- Cloning is a quick easy and cost-saving method of making new plants.
- Cloning is an efficient way to keep the best genes as the new plants will inherit the same qualities and characteristics of the mother plants.
- When starting to grow a plant making a clone instead of the germination is another widely used method of producing a new plant.
When the cuttings of the plants are inherently mature, they can also flower fast after rooting. Cloning does not really affect the mother plant’s health. You can clone as many cuttings as you want as long as the original plants still have lots of branches.