Orchids are a passion that many of us share, and it’s no wonder. These wonderful plants offer us some of the most beautiful flowers in nature, with the most varied shapes and colors. However, they have a small drawback: they are really expensive. Few people know, however, that orchids can also be propagated at home , following precise but very simple procedures. The preferred methods include propagation by cuttings, seeding, dividing a plant and propagation by stem.Orchid leaf alone is not suitable for propagation. There are no growth points that can give rise to new roots. That is why it will be necessary to take a leaf with a small piece of the trunk. Before you start propagating an orchid from a leaf , prepare the necessary tools. You need sharp, sterilized pruning shears, a plastic container, filtered water, and the following fertilizers: a rooting agent, activated carbon, and a mixture of cytokine and succinic acid. The process of propagating an orchid from a leaf is one of the most complex and lengthy: the roots can take more than a year to develop. The leaf to be propagated must come from a healthy adult plant. Use the scissors to cut the leaf and the piece of trunk, then let it dry for 8 hours. Then pour some rooting agent on the leaf and the piece of trunk. Dissolve activated carbon in water and then put the leaf and stem in the solution. The neck of the shoot should be completely submerged in water. Before planting the orchid on the soil, check for signs of mold or rotten plant parts.