Welcome K89mmk! Spider plants are great if you can get a hold of one with babies on it. I've done ivy, african violets (waiting to see the final results) and fittonia. All of those I let sit in a cup of water, with the key being the cup should be not-quite-clear (like those little plastic cups you can buy at the grocery store). The ivy took the longest, with the spider being the quickest. I think philodendrons also root in water. I've read that you can do jade plants just by laying a leaf on the soil. Also Christmas Cacti. I think you can just stick them in the soil without roots, but I always prefer to see the roots before I stick 'em. With something like a violet, where the leaves shouldn't get wet, I put seran wrap over the top of the cup and cut a hole in it to stick the leaf. Hope this helps! Good luck!

The spider babies I just put straight in dirt. You don't have to root them out. I have also had luck rooting wandering jew, sweedish ivy, sweet potato plant, and arrowhead plant. Some plants you can divide...I have also split arrowhead plants, this I do now instead of rooting now. I have also split peace lilies.

Connie

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Well, I think my pothos was super easy! I got 2 small clippings, and let them sit in a glass of water to get roots, then in the pot they went, and wow, in about a year, look at my 2 tiny pieces now!



Meg

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Funny how plants are like people in that they either like where you put them or they don't. I had to move a new aloe a couple of times lately before it began to look healthy. The pothos is absolutely the easiest ivy to propagate and grow.

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There is a pothos in the classroom I work in and there is nothing to the care of it. The kids "take care" of it and they usually do pretty well with things. I do have a question as well, I know pothos grow well indoors but how well do they grow outdoors in summer? I like to put my plants outside in summer as much as possible so they get "real" light. Any suggestions?

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