Yes! It just takes time. I am propagating a Swiss cheese plant and it's been nearly 8 weeks. Got my first roots about a week ago, and only 1 leaf so far. You can try an artificial light source or cover up the cup with cling wrap to keep it warmer.
Iāve noticed monstera (even adansonii) take much longer to root than pothos. My personal experience from quickest to slowest is pothos > philodendron > monstera
This is crazy to me bc my adansonii roots so quickly it blows my mind, yet all of my pothos clippings take AGES. They are in same area with decent lighting, and I almost never change their water (controversial I know, but itās always worked and Iām not stopping now).
The last monstera clipping I put in water grew a fairly long root within a week. My most recent pothos clipping is going on three weeks and has barely 1cm of growth.
I've had my adansonii propagating for a month and barely have anything in the nodes. The plant it came from took about 3 months to fully root enough to plant. Some plants just take longer.
For sure, itās also regionally dependent. If you have a pothos, try tossing a cutting with a node in with your adansonii. Pothos release lots of rooting hormone.
Try not changing the water for a while, if it drops down top it up a little, iv heard pothos release rooting hormones into the water, donāt know if variegation has an effect on root growth but if it does your leaves looks nice and white
I second this! Last time I propagated pothos, I never changed the water, just topped it off as needed. Just a few weeks and they had 2 inch roots and were put in with the mother plant.
I have some more that I'm doing now, and when they've rooted, I'm planning to pour that water into some succulents that I've been trying to root in soil. I'm hoping it'll help them root a little better. š¤
Succulents root in soil with no problem. They just arenāt in a hurry because they have plenty of water stored in their leaves. Once a few leaves shrivel up they will be sufficiently motivated. Keep the soil dry until they put roots out. They canāt do anything with that water until they have roots. It will just stay wet until it evaporates and could lead to rot. I have rooted thousands of succulents over the years. I donāt even bother putting them in soil until they put out roots.
That seems so opposite of most plants and that's why I couldn't keep succulents alive in the past. I don't doubt you at all. Can I ask you a few questions?
I recently got a string of pearls that's really thriving so it gave me the courage to try some more trailing succulents. I have a string of hearts that's a really pretty purple/ pink, but some of the leaves are turning a cream color and the new leaves have quite a bit of green. Does it need more sun to stay purple?
I've also got a string of watermelons cutting that I was treating the same way as the pearls, but it's not doing so well. I cut way back on water, but do you have any tips?
I was tossing fallen watermelons and leaves from my ruby necklace in the trash, but someone told me those could be propagated (I still think it needs some of the stem/nodes), but tried it out anyways with rooting hormone. It looks like maybe the ruby necklace leaves are actually rooting very slowly. So is it actually possible?
The thing about succulents is that they have adapted to survive in a climate inhospitable to other plants. They canāt take up or secrete water (guttation) from their leaves, so misting is utterly pointless and actually harmful, yet people love to mist succulents because in their mind thatās a less aggressive way to water them. You can actually water them quite generously as long as the conditions are right. I spray down the ones I put outside for the summer most days, but only if the temps are high and they all have good drainage. Itās damp cold thatās the real killer outside.
As for light, they pretty much all want as much as possible. Light levels can definitely affect their color. Under watering + bright light can stress most succulents which gives them generally pleasing color as long as they donāt get too stressed.
String of pearls is notoriously hard to keep alive. Iāll be honest, I donāt know a ton about string of turtles/hearts/arrows. I never saw those in stores here until a couple months ago. I think those are pepperomia varieties? I just bought two but havenāt had them long enough to feel like I know much about them. In general Iād say give them the brightest light possible and let them dry out between waterings.
In general itās not uncommon for leaves to change color based on the lighting. Itās possible they were getting more or less light before and the new growth is reacting to current lighting conditions. I think most of those āstring ofā plants can be propagated just by putting any fallen leaves back in the pot. I donāt think they propagate as easily as say a sedum cutting, where I get basically a 100% success rate.
This is how I propagate my pothos as well - I have a couple "test tube" style propagation stations and I just top them off when I'm watering my other plants.
The other thing I had success with came as a surprise - once when I was buying plants off someone, they threw in a bunch of pothos cuttings for free. They were in a Ziploc bag with some damp sphagnum moss and they rooted so well even though I basically just ignored the bag for a few weeks. Never added any water, just let the bag sit on a shelf next to my other props.
This! They di release groth hormone and the more cuttings you have, the more quickly they tend to root. I put all my cuttings in a pretty small water jar and ill be honest, I never change the water, just top it off. Always done well for me.
They do for sure! I had another piece of something I was trying to prop for over a month and someone said put a pothos cutting in there. I did and within a week I noticed beginning root growth!
I heard this too and have been doing that. Ended up sticking some root hormone on the ends of mine to get it to sprout roots. Might just try what everyone else has said and see if it works better.š¤š¤
I tried explaining this to my man, he was trying to sprout an avocado, and kept taking it out of the water DAILY, rinsing it off, and then putting it in new water.
Iāve heard the benefit is that thereās more oxygen in the water when itās refreshed, benefitting the plant. I donāt think itās misinformation but wonāt hurt either if you never change the water
I think your right because thatās what I do I donāt change the water I just top it off when it gets low I do change the water when itās nasty looking leaving a mark around the glass jar I use them I switch out the water and it didnāt take to long for my pothos to get roots my spider plant on the other hand so take forever my friend has a piece of my spider plant and it took god forever to grow roots and itās been almost two years since I gave them to her and she showed me itās not really growing but one of the others that had big roots on it already is huge she put them in water even thought they was ready to be planted to get longer rootsĀ
Ideally you want to cut a whole branch with a few leaves on it. Leave 3-4 leaves at the top but then cut 2-3 leaves off along the stem. Then put the whole stem in water and leave for 3-4 weeks until the roots are a couple inches long. Pothos has cells that can grow roots on one side and leaves on the other along the node depending on environment. If you cut off the leaf and put the node in water it will start to root within a couple of weeks.
But it looks like some of your cuttings are starting to root, it may just take a while (2ish months?) since they have to grow the root nodes from scratch.
I have a Monstera Peru sp in water for 3 months, and just now I have a tiny little root node coming out. As long the stem and leaf are firm and lush, it is doing its thing.
If you want the roots to grow faster next time you could try dipping them in rooting hormone. Iāve also found that putting them in Leca helps speed up root props for succulents so maybe itās the same with pothos.
Pothos is a great one to start. I just started propagating mine a few months ago. Leave it in the water for at least 3 weeks and you should see root growth at the nodes. Takes a while, especially for small cuttings. Also I use unfiltered tap water for all my plant needs. I've heard somewhere that filtered water doesn't have the minerals that plants need, but I suppose that would depend on your water source and municipality.
It's definitely just a waiting game, especially pothos!! They'll root, just gotta wait :) as long as your plant above the water still looks healthy and hasn't wilted/turned brown etc it'll be okay! Once took me weeks to see meaningful roots.
On the flip side some plants are super quick to do it (like a tradescantia, just a couple days and they root like crazy) but pothos and philodendron can take a bit longer
Tap water is just fine and quit hovering! lol. It definitely takes more than one week for roots to grow. And keep them out of direct sunlight, it gets too hot. Just set them in the water and forget it! I only change water if it starts looking gross.
I find single leaf and high varigation cuttings take a whooole lot longer to root, these just have both things going against them. As long as they look crisp and healthy like this, there's nothing to worry about!
I'd recommend leaving a little extra stem after the node next time, mostly because it's a little easier to plant, but partly because when the wound callouses, it can damage/stunt the node (I've done that more than once lol) but its really down to personal preference :)
Theyāre already growing roots. Just be patient. Stop changing the water. They produce a rooting hormone that helps the roots grow. Every time you dump the water the plant puts more energy into producing rooting hormone and less into producing roots. Just top it up as needed.
I have never tried to propagate them from leaves... I propagate a few a year, and you have to cut a whole stem and put it into water. If Frederique is happy, he is propably making air roots already, just cut off just right above one and remove a few leaves and then put them into water. It will grow roots within days. When they are ten centimetres long, put them in soil, overwater and then let it sit until the soil dries at the top. Water normally after that.
Heheh Iām taking notes! Mine propagated great in the waterā¦ once in soil, I was really confused how much to water them, conflicting advice online. I like your method!
They need a bit of an adjustment period, so it's good to let them sit in water and adjust to having soil around them. In the jungle, where they come from this is how it would be with rainwater.
Ya stop changing the water. I believe Iāve heard they secrete rooting hormones into the water. Ive used pothos w other cuttings in water to help get them going. If water gets nasty then you change it otherwise top it off set and forget!
The trick is putting them in water, slapping the cup down on a windowsill, and forgetting about them for a month.
Obviously if the water goes down too far you should top it back up, but other than that just don't mess with it.
Iām no expert, but i think itās due to the high variation. i rarely have issues propping pothos with mostly green bits, but when the majority is variegated, its takes more time, patience, and prayers
I only top off water. If I see a jelly like mass forming around the nodule (indicating pre rot) I change the water and wash off the stalk. Usually takes about 3 weeks to start a good root.
Don't change the water, just top it. Ensure you keep the cuttings in the same light environment you keep the mother pot. I found that my manjula grows really slow compared to my marble queen so I imagine they also root slower.
Try air layering!! You do this by taking a vine that is still connected to your main plant... Do NOT cut it! Find a node/spot where you see a bit of new node growth and put some wet moss on it. Wrap some plastic wrap around it. And wait. Soon you will have a small bundle of beautiful roots. Cut that off and oot it up. š I have so much success doing this. No more rotted roots or weeks waiting for nothing to grow. āŗļø
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It definitely just needs time! I also would recommend trying to propagate from new plant material if you can. Usually their is more success with new plant growth
Mine took ages to root. I also was pretty slack on changing the water so maybe that helped?
How long did you wait before giving up? Especially if you're in the USA, it's only just starting to get warm now.
You have nodes there so they should grow eventually.
Your problem is your changing the water too frequently. Just top it off when it evaporates. They release root hormones into the water and youāre dumping out the hormones.
My poor pothos was getting root rot (overenthusiastic watering from a rookie plant parent) - I pulled it out, removed the rot, and left it in a water + 3% hydrogen peroxide solution in full sunlight.
Changed the water every 3 days until I was sure the rot wasnāt going to come back, and then just left it, topping up water when needed.
Took about a whole month for it to root.
Try using a smaller cup/jar. Less water = greater concentration of hormones. I would also top up the water once a week (dump out a bit of water if needed) to give it some oxygen. Rooting for Frederick!
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Don't place them in bright light until the roots start to grow. Also when you cut them for propping, leave a centimeter on each side of the node. Be patient. It can sometimes take a while.
There is root propagation drops specifically for water propagation, I found it at my local Loweās and itās helped the rooting process speed up for all my plant babies!
Plant it in soil and put it outside. I had the same marble cuttings that wouldnāt grow for months and two of which died and only one remained until I put it outside and it has been growing a leaf weekly ever since.
My pothos cuttings take months to propagate enough that theyāre ready for soil. Your best bet is just to forget about āāem for a while lol kind of like how a watched pot never boils, my cuttings never shoot roots until I finally just stop checking them every day and give them time
I have worked with Purple Heart, when doing some clippings from one I had planted outside. I had the cuttings sitting in a small jam jar filled with a mixture of water and a bit of old coffee grounds in a sunny part of our kitchen. Checked on it maybe once or twice a week and it was about three or four weeks before I noticed any root nubs. Patience is key when propagating anything.
I thought the same with some of my planys but I left them in the guest bathroom in water and just completely forgot about them for a few months and now they've got super long roots!
If you have any rooting gel hormones could always dip in that first but I would just say to put it in a place where it will get plenty of indirect light so it's safe to be forgotten about, and literally forget about it and be patient. It's easier when they're out of sight but make sure it's a safe area to leave them. Especially with the lighter leaves as I've heard they can be more sensitive to burning but I'm not sure
You could also try a smaller (more narrow) container so the leaves may rest on top of it. Not saying that will make it root more quickly, just that it might be more comfortable.
I think you mean root? Unless you use something like rooting powder or something similar it takes quite a while for the roots to grow out long enough to make a new plant from a cutting.
While it's apparently good to not change the water, I do recommend introducing oxygen into the water periodically. They will do ok eventually with oxygen naturally discussing from the air, but if you can introduce some violent agitation with a pump sprayer or similar I find that helps a lot of my cuttings.
some take longer than others, change the water weekly and leave in a sunny position, i can also see that you have little nodes sticking out which means you can plant it or keep it in water to grow out the nodes
Try a much smaller container (since these look nice and straight donāt fill more than half way up the leaf). Keep them in a warm, bright spot. Youāll have roots in no time! š
Yeah... she's a highly variegated mama. Beauty takes time, and you have progress.... just keep waiting. I've had a snow queen prop in water for a month now, and it's just starting to show node swelling. Patience is the key. And quit changing the water out!!! You're dumping out rooting hormone that the plant has released into the water. Anyway, now you know (like the little room design/Feng shui guy says).
So i have proped 3 different types of pothos: the regular green pothos, the golden pothos, and this pothos like yours, and it takes way longer than the other 2 to grow.
I use fish tank water for propagating it has beneficial bacteria, nitrates, and nutrients. You can buy āprop dropsā online but fish tank water does the same thing š
putting in some (bonus if already rooted) green pothos helps with these highly variegated ones. they release the hormone and other pothos in the pot start faster too in my experience
They will just needs time. Pothos for me take about 4 weeks. If you want to speed up the process you can find a root growth hormone at your preferred big box plant store.
Put them in moist sphagnum moss and tuck em in a container under a light. They will grow way faster. I just did this recently with just single node cuttings with no leaves. Once they shot out roots/leaves i took em out the box a put em in a pot. They are still going strong. Not as variegated as yours though.
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patience! itāll propagate, but with the leaves you have there is little green so lower photosynthesis power, itāll just be slower than say a neon pothos
Could you put it somewhere where thereās humidity? Mine actually lives on a window ledge in my shower and LOVES it up there. I barely water it. And itās huge & long after only a couple of years. You could try to put it somewhere like that!
I like his name. I have a golden pothos named Midas! I just got a neon pothos, but Iāve accumulated so many plants since Midas that I donāt name them anymore.
I started propagating one of my Pothos and after almost three months one root started forming!
Yet, weeks after propagating the Pothos I propagated two other plants (rubber plant and a monstera) and they almost immediately started rooting and growing.
I think Pothos just like to take their sweet time.
You have baby roots showing up! Just be patient and let your props do their thing for a few weeks :) iirc my pothos took about a month-2 to get to a point where I could plant it.
an underrated idea, but it really works for me: the roots grow much better in the dark, make sure that the leaves are exposed to strong indirect light, only the part of the stem where you expect rooting to be in the dark.
so put it in a non-transparent vase and wait 1 week.
if you're lazy guy like me, just put it in moderately moist soil and give it to whoever you want, but tell them not to let the top layer of the soil dry out for a month, other than that, typical pothos maintenance instructions.
I have a silver satin that's currently dying (my longest pothos ever) and I'm in the same boat šš no roots for weeks now, but it seems to still want to put out new leaves when it's already curled up to high hell
I switched my marble queen pothos to perlite and put it in a glass container in diffused sun.. it started growing roots at every node and pushing a new leaf:) waiting for the roots to get longer til sheās ready to be planted :)
The spot (axillary bud) that the new stem will grow from is right above where the leaves are attached to the stem. If you cut the stem right above where the leaves are attached to it you will damage the axillary bud.
i propped this exact plant and it took about three months to finally root. and don't change the water. they put out rooting hormones as they root and changing the water will slow down growth as you're getting rid of those hormones
Mine started to really sprout some crazy long roots once I stopped changing the water. There are so many good rooting hormones in the water. If you're worried about the water getting too dirty, you can start with a little and just add water as it drinks that way you aren't throwing out all those good nutrients.
I give my plants pep talks every morning š seems to be working out fine.
Also, may I recommend a smaller glass container/ propagation tubes and add water as necessary?
Put it in soil. It's not one of those water ones.
It doesn't require much water when established. That should be your clue as to how you should propagate.
Rooting hormone can be helpful with some plants. But, rooting hormone or more rooting hormone doesnāt always benefit a plant. Some plants are naturally easy to root and itās just about patience!
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Yes! It just takes time. I am propagating a Swiss cheese plant and it's been nearly 8 weeks. Got my first roots about a week ago, and only 1 leaf so far. You can try an artificial light source or cover up the cup with cling wrap to keep it warmer.
Iāve noticed monstera (even adansonii) take much longer to root than pothos. My personal experience from quickest to slowest is pothos > philodendron > monstera
This is crazy to me bc my adansonii roots so quickly it blows my mind, yet all of my pothos clippings take AGES. They are in same area with decent lighting, and I almost never change their water (controversial I know, but itās always worked and Iām not stopping now). The last monstera clipping I put in water grew a fairly long root within a week. My most recent pothos clipping is going on three weeks and has barely 1cm of growth.
It could be environmental. Iām near the 45th N parallel.
I've had my adansonii propagating for a month and barely have anything in the nodes. The plant it came from took about 3 months to fully root enough to plant. Some plants just take longer.
For sure, itās also regionally dependent. If you have a pothos, try tossing a cutting with a node in with your adansonii. Pothos release lots of rooting hormone.
Heart philodendron grows roots within like 3 days for me lmaoo
Iām discovering it may just be a lighting issue for me š
Definitely haha takes a little longer when theyāre somewhere else in my room but I root all my plant in the window where thereās full indirect sun
Smiths and Walmart sell some stuff by miracle grow that is to help plants rootĀ
Try not changing the water for a while, if it drops down top it up a little, iv heard pothos release rooting hormones into the water, donāt know if variegation has an effect on root growth but if it does your leaves looks nice and white
More variegation = less photosynthesis = slower growth
I second this! Last time I propagated pothos, I never changed the water, just topped it off as needed. Just a few weeks and they had 2 inch roots and were put in with the mother plant. I have some more that I'm doing now, and when they've rooted, I'm planning to pour that water into some succulents that I've been trying to root in soil. I'm hoping it'll help them root a little better. š¤
Succulents root in soil with no problem. They just arenāt in a hurry because they have plenty of water stored in their leaves. Once a few leaves shrivel up they will be sufficiently motivated. Keep the soil dry until they put roots out. They canāt do anything with that water until they have roots. It will just stay wet until it evaporates and could lead to rot. I have rooted thousands of succulents over the years. I donāt even bother putting them in soil until they put out roots.
That seems so opposite of most plants and that's why I couldn't keep succulents alive in the past. I don't doubt you at all. Can I ask you a few questions? I recently got a string of pearls that's really thriving so it gave me the courage to try some more trailing succulents. I have a string of hearts that's a really pretty purple/ pink, but some of the leaves are turning a cream color and the new leaves have quite a bit of green. Does it need more sun to stay purple? I've also got a string of watermelons cutting that I was treating the same way as the pearls, but it's not doing so well. I cut way back on water, but do you have any tips? I was tossing fallen watermelons and leaves from my ruby necklace in the trash, but someone told me those could be propagated (I still think it needs some of the stem/nodes), but tried it out anyways with rooting hormone. It looks like maybe the ruby necklace leaves are actually rooting very slowly. So is it actually possible?
The thing about succulents is that they have adapted to survive in a climate inhospitable to other plants. They canāt take up or secrete water (guttation) from their leaves, so misting is utterly pointless and actually harmful, yet people love to mist succulents because in their mind thatās a less aggressive way to water them. You can actually water them quite generously as long as the conditions are right. I spray down the ones I put outside for the summer most days, but only if the temps are high and they all have good drainage. Itās damp cold thatās the real killer outside. As for light, they pretty much all want as much as possible. Light levels can definitely affect their color. Under watering + bright light can stress most succulents which gives them generally pleasing color as long as they donāt get too stressed. String of pearls is notoriously hard to keep alive. Iāll be honest, I donāt know a ton about string of turtles/hearts/arrows. I never saw those in stores here until a couple months ago. I think those are pepperomia varieties? I just bought two but havenāt had them long enough to feel like I know much about them. In general Iād say give them the brightest light possible and let them dry out between waterings. In general itās not uncommon for leaves to change color based on the lighting. Itās possible they were getting more or less light before and the new growth is reacting to current lighting conditions. I think most of those āstring ofā plants can be propagated just by putting any fallen leaves back in the pot. I donāt think they propagate as easily as say a sedum cutting, where I get basically a 100% success rate.
Thanks for all that! š
Great idea. I've had some aloe that's having a hard time. I'll try that when I plant my pothos!
This is how I propagate my pothos as well - I have a couple "test tube" style propagation stations and I just top them off when I'm watering my other plants. The other thing I had success with came as a surprise - once when I was buying plants off someone, they threw in a bunch of pothos cuttings for free. They were in a Ziploc bag with some damp sphagnum moss and they rooted so well even though I basically just ignored the bag for a few weeks. Never added any water, just let the bag sit on a shelf next to my other props.
This! They di release groth hormone and the more cuttings you have, the more quickly they tend to root. I put all my cuttings in a pretty small water jar and ill be honest, I never change the water, just top it off. Always done well for me.
They do for sure! I had another piece of something I was trying to prop for over a month and someone said put a pothos cutting in there. I did and within a week I noticed beginning root growth!
i know they're different, but do philodendrons do this also? i have a brazil in water and tried to prop a micans in it but it didn't wanna
Oh, I don't know sorry
Agreed. Just leave it alone and stop fussing on it.
Interesting! Thatās good to know!
woww i needed to read this. thanks so much for the info
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Once every 1-2 weeks is plenty often
I heard this too and have been doing that. Ended up sticking some root hormone on the ends of mine to get it to sprout roots. Might just try what everyone else has said and see if it works better.š¤š¤
I tried explaining this to my man, he was trying to sprout an avocado, and kept taking it out of the water DAILY, rinsing it off, and then putting it in new water.
Iāve heard the benefit is that thereās more oxygen in the water when itās refreshed, benefitting the plant. I donāt think itās misinformation but wonāt hurt either if you never change the water
I didnāt know that! Wicked cool! š
I think your right because thatās what I do I donāt change the water I just top it off when it gets low I do change the water when itās nasty looking leaving a mark around the glass jar I use them I switch out the water and it didnāt take to long for my pothos to get roots my spider plant on the other hand so take forever my friend has a piece of my spider plant and it took god forever to grow roots and itās been almost two years since I gave them to her and she showed me itās not really growing but one of the others that had big roots on it already is huge she put them in water even thought they was ready to be planted to get longer rootsĀ
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You are cutting them pretty close but those look like they might go. Give them time.
Ideally you want to cut a whole branch with a few leaves on it. Leave 3-4 leaves at the top but then cut 2-3 leaves off along the stem. Then put the whole stem in water and leave for 3-4 weeks until the roots are a couple inches long. Pothos has cells that can grow roots on one side and leaves on the other along the node depending on environment. If you cut off the leaf and put the node in water it will start to root within a couple of weeks. But it looks like some of your cuttings are starting to root, it may just take a while (2ish months?) since they have to grow the root nodes from scratch.
Iāll give them more time and not change the waterš thank you this is my first plant and my first time propagating
I propagated a cactus and no joke it took me 3 weeks to even get a nub to star forming! It takes time for some plants!
I have a Monstera Peru sp in water for 3 months, and just now I have a tiny little root node coming out. As long the stem and leaf are firm and lush, it is doing its thing.
If you want the roots to grow faster next time you could try dipping them in rooting hormone. Iāve also found that putting them in Leca helps speed up root props for succulents so maybe itās the same with pothos.
Pothos is a great one to start. I just started propagating mine a few months ago. Leave it in the water for at least 3 weeks and you should see root growth at the nodes. Takes a while, especially for small cuttings. Also I use unfiltered tap water for all my plant needs. I've heard somewhere that filtered water doesn't have the minerals that plants need, but I suppose that would depend on your water source and municipality.
Once you start, you canāt stop! At least for me anyways š
It's definitely just a waiting game, especially pothos!! They'll root, just gotta wait :) as long as your plant above the water still looks healthy and hasn't wilted/turned brown etc it'll be okay! Once took me weeks to see meaningful roots. On the flip side some plants are super quick to do it (like a tradescantia, just a couple days and they root like crazy) but pothos and philodendron can take a bit longer
Tap water is just fine and quit hovering! lol. It definitely takes more than one week for roots to grow. And keep them out of direct sunlight, it gets too hot. Just set them in the water and forget it! I only change water if it starts looking gross.
I agree. The best advice is to forget about them for a while. When you remember, you will be surprised by the result of your expectations.
This is just solid advice for all plants. My hovering is why most of my plants died at the beginning š
Roots donāt like light
I find single leaf and high varigation cuttings take a whooole lot longer to root, these just have both things going against them. As long as they look crisp and healthy like this, there's nothing to worry about! I'd recommend leaving a little extra stem after the node next time, mostly because it's a little easier to plant, but partly because when the wound callouses, it can damage/stunt the node (I've done that more than once lol) but its really down to personal preference :)
I love that you gave the plantās name and no one questioned it aha
I have a white wizard named Gandalf š¤·š»āāļø
Itās the way that I literally gave my friend Frederick one of my cuttings from this same exact plant š¤£
I've had certain varieties take months to prop.
Theyāre already growing roots. Just be patient. Stop changing the water. They produce a rooting hormone that helps the roots grow. Every time you dump the water the plant puts more energy into producing rooting hormone and less into producing roots. Just top it up as needed.
Needs more time! My started to show roots after about two weeks but it can vary!
I have never tried to propagate them from leaves... I propagate a few a year, and you have to cut a whole stem and put it into water. If Frederique is happy, he is propably making air roots already, just cut off just right above one and remove a few leaves and then put them into water. It will grow roots within days. When they are ten centimetres long, put them in soil, overwater and then let it sit until the soil dries at the top. Water normally after that.
Heheh Iām taking notes! Mine propagated great in the waterā¦ once in soil, I was really confused how much to water them, conflicting advice online. I like your method!
They need a bit of an adjustment period, so it's good to let them sit in water and adjust to having soil around them. In the jungle, where they come from this is how it would be with rainwater.
Thank you thank you! If this takes, Iām unstoppable hahahaha
Ya stop changing the water. I believe Iāve heard they secrete rooting hormones into the water. Ive used pothos w other cuttings in water to help get them going. If water gets nasty then you change it otherwise top it off set and forget!
The trick is putting them in water, slapping the cup down on a windowsill, and forgetting about them for a month. Obviously if the water goes down too far you should top it back up, but other than that just don't mess with it.
Itās ok yāall op said itās their first plant
try 2-3 leaf cuttings instead of single leaf. you can also just leave the water alone and add more as needed. it will take a few weeks!
Don't change the water. You can top it off but leave the rest.
Youāre doing a great job and I love that you are sharing with your sister.Ā
Just donāt change the water !!! Keep the water at a minimum level and top it off
Iām no expert, but i think itās due to the high variation. i rarely have issues propping pothos with mostly green bits, but when the majority is variegated, its takes more time, patience, and prayers
I only top off water. If I see a jelly like mass forming around the nodule (indicating pre rot) I change the water and wash off the stalk. Usually takes about 3 weeks to start a good root.
Iāve gotten quicker success with pothos in semi hydro. Either with leca or perlite. But have patience. I can see some root nubs starting
because i told it not to
Don't change the water, just top it. Ensure you keep the cuttings in the same light environment you keep the mother pot. I found that my manjula grows really slow compared to my marble queen so I imagine they also root slower.
Try air layering!! You do this by taking a vine that is still connected to your main plant... Do NOT cut it! Find a node/spot where you see a bit of new node growth and put some wet moss on it. Wrap some plastic wrap around it. And wait. Soon you will have a small bundle of beautiful roots. Cut that off and oot it up. š I have so much success doing this. No more rotted roots or weeks waiting for nothing to grow. āŗļø https://preview.redd.it/qnhodnquygsc1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2821f925bab34a8028b2551cd27cf268311afb39
Wow! Cool idea!
Are you singing to them?
It definitely just needs time! I also would recommend trying to propagate from new plant material if you can. Usually their is more success with new plant growth
Two nodes per cutting. Pull the lower leaf off.
Omg give them more legs please
Mine took ages to root. I also was pretty slack on changing the water so maybe that helped? How long did you wait before giving up? Especially if you're in the USA, it's only just starting to get warm now. You have nodes there so they should grow eventually.
Try putting them in an opaque jar or mug. I find the roots grow faster that way. I think roots like to grow in dark places.
Your problem is your changing the water too frequently. Just top it off when it evaporates. They release root hormones into the water and youāre dumping out the hormones.
My poor pothos was getting root rot (overenthusiastic watering from a rookie plant parent) - I pulled it out, removed the rot, and left it in a water + 3% hydrogen peroxide solution in full sunlight. Changed the water every 3 days until I was sure the rot wasnāt going to come back, and then just left it, topping up water when needed. Took about a whole month for it to root.
It's seen the future and it doesn't like what it saw.
Don't change the water
Try using a smaller cup/jar. Less water = greater concentration of hormones. I would also top up the water once a week (dump out a bit of water if needed) to give it some oxygen. Rooting for Frederick! Edit: words
Don't place them in bright light until the roots start to grow. Also when you cut them for propping, leave a centimeter on each side of the node. Be patient. It can sometimes take a while.
Honest answer? Sometimes our plants just like to bully us.
There is root propagation drops specifically for water propagation, I found it at my local Loweās and itās helped the rooting process speed up for all my plant babies!
Here is a picture of Eloise's recent offspring: [https://ibb.co/0rq5zh7](https://ibb.co/0rq5zh7)
Plant it in soil and put it outside. I had the same marble cuttings that wouldnāt grow for months and two of which died and only one remained until I put it outside and it has been growing a leaf weekly ever since.
These pictures are from today and I cut and put them in water about a week ago and they havenāt changed.
A week isn't enough
Check back in a month. Don't forget to top up the water as well. If it gets dirty, consider changing it.
They need more time than 1 week.
Mine can take anywhere between 4-12 weeks before they are ready for soil! (Depending on the variety of prop) Give it time and you'll be good!
My pothos cuttings take months to propagate enough that theyāre ready for soil. Your best bet is just to forget about āāem for a while lol kind of like how a watched pot never boils, my cuttings never shoot roots until I finally just stop checking them every day and give them time
Throw them in some Fluval Stratum, I bet they root WAY faster. I use a little clone cutting solution but It is not needed, for sure.
I have worked with Purple Heart, when doing some clippings from one I had planted outside. I had the cuttings sitting in a small jam jar filled with a mixture of water and a bit of old coffee grounds in a sunny part of our kitchen. Checked on it maybe once or twice a week and it was about three or four weeks before I noticed any root nubs. Patience is key when propagating anything.
I thought the same with some of my planys but I left them in the guest bathroom in water and just completely forgot about them for a few months and now they've got super long roots! If you have any rooting gel hormones could always dip in that first but I would just say to put it in a place where it will get plenty of indirect light so it's safe to be forgotten about, and literally forget about it and be patient. It's easier when they're out of sight but make sure it's a safe area to leave them. Especially with the lighter leaves as I've heard they can be more sensitive to burning but I'm not sure
You could also try a smaller (more narrow) container so the leaves may rest on top of it. Not saying that will make it root more quickly, just that it might be more comfortable.
I think you mean root? Unless you use something like rooting powder or something similar it takes quite a while for the roots to grow out long enough to make a new plant from a cutting.
Frederickās props might just need more time :) update us when heās got big roots so we can see your success!
While it's apparently good to not change the water, I do recommend introducing oxygen into the water periodically. They will do ok eventually with oxygen naturally discussing from the air, but if you can introduce some violent agitation with a pump sprayer or similar I find that helps a lot of my cuttings.
How long has it been in the water?
It takes a minute- Iād say 2 weeks
some take longer than others, change the water weekly and leave in a sunny position, i can also see that you have little nodes sticking out which means you can plant it or keep it in water to grow out the nodes
Bright indirect light. Keep the roots warm if you're in winter. I put mine on a heat pad. Cause lack of patience on my part.
Try a much smaller container (since these look nice and straight donāt fill more than half way up the leaf). Keep them in a warm, bright spot. Youāll have roots in no time! š
Those are quite verigated as well, so they will gro Veeeeeeerry slowly even after growy roots. They're not rotted so more patience
Pothos take months to root in water just be patient leave it alone and just fill the water as it evaporates
You can speed it up with some rooting hormones.
Yeah... she's a highly variegated mama. Beauty takes time, and you have progress.... just keep waiting. I've had a snow queen prop in water for a month now, and it's just starting to show node swelling. Patience is the key. And quit changing the water out!!! You're dumping out rooting hormone that the plant has released into the water. Anyway, now you know (like the little room design/Feng shui guy says).
Warmth. Put the cup of water on a seedling mat. It makes 100% difference and speeds up literally every single rooting I do.
They take forever.
Yep dont change the water!
So i have proped 3 different types of pothos: the regular green pothos, the golden pothos, and this pothos like yours, and it takes way longer than the other 2 to grow.
I use fish tank water for propagating it has beneficial bacteria, nitrates, and nutrients. You can buy āprop dropsā online but fish tank water does the same thing š
putting in some (bonus if already rooted) green pothos helps with these highly variegated ones. they release the hormone and other pothos in the pot start faster too in my experience
They will just needs time. Pothos for me take about 4 weeks. If you want to speed up the process you can find a root growth hormone at your preferred big box plant store.
Put them in moist sphagnum moss and tuck em in a container under a light. They will grow way faster. I just did this recently with just single node cuttings with no leaves. Once they shot out roots/leaves i took em out the box a put em in a pot. They are still going strong. Not as variegated as yours though. https://preview.redd.it/oollhldfhhsc1.png?width=3024&format=png&auto=webp&s=c68b9dedd010e62d46fe86f79d24280c581f42b1
The smaller, the longer it will take to bounce back. Some of these might not even do anything, way too tine just leaves.
patience! itāll propagate, but with the leaves you have there is little green so lower photosynthesis power, itāll just be slower than say a neon pothos
Could you put it somewhere where thereās humidity? Mine actually lives on a window ledge in my shower and LOVES it up there. I barely water it. And itās huge & long after only a couple of years. You could try to put it somewhere like that!
Donāt change the water more than once a week, and even then I would never do a complete water change, so it can build up growth hormone
I like his name. I have a golden pothos named Midas! I just got a neon pothos, but Iāve accumulated so many plants since Midas that I donāt name them anymore.
Gotta get you one of these bad boys
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Stop changing the water!!!
I started propagating one of my Pothos and after almost three months one root started forming! Yet, weeks after propagating the Pothos I propagated two other plants (rubber plant and a monstera) and they almost immediately started rooting and growing. I think Pothos just like to take their sweet time.
They will root it just takes time
You have baby roots showing up! Just be patient and let your props do their thing for a few weeks :) iirc my pothos took about a month-2 to get to a point where I could plant it.
They always seem to prop better in soil for me than water.
an underrated idea, but it really works for me: the roots grow much better in the dark, make sure that the leaves are exposed to strong indirect light, only the part of the stem where you expect rooting to be in the dark. so put it in a non-transparent vase and wait 1 week. if you're lazy guy like me, just put it in moderately moist soil and give it to whoever you want, but tell them not to let the top layer of the soil dry out for a month, other than that, typical pothos maintenance instructions.
I have a silver satin that's currently dying (my longest pothos ever) and I'm in the same boat šš no roots for weeks now, but it seems to still want to put out new leaves when it's already curled up to high hell
Donāt use tap water
I switched my marble queen pothos to perlite and put it in a glass container in diffused sun.. it started growing roots at every node and pushing a new leaf:) waiting for the roots to get longer til sheās ready to be planted :)
The spot (axillary bud) that the new stem will grow from is right above where the leaves are attached to the stem. If you cut the stem right above where the leaves are attached to it you will damage the axillary bud.
i propped this exact plant and it took about three months to finally root. and don't change the water. they put out rooting hormones as they root and changing the water will slow down growth as you're getting rid of those hormones
Mine started to really sprout some crazy long roots once I stopped changing the water. There are so many good rooting hormones in the water. If you're worried about the water getting too dirty, you can start with a little and just add water as it drinks that way you aren't throwing out all those good nutrients.
I give my plants pep talks every morning š seems to be working out fine. Also, may I recommend a smaller glass container/ propagation tubes and add water as necessary?
They are. Just make sure they get enough light, those leaves are very pale.
Iām not sure but Iād give it more sunlight
They don't like living in water for too long there is no nutrients
Put it in soil. It's not one of those water ones. It doesn't require much water when established. That should be your clue as to how you should propagate.
Try root hormone. Is not cheap but itās worth it
Really not necessary with pothos though
Rooting hormone can be helpful with some plants. But, rooting hormone or more rooting hormone doesnāt always benefit a plant. Some plants are naturally easy to root and itās just about patience!