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13. Geranium
Cuttings 6 to 8 inches long can be rooted, but it helps if the parent plant is allowed to wilt slightly before taking the cuttings. Take water for a week and then take the cuttings 12 hours after watering the plant. Rehydrated stems root more easily.
14. Philodendrons
You can find a wide variety of philodendrons with attractive leaf patterns and colors, but the good news is that they are easy to grow from cuttings. Cuttings with 2 or 3 nodes are the easiest to root because they begin to grow as soon as roots form.
14. Philodendrons
You can find a wide variety of philodendrons with attractive leaf patterns and colors, but the good news is that they are easy to grow from cuttings. Cuttings with 2 or 3 nodes are the easiest to root because they start growing as soon as roots form, sometimes even earlier. Midsections with 2 or 3 nodes are also good, but the development of new shoots from the leaf axils may take some time.
15. Jade Plant (Crassula)
These fleshy-leaved plants are great for gifts. If you have one plant, you can make several with stem cuttings taken almost any time of the year, as with most houseplants of tropical origin. Take cuttings 3 to 4 inches long with a sharp blade and set them aside for a week. Good callus formation protects the fleshy stems from rotting. Insert the cuttings into a well-draining potting mix used for succulents. Water occasionally, allowing the potting soil to become nearly dry in between.
16. Chinese Evergreen (Aglaonema spp.)
When these plants shed, take cuttings and pot them up in moist compost and sand potting mix. Keep the soil evenly moist, not wet. Mist the leaves to keep them hydrated until new roots can supply water. Make 3-inch-long sections of the remaining stem and lay them horizontally in a tray of the moist peat-sand mixture. Partially cover the sections with sand and enclose the tray in clear plastic until new growth begins to grow through the plastic. Put the new plants in individual pots.
17. mute Cane (Dieffenbachia spp.)
Plants constantly shed their lower leaves as they grow. Cut off the leafy tops and set them aside for a day or two to form a callus. Put in individual containers and keep them in a warm, well-lit place. Cut the remaining bare canes 2 inches above the soil line. Divide these canes into 3-inch sections and place them in rooting trays containing peat and compost. Keep covered until sprouts come. Store the original plant in a warm, well-lit place. it will set up new growth in no time.
18. Ti Plant (Cordyline spp.)
These cane-forming plants will eventually grow too tall and skinny. Whenever you feel like pruning your Ti plant, create new ones with the cut branches. Take growing tips 1 to 1.5 feet long and cut off the lower leaves. Insert into the potting mix in individual pots and keep them warm near a bright window. If any of the cane remains, cut it into sections 8 to 10 inches long. Score the bottom of each section giving it a slant cut. Insert into a bed of moist soil in the garden.
19. Fragrant corn plant (Dracaena fragrans)
This one is closely related to the Ti plant, so the method of propagation is similar. Cuttings and mid-section cuttings can be grown to become new plants.
20. Fuchsia
You can never get enough of these beauties; fortunately, they are very easy to grow from cuttings taken in the spring. Cuttings with 3 pairs of leaves can be inserted into a moist compost-sand mixture and kept covered in plastic to provide moisture and warmth. Plant them in summer to have flowers in the same season.
21. Hydrangea
Take cuttings 4 inches long bearing 3-4 pairs of leaves. Remove the lowest pair and cut the stem closer to the node. Insert it into a moist root medium and cover it with a plastic sheet. You can cut large leaves by 3/4 to reduce water loss through evaporation.
22. Holly
In the fall, take 10-12 inch cuttings from a female bush (one that has already borne berries) and roll the bottom of the thumb. Dip in rooting hormone powder and pour into a moist rooting medium. Cover with plastic sheeting and keep indoors.
23. California Tree Poppy (Romneya sp.)
Loosen roots in winter (December) and cut them into 3-inch sections. Lay them horizontally on a tray of a moist sand-compost mix. Cover with a glass until sprouts appear. Wait until summer to plant them outside.
24. Rose
Take 12-inch thick pencil hardwood cuttings in the fall and plant them in your chosen location. Water the cuttings until winter.
25. Weigela
Take 5-inch long soft/semi-ripe wood cuttings in late spring or early summer and pot them up, keeping them under a plastic cover. Plant in early fall. Alternatively, take hardwood cuttings in the fall. Root and winter in a cold frame, until they can be planted outside next spring.
