Pothos cuttings rooting in water beside pruning snips and healthy trailing vines

How to Propagate Pothos: 3 Methods That Actually Work

Pothos is one of the easiest houseplants to propagate, which is part of why it ends up in so many homes. One healthy vine can turn into three plants, then six, then a shelf full of them if you are not paying attention. The problem is not whether pothos can root. The problem is that small mistakes at the cutting stage lead to the same frustrating outcome every time: the leaf stays green for a while, then the stem turns black, the water goes cloudy, and nothing useful happens. ...

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