Houseplants to Propagate Within a Month
1. Spider Plant
Botanical Name: Chlorophytum comosum
Spider plants can be easily propagated by dividing the plant’s offsets or plantlets. Wait until the offsets have developed roots, then carefully separate them from the parent plant and plant them in well-draining soil.
2. Pothos
Botanical Name: Epipremnum aureum
Pothos can be propagated through stem cuttings. Take a cutting with a few nodes and place it in water or directly in moist soil. After a few weeks, roots will develop, and the cutting can be potted. It is one of the best houseplants to propagate within a month.
3. Snake Plant
Botanical Name: Sansevieria trifasciata
Snake plants can be propagated by dividing the rhizomes or through leaf cuttings. For leaf cuttings, cut a healthy leaf into sections and plant them in a well-draining potting mix. Roots will develop, and new plants will form.
4. Coleus
Botanical Name: Plectranthus scutellarioides
Coleus is typically propagated from stem cuttings. Take a cutting with several nodes, remove the lower leaves, and place it in water or soil. After a few weeks, roots will develop, and the cutting can be potted.
5. African Violet
Botanical Name: Saintpaulia
African violets can be propagated through leaf cuttings. Take a healthy leaf and insert the petiole (leaf stem) into a moist growing medium. New plantlets will emerge from the base of the leaf.
6. Jade Plant
Botanical Name: Crassula ovata
Jade plants are the easiest houseplants to propagate within a month from stem cuttings. Allow the cuttings to dry for a few days to form calluses, then plant them in well-draining soil. They will root and develop into new plants.
7. Prayer Plant
Botanical Name: Maranta leuconeura
Prayer plants can be propagated by division or through stem cuttings. Separate the plant into smaller sections with roots, or take stem cuttings and place them in water or soil. Once the roots develop, you will witness new plants grow.
8. English Ivy
Botanical Name: Hedera helix
English ivy can be propagated through stem cuttings. Take a cutting with a few nodes, remove the lower leaves, and place it in water. Once roots develop, transfer them to a pot with well-draining soil.
9. Peperomia
Botanical Name: Peperomia spp.
Peperomia plants can be propagated from stem cuttings. Take a cutting with a few leaves and place it in a moist growing medium. Roots will develop, and the cutting can be potted into a new container.
10. Boston Fern
Botanical Name: Nephrolepis exaltata
Boston ferns can be propagated by dividing the plant’s runners. Carefully separate the offsets or young plants that grow along the runners and plant them in a suitable potting mix. Keep the soil moist to encourage its establishment.
11. Kalanchoe
Botanical Name: Kalanchoe spp.
Kalanchoe plants can be propagated through stem cuttings. Take a cutting with several nodes, allow it to dry for a day or two to form calluses, and plant it in well-draining soil. Roots will develop, and a beautiful Kalanchoe will grow.
12. Aloe Vera
Botanical Name: Aloe vera
Aloe vera can be propagated by removing and planting the offsets, also known as “pups,” that grow around the base of the parent plant. Wait until the offsets are of a reasonable size, then carefully separate them and plant them in well-draining soil.
13. ZZ Plant
Botanical Name: Zamioculcas zamiifolia
Carefully remove the ZZ plant from its pot, and use clean and sharp tools to divide the plant, ensuring that each section has healthy roots and stems. Plant each divided section in its own pot or container with well-draining soil.
14. Swiss Cheese Plant
Botanical Name: Monstera deliciosa
Swiss Cheese Plants are one of the easiest houseplants to propagate within a month by taking stem cuttings with at least one node and an aerial root. Place the cutting in water or soil. Roots will develop, and the cutting can be potted.
15. Philodendrons
These can be propagated similarly to pothos. Cut a stem just below a node and place it in water or soil. Roots should start forming in a couple of weeks.
16. Succulents
Many types of succulents can propagate quickly from leaf cuttings. You just need to allow the cuttings to dry and callous over before placing them on top of well-draining soil. Graptopetalum, Sedum, and Echeveria are perfect for the job!
17. Tradescantia
Botanical Name: Tradescantia spp.
Tradescantia is also on the list of houseplants to propagate within a month from stem cuttings. Take a cutting with several nodes and place it in water or directly in moist soil. After a few weeks, you will notice the roots developing, and the cutting can be potted.