There are some plants you can start with one cutting and a glass of water! Surprised? Well, read more below.
Some of these plants can grow just from leaves if you cut them from petiole, like an African violet, and some need to be cut from below the node–check out the list!
1. Croton
Botanical Name: Codiaeum variegatum
Take a 3-6 inches long croton cutting with a few leaves and a node.
Put it in a glass filled with water. Replace the water every 2-3 days, and you will see the cutting forming new roots within 4-6 weeks.
You can also try growing a single croton leaf with a petiole or stem attached to it.
2. Pothos
Botanical Name: Epipremnum aureum
Growing pothos in water is one of the simplest tasks. It’s the best way to multiply this air-purifying houseplant with heart-shaped foliage easily!
All it requires is a healthy cutting with at least one node attached and a warm area with indirect light.
3. Inch Plant
Botanical Name: Tradescantia zebrina
Also popularly known as wandering jew, this creeper is super easy and fun to grow in water.
Take a 5-6 inches long cutting with 3-5 leaves, put it in a glass of water, and place it in bright indirect sunlight. Soon, you will have a new plant!
4. African Violet
Botanical Name: Saintpaulia
You can easily grow African violet just from leaves in a small glass of water.
The roots will form in about 3 to 6 weeks, and the leaves will appear in 6 to 12 weeks. Learn more about growing it from leaves in our guide!
5. English Ivy
Botanical Name: Hedera helix
Very easy to propagate and grow, English Ivy is a great-looking houseplant that you can develop using just a healthy cutting and a glass of water.
6. Spider Plant
Botanical Name: Chlorophytum comosum
Spider plants have many benefits and nominal needs. This beautiful air-purifying plant can be grown in water easily by cutting ‘babies’ from the mother plant and putting them in a jar of water.
7. Arrowhead Vine
Botanical Name: Syngonium podophyllum
Growing arrowhead plants in water is as easy as growing lucky bamboo or pothos!
Take a stem cutting with a few leaves attached from the healthy plant and put it in a glass filled with non-chlorinated water.
8. Dragon Tree
Botanical Name: Dracaena marginata
You can easily propagate the cuttings of a dragon tree in water. Take a cutting with one or two nodes and put it in a glass of water to immerse the nodes. Within a few weeks, the roots will appear, and then you can transplant the cutting into a pot.
9. Geranium
Botanical Name: Pelargonium x hortorum
Geraniums are very easy to propagate in water and also do quite well in jars. Take 4-6 inches of cutting from a healthy plant, put it in a vase, and place it in a bright spot away from the direct sun.
It will root in 2-4 weeks; you can then transplant it into the soil or use it as a tabletop centerpiece.
10. Heartleaf Philodendron
Botanical Name: Philodendron hederaceum
The plant looks lovely in vases with heart-shaped and bright green foliage. All you have to do is snip off a 3-5 inches long cutting from a plant, put it in a glass filled with water, and place it where it gets indirect bright light.
Do change the water every 3-5 days.
11. Monstera
Botanical Name: Monstera deliciosa
This plant will be an excellent tropical addition with its bold leaves. Take a stem cutting from the plant with at least one node and place it in a decorative jar filled with non-chlorinated water.
Keep it where the plant gets indirect sunlight and change the water in 3-5 days or sooner.
12. Basil
Botanical Name: Ocimum basilicum
This aromatic herb has tons of benefits, and you can have it all year round by growing its cuttings in a glass of water. Don’t miss our post on growing basil in water for more info!
