These purple indoor plants grow well from cuttings, this way, you can multiply and have more of them in your collection.
These purple houseplants are easy to grow from cuttings, you can either grow them in soil or just water.
Purple Indoor Plants That Grow From Cuttings
1. Purple Heart
Botanical Name: Tradescantia pallida
Purple heart is one of the easiest plants to grow either indoors or outdoors. This trailing plant can re-grow by snipping off a healthy stem and placing it in water or soil. After a few weeks roots will start to develop.
2. African Violet
Botanical Name: Saintpaulia
African violet is one of the best flowering plants for indoor settings. To grow, you just need a healthy leaf with a petiole as growing this plant from leaves is also possible.
3. Coleus
Botanical Name: Plectranthus scutellarioides
When it comes to colorful foliage, coleus is best, and you can plant it indoors as well. To grow them from stems, place a cutting in water or propagate it in seed starting mix, which makes them easy to propagate.
4. Wandering Dude
Botanical Name: Tradescantia zebrina
If you are looking for ways to propagate this fast-growing indoor vine, then stem cutting is the best method. Simply take a stem cutting with a few leaf nodes and place it in moist soil or water to encourage rooting.
5. Rex Begonia
Botanical Name: Begonia rex-cultorum
Another purple houseplant that you can easily regrow by stem cutting is rex begonia. Take a healthy leaf or stem cutting and plant it in soil with a high humidity level. Discover how to grow it from just a leaf in this post.
6. Purple Passion Plant
Botanical Name: Gynura aurantiaca
For a successful propagation, look for a stem that has at least two nodes. Now, take a 4-6 inches section and cut it right below the node, and plant it in a well-draining growing medium. It is as simple as a child’s play!
7. Persian Shield
Botanical Name: Strobilanthes dyerianus
This shining purple beauty deserves a collection of its own, and growing it from cuttings is the best way to multiply it in no time! Note that it appreciates high humidity when propagating, so cover the cutting with a plastic bag or a humidity dome. Place in indirect light!
8. Purple Sweet Potato Vine
Botanical Name: Ipomoea batatas
Once you have taken the cutting and planted it in a well-draining growing medium, it will take only 2-3 weeks to develop roots. For best growth and color, make sure the plant gets a minimum of 3-4 hours of direct sunlight.
9. Zwartkop Aeonium
Botanical Name: Aeonium ‘Zwartkop’
For this aeonium variety, you will have to pick a healthy stem with a rosette. Though it is a succulent and appreciates direct sunlight, at the time of growing, make sure it gets plenty of bright and indirect light for successful propagation.
Tips for Successful Propagation
- Position your plants where they will receive plenty of bright but indirect sun, as direct light can scorch the leaves.
- Aim to keep the soil evenly and slightly moist but not soggy. If propagating in water, change it every few days to oxygenate it.
- A porous, well-draining mix that doesn’t have pre-added fertilizer is ideal for soil propagation.
