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Plants that root in water

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  • Cstarr750Cstarr750 Posts: 11
    I know that Iam a bit late to this thread but, my neighbour dropped this piece of Yucca off and said just chuck it in a bucket of water. 3 weeks later nice healthy roots.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    It's always worth bunging breakages etc in water. You never know and it costs nothing. 
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Helen P3Helen P3 Posts: 1,152
    Sam 37 said:
      I never knew that they grow in such small pods  and the leaves of the plant are so pretty!  (My photo doesn't do them justice)


    Neither did I.  The plant looks rather delicate, almost etherial!
  • MontysGalMontysGal Posts: 70
    I've managed to root a peperomia leaf that I accidentally pulled off my plant....I didn't think it was going to work after weeks of not doing anything, but I checked yesterday and it has roots (and leaves?!?). Yay!
  • CloggieCloggie Posts: 1,457
    I chopped off a rather large Yucca arm and threw it into a pile of rubbish and it took ages to die off - bet that woulda rooted in a bucket - I'll try it next time, I've got others.

    In the meantime here's something I did try - celery.  I know we all know it works but give me my moment 😁

  • Has anyone ever rooted grape vine cuttings in water?
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    @ShepherdsBarn. Give it a go and let us know how you get on. You've nothing to lose😊
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • LoxleyLoxley Posts: 5,698
    I got Persicaria filiforma 'Lance Corporal' to root in water, rather quickly. Makes me wonder about trying other persicarias... Normally I'd just divide them but this method would leave the clumps in the garden intact...

    See the source image
    "What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour". 
  • ButtercupdaysButtercupdays Posts: 4,546
    Given how fast they run in damp soil, I should think it's a yes!
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    I took normal cuttings in compost of Persicaria Red Dragon (similar to the one in the pic above, but redder) and they were rooted and growing away in not much more than a week.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
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