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How to propagate houseplants.

The cheapest way to get more plants is to make them yourself. This is the propagation method for every houseplant we cover - 329 in all - with how fiddly it is and, where the profile gives one, how long rooting takes. Filter by method to find the easy wins, then open a plant's guide for the step-by-step.

Details come from each plant's own care notes. Timings are rough and depend on warmth and light - spring and summer are the fastest seasons to propagate almost anything.

329 plants
PlantMethodTime to rootDifficulty
Aeonium
Stem cuttings
a few weeks Easy
African Violet (Saintpaulia / Streptocarpus)
Leaf cuttingsDivisionOffsets / pups
- Easy
Agave
Offsets / pupsSeed
- Easy
Air Plant (Tillandsia)
Offsets / pupsSeed
- Slow
Alocasia (Elephant Ear)
DivisionOffsets / pups
- Slow
Alocasia Black Velvet
DivisionOffsets / pups
- Moderate
Alocasia Cuprea
DivisionOffsets / pups
- Moderate
Alocasia Dragon Scale
DivisionOffsets / pups
- Slow
Alocasia Frydek
DivisionOffsets / pups
- Slow
Alocasia Jacklyn
DivisionOffsets / pups
- Moderate
Alocasia Macrorrhiza
DivisionOffsets / pups
- Moderate
Alocasia Maharani
DivisionOffsets / pups
- Moderate
Alocasia Odora
DivisionOffsets / pups
- Moderate
Alocasia Polly
DivisionOffsets / pups
- Moderate
Alocasia Sarian
DivisionOffsets / pups
- Moderate
Alocasia Silver Dragon
DivisionOffsets / pups
- Slow
Alocasia Sinuata
DivisionOffsets / pups
- Moderate
Alocasia Stingray
DivisionOffsets / pups
- Moderate
Alocasia Wentii
DivisionOffsets / pups
- Moderate
Alocasia Zebrina
DivisionOffsets / pups
- Slow
Aloe Vera
Offsets / pups
- Moderate
Amazon Frogbit
Offsets / pups
- Moderate
Amazon Sword
Offsets / pups
- Moderate
Anacharis
Stem cuttings
- Moderate
Angel Wing Begonia
Stem cuttings
a few weeks Easy
Anthurium (Flamingo Flower)
Stem cuttingsDivisionOffsets / pups
- Slow
Anthurium Andraeanum
Stem cuttingsDivisionOffsets / pups
- Easy
Anthurium Clarinervium
DivisionOffsets / pups
- Slow
Anthurium Crystallinum
DivisionOffsets / pups
- Slow
Anthurium Forgetii
DivisionOffsets / pups
- Slow
Anthurium Hookeri
DivisionOffsets / pups
- Slow
Anthurium Magnificum
Stem cuttingsDivisionOffsets / pups
- Slow
Anthurium Pedatoradiatum
DivisionOffsets / pups
- Slow
Anthurium Regale
Division
- Slow
Anthurium Superbum
DivisionOffsets / pups
- Slow
Anthurium Veitchii
Stem cuttingsDivisionOffsets / pups
- Slow
Anthurium Vittarifolium
DivisionSeed
- Moderate
Anthurium Warocqueanum
DivisionOffsets / pups
- Slow
Anubias
Division
- Moderate
Aphelandra squarrosa (Zebra Plant)
Stem cuttings
- Slow
Aralia (Polyscias)
Stem cuttings
- Slow
Areca Palm (Dypsis lutescens)
DivisionSeed
- Slow
Arrowhead Plant (Syngonium podophyllum)
Stem cuttings
2-3 weeks Easy
Asparagus Fern
DivisionSeed
- Moderate
Autumn Fern
Division
- Moderate
Baby Rubber Plant Peperomia
Stem cuttingsLeaf cuttings
a few weeks Easy
Baby Tears (Soleirolia soleirolii - Angel's Tears)
Division
- Easy
Baby Toes
DivisionSeed
- Moderate
Baseball Plant (Euphorbia obesa)
Seed
- Moderate
Bear's Paw
Stem cuttings
- Easy
Beefsteak Begonia
Leaf cuttingsDivisionOffsets / pups
- Easy
Beetle Peperomia
Stem cuttings
- Easy
Begonia Luxurians
Stem cuttings
- Moderate
Begonia Soli-Mutata
Leaf cuttingsDivisionOffsets / pups
- Moderate
Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia)
Division
- Slow
Bird's Nest Fern (Asplenium nidus)
see guide
- Slow
Bishop's Cap Cactus
Seed
- Slow
Bladderwort
Division
- Moderate
Blue Chalksticks (Curio repens)
Stem cuttingsDivision
- Easy
Blue Columnar Cactus
Stem cuttingsSeed
- Moderate
Blue Star Fern (Phlebodium aureum)
Division
- Easy
Boston Fern (Nephrolepis exaltata)
DivisionOffsets / pups
- Moderate
Brain Cactus
Stem cuttings
- Moderate
Brassia (Spider Orchid)
Division
- Easy
Bucephalandra
Division
- Moderate
Bulbophyllum Orchid
DivisionOffsets / pups
- Moderate
Bunny Ears Cactus
Stem cuttings
a few weeks Easy
Burro's Tail (Sedum morganianum)
Stem cuttings
a few weeks Easy
Button Fern
Division
- Easy
Byblis (Rainbow Plant)
Seed
- Easy
Cabomba
Stem cuttings
- Easy
Calathea / Prayer Plant (Calathea & Maranta)
Stem cuttingsDivision
- Moderate
Calathea Freddie
Division
- Moderate
Calathea Lancifolia
Division
- Moderate
Calathea Makoyana
Division
- Moderate
Calathea Medallion
Division
- Moderate
Calathea Musaica
Division
- Easy
Calathea Orbifolia
Division
- Moderate
Calathea Ornata
Division
- Moderate
Calathea Rattlesnake
Division
- Moderate
Calathea Roseopicta
Division
- Moderate
Calathea Warscewiczii
Division
- Slow
Calathea White Star
Division
- Moderate
Calathea Zebrina
Division
- Moderate
Calico Hearts (Adromischus maculatus)
Leaf cuttings
- Easy
Cape Sundew
Leaf cuttings
- Moderate
Cast Iron Plant (Aspidistra elatior)
Division
- Slow
Cat Palm (Chamaedorea cataractarum)
Division
- Slow
Catasetum Orchid
Division
- Moderate
Cattleya Orchid
Division
- Moderate
Cephalotus (Albany Pitcher Plant)
Leaf cuttingsDivisionOffsets / pups
- Slow
Chinese Evergreen (Aglaonema)
Stem cuttingsDivision
- Easy
Chinese Money Plant (Pilea peperomioides)
Offsets / pups
- Easy
Cholla Cactus
Stem cuttings
- Easy
Christmas Cactus (Schlumbergera)
Stem cuttings
2 to 3 weeks Easy
Claret Cup Cactus
Offsets / pupsSeed
- Easy
Clivia (Clivia miniata - Bush Lily)
DivisionOffsets / pups
- Easy
Clusia (Autograph Tree)
Stem cuttings
- Slow
Coffee Plant (Coffea arabica)
Stem cuttingsSeed
- Slow
Crassula Perforata (String of Buttons)
Stem cuttings
- Easy
Cretan Brake Fern
Division
- Easy
Crinkle-Leaf Plant
see guide
- Easy
Crocodile Fern
Division
- Moderate
Croton (Codiaeum variegatum)
Stem cuttings
- Moderate
Crown of Thorns (Euphorbia milii)
Stem cuttings
- Easy
Cryptocoryne Wendtii
Offsets / pups
- Moderate
Ctenanthe (Never Never Plant)
Division
- Slow
Cyclamen (Cyclamen persicum)
Seed
- Slow
Cymbidium Orchid
Division
- Moderate
Darlingtonia (Cobra Lily)
Offsets / pups
- Moderate
Dendrobium Orchid
DivisionOffsets / pups
- Moderate
Desert Rose
Stem cuttingsSeed
- Moderate
Dieffenbachia (Dumb Cane)
Stem cuttingsDivision
- Easy
Dischidia (Button Orchid / Ant Plant)
Stem cuttings
a few weeks Easy
Dracaena (Dracaena marginata, fragrans & more)
Stem cuttings
- Easy
Dragon Fruit Cactus
Stem cuttings
- Easy
Dragon Wing Begonia
Stem cuttings
- Easy
Duckweed
Division
- Moderate
Dwarf Hairgrass
Offsets / pups
- Moderate
Dwarf Hygro
Stem cuttings
- Moderate
Dwarf Sagittaria
Offsets / pups
- Moderate
Dwarf Water Lettuce
Offsets / pups
- Moderate
Echeveria
Leaf cuttingsOffsets / pups
- Easy
Echinopsis (Sea-Urchin Cactus)
Offsets / pupsSeed
- Easy
English Ivy (Hedera helix)
Stem cuttings
- Easy
Epidendrum (Reed-Stem Orchid)
Offsets / pups
- Moderate
Epiphyllum (Orchid Cactus)
Stem cuttings
- Easy
Escargot Begonia
Leaf cuttingsDivisionOffsets / pups
- Moderate
Euphorbia Trigona (African Milk Tree)
Stem cuttings
a few weeks Easy
Eyelash Begonia
Leaf cuttingsDivisionOffsets / pups
a few weeks Easy
Fairy Castle Cactus
Stem cuttingsOffsets / pups
- Easy
Feather Cactus
Offsets / pupsSeed
- Easy
Ficus Audrey (Ficus benghalensis)
Stem cuttingsAir layering
- Slow
Ficus Benjamina (Weeping Fig)
Stem cuttings
- Slow
Fiddle Leaf Fig (Ficus lyrata)
Stem cuttingsAir layering
- Slow
Fishbone Cactus (Epiphyllum anguliger)
Stem cuttings
a few weeks Easy
Fishhook Barrel Cactus
Seed
- Slow
Foxtail Fern
Division
- Moderate
Frosty Fern (Spikemoss)
Stem cuttingsDivision
- Easy
Gasteria (Ox Tongue)
Leaf cuttingsOffsets / pups
weeks to months Easy
Ghost Plant
Stem cuttingsLeaf cuttings
- Easy
Golden Barrel Cactus
Offsets / pupsSeed
- Slow
Goldfish Plant (Nematanthus / Columnea)
Stem cuttings
a few weeks Easy
Gollum Jade
Stem cuttingsLeaf cuttings
- Easy
Gymnocalycium (Chin Cactus)
Offsets / pupsSeed
- Easy
Gynura (Purple Passion Plant)
Stem cuttings
- Easy
Hatiora (Easter Cactus)
Stem cuttings
a few weeks Easy
Haworthia (Zebra Plant & Window Plants)
Leaf cuttingsOffsets / pups
- Easy
Heart Fern
Division
- Slow
Heartleaf Philodendron (Philodendron hederaceum)
Stem cuttings
1-2 weeks Easy
Heliamphora (Sun Pitcher)
DivisionSeed
- Slow
Holly Fern
Division
- Moderate
Homalomena (Queen of Hearts)
Division
- Easy
Hornwort
Stem cuttings
- Easy
Hoya (Wax Plant)
Stem cuttings
a few weeks Easy
Hoya Australis
Stem cuttings
- Easy
Hoya Bella
Stem cuttings
- Easy
Hoya Compacta (Hindu Rope)
Stem cuttings
- Slow
Hoya Curtisii
Stem cuttings
- Moderate
Hoya Kerrii (Sweetheart Hoya)
Stem cuttings
a few weeks Moderate
Hoya Lacunosa
Stem cuttings
- Moderate
Hoya Linearis
Stem cuttings
- Moderate
Hoya Macrophylla
Stem cuttings
- Slow
Hoya Multiflora (Shooting Star)
Stem cuttings
- Easy
Hoya Obovata
Stem cuttings
- Moderate
Hoya Pubicalyx
Stem cuttings
2-4 weeks Easy
Hoya Retusa
Stem cuttings
- Moderate
Hoya Serpens
Stem cuttings
- Slow
Hoya Wayetii
Stem cuttings
- Easy
Ice Plant
Stem cuttingsDivision
- Easy
Indoor Citrus (Dwarf Lemon, Lime & Calamondin)
Stem cuttingsSeed
- Moderate
Iron Cross Begonia
Leaf cuttingsDivisionOffsets / pups
- Slow
Jade Plant (Crassula ovata)
Stem cuttingsLeaf cuttings
- Easy
Java Fern
DivisionOffsets / pups
- Easy
Java Moss
see guide
- Moderate
Jelly Bean Plant
Stem cuttingsLeaf cuttings
- Easy
Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe blossfeldiana)
Stem cuttingsLeaf cuttings
- Easy
Kangaroo Paw Fern
Division
- Moderate
Kentia Palm (Howea forsteriana)
Seed
- Slow
Kimberly Queen Fern (Nephrolepis obliterata)
Division
- Slow
Korean Rock Fern
Division
- Moderate
Ladyfinger Cactus
Offsets / pupsSeed
- Easy
Lemon Button Fern
DivisionOffsets / pups
- Moderate
Lifesaver Plant (Huernia zebrina)
Stem cuttings
- Easy
Lipstick Plant (Aeschynanthus radicans)
Stem cuttings
a few weeks Easy
Lithops (Living Stones)
DivisionSeed
- Slow
Lucky Bamboo (Dracaena sanderiana)
Stem cuttings
a few weeks Easy
Ludisia discolor (Jewel Orchid)
Stem cuttingsDivision
a few weeks Easy
Ludwigia Repens
Stem cuttings
- Moderate
Madagascar Palm
Stem cuttingsSeed
- Moderate
Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum)
Division
- Moderate
Majesty Palm (Ravenea rivularis)
Seed
- Slow
Masdevallia Orchid
Division
- Moderate
Mexican Butterwort
Leaf cuttingsOffsets / pups
- Easy
Miltoniopsis (Pansy Orchid)
Division
- Moderate
Money Tree (Pachira aquatica)
Stem cuttingsSeed
- Moderate
Monkey Tail Cactus
Stem cuttings
- Easy
Monstera Adansonii (Swiss Cheese Vine)
Stem cuttings
2-4 weeks Easy
Monstera Deliciosa (Swiss Cheese Plant)
Stem cuttings
3-6 weeks Easy
Monstera Siltepecana (Silver Monstera)
Stem cuttings
- Easy
Moon Cactus
Offsets / pups
- Moderate
Moonstones
Stem cuttings
- Moderate
Mother of Thousands
Offsets / pups
- Moderate
Nepenthes (Tropical Pitcher Plant)
Stem cuttings
- Moderate
Nerve Plant (Fittonia)
Stem cuttings
- Easy
Norfolk Island Pine (Araucaria heterophylla)
Seed
- Slow
Old Lady Cactus
Offsets / pupsSeed
- Easy
Old Man Cactus
Seed
- Slow
Oncidium Orchid (Dancing Lady Orchid)
Division
- Moderate
Organ Pipe Cactus
Stem cuttingsSeed
- Moderate
Oxalis (False Shamrock / Purple Shamrock)
Division
- Easy
Paddle Plant (Flapjacks)
Stem cuttingsLeaf cuttingsOffsets / pups
- Easy
Painted-Leaf Begonia
Leaf cuttingsDivisionOffsets / pups
- Moderate
Panda Plant
Stem cuttingsLeaf cuttings
- Easy
Paphiopedilum (Slipper Orchid)
Division
- Slow
Parlor Palm (Chamaedorea elegans)
Seed
- Slow
Parodia (Ball Cactus)
Offsets / pupsSeed
- Easy
Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum)
Division
- Easy
Peacock Begonia
Stem cuttingsLeaf cuttingsDivision
- Slow
Peanut Cactus
Stem cuttings
- Easy
Peperomia
Stem cuttingsLeaf cuttings
- Easy
Peperomia Columbiana
Stem cuttingsLeaf cuttingsOffsets / pups
- Moderate
Peperomia Frost
Stem cuttingsLeaf cuttingsOffsets / pups
- Easy
Peperomia Ginny
Stem cuttingsLeaf cuttings
a few weeks Easy
Peperomia Hope
Stem cuttingsLeaf cuttings
- Easy
Peperomia Maculosa
Stem cuttingsLeaf cuttingsOffsets / pups
- Moderate
Peperomia Rosso
Stem cuttingsLeaf cuttingsOffsets / pups
- Easy
Peruvian Apple Cactus
Stem cuttingsSeed
- Easy
Philodendron Birkin
Stem cuttingsDivisionOffsets / pups
- Moderate
Philodendron Brasil (Philodendron hederaceum 'Brasil')
Stem cuttings
2-3 weeks Easy
Philodendron Florida Ghost
Stem cuttings
a few weeks Moderate
Philodendron Gloriosum
Stem cuttings
- Slow
Philodendron Mccolley Finale
Stem cuttingsDivisionOffsets / pups
- Moderate
Philodendron Melanochrysum
Stem cuttings
- Moderate
Philodendron Micans (Philodendron hederaceum var. hederaceum)
Stem cuttings
- Easy
Philodendron Moonlight
Stem cuttingsDivision
a few weeks Moderate
Philodendron Pink Princess (Philodendron erubescens 'Pink Princess')
Stem cuttings
a few weeks Easy
Philodendron Prince of Orange
Stem cuttingsDivisionOffsets / pups
- Slow
Philodendron Silver Sword
Stem cuttings
a few weeks Moderate
Philodendron Squamiferum
Stem cuttings
a few weeks Moderate
Philodendron Tortum
Stem cuttings
a few weeks Moderate
Philodendron Verrucosum
Stem cuttings
- Slow
Philodendron White Knight
Stem cuttings
- Moderate
Phragmipedium (S. American Slipper)
Division
- Moderate
Pig's Ear (Cotyledon orbiculata)
Stem cuttingsLeaf cuttings
- Easy
Pincushion Cactus
Offsets / pupsSeed
- Easy
Polka Dot Begonia (Begonia maculata)
Stem cuttings
- Easy
Polka Dot Plant (Hypoestes phyllostachya)
Stem cuttingsSeed
- Easy
Ponytail Palm (Beaucarnea recurvata)
Offsets / pupsSeed
- Slow
Portulacaria Afra (Dwarf Jade / Elephant Bush)
Stem cuttings
- Easy
Pothos (Epipremnum aureum / Devil's Ivy)
Stem cuttings
- Easy
Prayer Plant (Maranta leuconeura)
Stem cuttingsDivision
3-6 weeks Easy
Prickly Pear Cactus
Stem cuttings
a few weeks Easy
Propeller Plant (Crassula falcata)
Stem cuttingsLeaf cuttings
- Slow
Rabbit's Foot Fern (Davallia fejeensis)
Division
a few weeks Easy
Raindrop Peperomia
Stem cuttingsLeaf cuttingsOffsets / pups
a few weeks Easy
Rat Tail Cactus
Stem cuttings
- Easy
Rebutia (Crown Cactus)
Offsets / pupsSeed
- Easy
Red Root Floater
DivisionOffsets / pups
- Moderate
Rex Begonia (Begonia rex-cultorum)
Leaf cuttingsOffsets / pups
- Moderate
Rhaphidophora Tetrasperma (Mini Monstera)
Stem cuttings
2-4 weeks Easy
Rhipsalis (Mistletoe Cactus)
Stem cuttings
a few weeks Easy
Rhizomatous Begonia
Leaf cuttingsOffsets / pups
- Easy
Rieger Begonia
Stem cuttingsLeaf cuttings
- Moderate
Ripple Peperomia
Stem cuttingsLeaf cuttingsOffsets / pups
- Easy
Rotala Rotundifolia
Stem cuttings
- Moderate
Rubber Plant (Ficus elastica)
Stem cuttingsAir layering
- Moderate
Ruby Necklace (Othonna capensis)
Stem cuttings
- Easy
Sago Palm (Cycas revoluta)
Offsets / pupsSeed
- Slow
Saguaro Cactus
Seed
- Slow
Salvinia
see guide
- Moderate
Sand Rose (Anacampseros rufescens)
DivisionSeed
- Easy
Sarracenia (American Pitcher Plant)
Division
- Slow
Satin Pothos (Scindapsus pictus)
Stem cuttings
2-4 weeks Easy
Schefflera (Umbrella Plant)
Stem cuttingsAir layering
- Moderate
Selaginella (Spikemoss / Resurrection Plant)
Stem cuttingsDivision
- Moderate
Sempervivum (Hens and Chicks)
Offsets / pups
- Easy
Shrub Begonia
Stem cuttings
- Easy
Silver Lace Fern
Division
- Slow
Silver Torch Cactus
Offsets / pupsSeed
- Slow
Snake Plant (Sansevieria / Dracaena trifasciata)
Leaf cuttingsDivision
weeks to months Easy
Spathoglottis (Ground Orchid)
DivisionOffsets / pups
- Moderate
Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum)
DivisionOffsets / pups
- Easy
Spiral Cactus
Stem cuttings
- Moderate
Split Rock (Pleiospilos nelii)
DivisionSeed
- Slow
Spoonleaf Sundew
Leaf cuttings
- Moderate
Staghorn Fern (Platycerium)
DivisionOffsets / pups
- Moderate
Stapelia (Starfish Flower)
Stem cuttingsDivision
- Easy
Star Cactus
Seed
- Slow
Streptocarpus (Cape Primrose)
Leaf cuttingsDivisionOffsets / pups
- Easy
String of Bananas (Curio radicans)
Stem cuttings
- Easy
String of Dolphins (Senecio peregrinus)
Stem cuttings
a few weeks Easy
String of Hearts (Ceropegia woodii)
Stem cuttingsDivision
- Easy
String of Pearls (Senecio rowleyanus / Curio rowleyanus)
Stem cuttings
a few weeks Easy
String of Turtles (Peperomia prostrata)
Stem cuttings
- Easy
Stromanthe Triostar (Stromanthe Sanguinea 'Triostar')
Division
- Slow
Swedish Ivy (Plectranthus verticillatus)
Stem cuttings
- Easy
Tassel Fern (Polystichum)
Division
- Moderate
Tiger Jaws
Leaf cuttingsDivisionSeed
- Easy
Tillandsia Aeranthos
Offsets / pups
- Slow
Tillandsia Brachycaulos
Offsets / pups
- Slow
Tillandsia Bulbosa
Offsets / pups
- Slow
Tillandsia Caput-Medusae
Offsets / pups
- Slow
Tillandsia Fuchsii
Offsets / pups
- Slow
Tillandsia Harrisii
Offsets / pups
- Slow
Tillandsia Ionantha
Offsets / pups
- Slow
Tillandsia Juncea
Offsets / pups
- Slow
Tillandsia Streptophylla
Offsets / pups
- Slow
Tillandsia Stricta
Offsets / pups
- Easy
Tillandsia Tectorum
Offsets / pups
- Slow
Tillandsia Xerographica
Offsets / pups
- Slow
Totem Pole Cactus
Stem cuttings
- Moderate
Tradescantia (Inch Plant / Wandering Dude)
Stem cuttings
- Easy
Tuberous Begonia
Stem cuttingsDivisionSeed
- Slow
Turk's Cap Cactus
Seed
- Slow
Vallisneria
Offsets / pups
- Moderate
Vanda Orchid
Offsets / pups
- Moderate
Vanilla Orchid
Stem cuttings
- Easy
Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)
Leaf cuttingsDivisionSeed
- Slow
Watch Chain Plant (Crassula muscosa)
Stem cuttings
- Easy
Water Hyacinth
Offsets / pups
- Moderate
Water Sprite
Offsets / pups
- Moderate
Water Wisteria
Stem cuttings
- Moderate
Watermelon Peperomia (Peperomia argyreia)
Stem cuttingsLeaf cuttingsOffsets / pups
- Easy
Wax Begonia
Stem cuttingsLeaf cuttingsDivision
- Easy
Yucca (Yucca elephantipes)
Stem cuttingsDivisionOffsets / pups
- Easy
Zygopetalum Orchid
Division
- Moderate
ZZ Plant (Zamioculcas zamiifolia)
Stem cuttingsLeaf cuttingsDivision
- Slow
ZZ Raven (Zamioculcas zamiifolia 'Raven')
Stem cuttingsLeaf cuttingsDivision
- Slow

New to it? Stem cuttings and division are the most forgiving - start there. Then browse the full gardening guides, find your next plant with the plant finder, or see the curated plant collections.

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