Making new House Plants from Old!

I have some houseplants that are too big and tired to keep.  They are taking up too much of my time, but rather than throw them out straightaway, I thought I'd propagate them.

Doing it the lazy way I cut off 4 Spider plantlets, which grow on long stems. 

If you cut these off with a length of stem and pop them in a jug of water, they will grow roots.

Below is a cutting from my Kalanchoe, which I had last Christmas!  I chopped off 4 side shoots to make 4 new plants.  I pulled all but 3 pairs of leaves off  and cut diagonally across the bottom of the stem and popped it into an egg cup filled with water.

From 4 Kalanchoe cuttings, 2 grew and the remainder are growing roots slowly...

All 4 Spider Plant cuttings grew into bright, shiny little plants. Once the roots grew, they were potted on into fresh compost.

Hooray!  I think I will take one for my Mum as a gift when I visit her this weekend :)

Tradescantia is another easy house plant to take cuttings and root in water.  Do you have any favourites?  Tell us about them below...

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