How to Grow Pothos in a Water Vase

Pothos, sometimes called devil’s ivy, gold pothos or silver pothos, is a common houseplant with heart-shaped leaves that are green and mottled with yellow or white. It is a vigorous climber and is often trained to grow on supports. Pothos can be grown in hanging baskets or pots and is fairly easy to maintain. Cuttings from pothos can be planted in a water vase to form a new plant that will be identical in appearance to the parent plant. The best time to propagate pothos from cuttings is in the spring and early summer.

Pothos plant
Water vase
Sharp knife
Wire mesh
Scissors

Instructions

- 1
  Choose a water vase to use for growing the pothos. Any style of vase is suitable. Vases that are solid ceramic are appropriate containers for pothos cuttings as are clear glass vases. Tinted glass vases are especially attractive when placed on a windowsill so that light can filter through them. Small vases the size of a drinking glass or small jar are ideal.
- 2
  Cut a 3-inch to 6-inch piece of stem from the parent pothos plant using a sharp, clean knife. Make the cut 1/4 inch below one of the nodes on the stem. Place the cutting on a clean, dry surface.
- 3
  Remove the leaves from the lower half of the cutting (the end nearest the cut) so you have a length of bare stem at the base. Leave at least two or three leaves attached to the stem.
- 4
  Fill the water vase three-quarters full with room temperature water. Use scissors to cut a piece of wire mesh so that it is slightly larger than the opening of the water vase. Place the wire mesh over the opening.
- 5
  Insert the lower end of the cutting through the wire mesh until the stem is suspended in the water. Place the water vase in a sunny location, such as a windowsill or on a table near a window. Roots will begin to appear on the pothos cutting within 10 days.
- 6
  Top up the water in the vase as needed so that the lower part of the cutting is always below water surface. Keep the water clean and fresh.

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