|
List
of common house plants and methods for propagating them |
| African Violet (Saintpaulia
spp) |
Seeds; whole leaf cuttings;
division; water |
| Aloe (Aloe spp) |
Division |
| Arrowhead (Syngonium spp) |
Root cuttings that include a
leaf node |
| Bloodleaf of Beefsteak Plant (Iresine
spp) |
Tip cuttings |
| Boston Fern (Nephrolepis
exaltata bostoniensis) |
Division; runners |
| Bromeliad (Many types) |
Division |
| Cactus (Many types) |
Seeds; whole leaf cuttings |
| Caladium (Caladium spp) |
Division |
| Christmas Cactus (Zygocactus
spp) |
Tip cuttings |
| Croton (Codiaeum spp) |
Seeds; tip cuttings;
air-layering |
| Devil's Backbone (Pedilanthus
tithymaloides variegatus) |
Stem cuttings |
| Dracaena (Many types) |
Stem cuttings; air layering;
cane cuttings |
| Dumbcane (Dieffenbachia
spp) |
Tip cuttings; cane cuttings;
air-layering; division |
| English Ivy (Hedera helix) |
Leaf bud cuttings |
| False Aralia (Dizygotheca
spp) |
Seeds; air-layering; stem
cuttings |
| Fiddleleaf Fig (Ficus lyrata) |
Air-layering |
| Fittonia (Fittonia spp) |
Stem cuttings |
| Jade Plant (Crassula spp) |
Tip cuttings; stem cuttings |
| Christmas Kalanchoe (K.
blossfeldiana) |
Leaf cuttings; stem cuttings |
| Dwarf Purple Kalanchoe (K.
pumila) |
Leaf cuttings; stem cuttings |
| Panda Plant (K. tomentosa) |
Leaf cuttings; stem cuttings |
| Kalanchoe pinnata |
Plantlets on leaves |
| Kalanchoe daigremontiana |
Plantlets on leaves |
| Kalanchoe verticillata |
Plantlets on leaves |
| Moses in the Cradle (Rhoea
spp) |
Division; seeds |
| Norfolk Island Pine (Araucaria
spp) |
Seeds |
| Passion Flower (Passiflora
spp) |
Seeds; stem cuttings |
| Peperomia (Peperomia spp) |
Tip cuttings; whole leaf
cuttings; leaf bud cuttings; division |
| Heartleaf Philodendron (P.
oxcardium) |
Stem cuttings |
| Velour Philodendron (P.
andreanum) |
Stem cuttings; air-layering |
| Elephants Ear Philodendron (P.
domesticum) |
Stem cuttings; air-layering |
| Fiddleleaf Philodendron (P.
panduraeformae) |
Stem cuttings; air-layering |
| Splitleaf Philodendron (p.
pertusum) |
Stem cuttings; air-layering |
| Pilea (Pilea spp) |
Stem cuttings; division |
| Poinsettia (Euphorbia
pulcherrima) |
Tip cuttings (allow wound to
heal) |
| Prayer Plant (Marantha
spp) |
Division |
| Rubber Plant (Ficus elastica) |
Air-layering; seeds |
| Schefflera (Brassaia spp) |
Seeds; cuttings of half ripened
stems |
| Sentry Palm (Howeia spp) |
Seeds |
| Snake Plant (Sansevieria
spp) |
Leaf section cuttings, division |
| Spider Plant (Chlorophytum spp) |
Division; runners |
| Swedish Ivy (Plectranthus spp) |
Stem cuttings |
| Umbrella Plant (Cyperus
spp) |
Seeds; division; upside down
stem cuttings |
| Velvet Plant (Gynura spp) |
Tip cuttings; stem cuttings |
| Wandering Jew (Zebrina
spp) |
Stem cuttings |
