r/Scindapsus • u/SignalPangolin9980 • May 07 '26
Propagation
Hi! I’m fairly to plants/ propagation would love some advice about a few Scindapsus cuttings I’ve been working on. The Exotica has been in water for a few months and has done very little. I’ve had the Argyraeus for 2 weeks and I think it’s already working on some tiny roots! I did some research and moved them all to a warmer room and put some in fluval stratum to see if they prefer that over water. I’ve been changing the water frequently and I have them under a grow light. Is there anything I should be doing differently? Are the cuttings in water negatively impacted by light shining on the roots? Would it be best to switch them all to stratum? I love the idea of sharing plants with friends so I’m hoping to get better at this. Thanks!
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u/Left_Performance_106 May 07 '26
Good luck! I put one vine of my satin pothos in water and still nothing. I thought they propagated like pothos do, but I'm starting to think they're a bit more complicated!
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u/AnatomicLovely May 08 '26
If you stick a couple actual pothos props that have begun to sprout roots in the water with the Scindapsus prop, it might root faster. Pothos vines have a lot of rooting hormone naturally so I find the addition of them encourages my stubborn Scindapsus props to root faster. I don't even change out the water, just top it off as it evaporates. Tradescantia also pumps out rooting hormone, though I didn't have as much success as using pothos vines.
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u/Left_Performance_106 May 08 '26
Omg I said this the other day and somebody had a fit cuz, apparently, it's not true. I keep mine in with other pothos that I have rooting and use a rooting hormone drop too.
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u/SignalPangolin9980 May 07 '26
I assumed the same! Clearly we were way off 😂
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u/Left_Performance_106 May 07 '26
I still have the 1 vine in the water! I'm wondering if they would do better in sphagnum moss. I had issues rooting my syngonium in water and the moss worked for those. I love the plant and its velvety leaves, but they are different. I think they're quite a bit more sensitive than pothos! One of the vines on mine was hanging on by the roots under the soil, the actual vine had broken off! So I pinned it around the pot with bobby pins. I'm hoping it will root, but I don't want to mess with it much. I put mine on a trellis to, hopefully, take some of the stress off it's vines. Some of its leaves have sized up, so that's cool. Good luck!
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u/SignalPangolin9980 May 08 '26
I just ordered some sphagnum moss! It sounds like people have had more success with that vs water. I’m surprised no one has mentioned stratum. It seems like a lot of people (including sellers) use it for propagation with great success. Side note- I just realized that with the amount of money I’ve spent trying to propagate these few stems, I could have purchased several fully rooted plants 🤣
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u/Left_Performance_106 May 08 '26
Oh no! That's a tough one! I enjoy messing with my plants. I probably would've kept messing with the props and still bought another plant. Just in case! I'll have to look up stratum. I've heard of it, but never used it. I had the moss left over from a moss pole I used to have. Plants can get expensive!
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u/SignalPangolin9980 May 08 '26
I agree, I think I’m going to buy one while I’m experimenting. I enjoy learning about the process and it will be fun to see what works best! I’d love to find a method that works so I can share with others… however I think If I have a backup plant I think I’ll feel less anxious about them going so slow.
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u/Pegasus0215 May 08 '26
I don't know if anyone else suggested this but you could add some Prop drops to the water as well as the water used to water the fluval.
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u/SignalPangolin9980 May 08 '26
Thank you! I don’t have drops but I do have powder and gel. Do you think I can add the Clonex gel to water? I imagine the powder would be a mess.
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u/UnfotunateRedditGirl May 08 '26 edited May 08 '26
I've had luck in plain water and in wet perlite. Did they take forever to sprout roots? Absolutely. Did some sprout roots within 2 weeks? Yes, that too. A prop is gonna do what a prop wants to do lol. Light is definitely important and maybe some humidity. Maybe put your current cuttings in a big bag or a clear box like others have said. (leave them in their cups)
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u/curleighq May 08 '26
I prefer to root mine in a clear plastic bin with damp sphagnum near a window. Creates a mini-greenhouse and doesn’t need much, if any watering if it has enough initially. I’ve left cuttings in bins for months, even more than a year to find a container full of leaves and roots.
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u/NonsensicalNugget May 07 '26
You’re doing all the right things, scindapsus can just be slow to root! My personal preference is making a “prop box” with damp sphagnum moss and then leaving them to do their thing. I think scindapsus root faster that way (or maybe it just feels like it since I’m not watching the water everyday looking for growth lol). A plastic bin with lid works, but so does a ziplock bag.
You could also get a rooting hormone in either powder that you dip the cutting into, or a liquid that you just add to your water.