It doesn't take much to make me happy! This photo is one of them . . .

[CaliforniaPeggy]

Last edited Mon May 13, 2024, 12:43 AM - Edit history (1)

I know it looks weird from this angle. This is the root end of one of those ordinary houseplants that vine all over and get extensive. I cut the long strand and stuck it in water and waited for it to grow roots.

Which it did. Just now, I spotted these tiny new shoots! They made me very happy, as they were the first signs that my work would not be in vain. Hope all of you enjoy!





On edit: **See my post #9 for another view and the name of the plant!**

[Easterncedar]

1. Congratulations

Fun when things work like that!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. Thanks so much, my dear Easterncedar!

It really is fun!

And for me, it's also rare to see success in this sort of scenario.

[3catwoman3]

2. It looks rather like a mutant, 2-headed, shell-less snail.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. I have to agree, my dear 3catwoman3! Some sort of alien creature indeed.

[majdrfrtim]

5. Is that from some Scindapsus or other, Peggy?

Congratulations!!

(I'm waiting on a number of cuttings of my silver photos to root, as well.)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. Alas, I don't remember the name of this plant! It's a very common houseplant.

They keep growing and growing, and getting leggier and leggier, until I have to cut them and put them in water.

The leaves are heart-shaped.

Thanks for your good thoughts, my dear majdrfrtim!

[niyad]

6. Congratulations!!! Encouraging new life like this is always exciting.

Without knowing that was a plant, one could imagine all sorts of scenarios with your intriguing composition!!!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. Thanks so much, my dear niyad!

I've never really had one root like this one is doing, with the little sprouts coming up. I was so excited about this unexpected development!

It rather does look pretty monstrous, especially if you don't know the back-story!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. I found this photo that shows the same sort of vining plant from some years ago. Pothos is what I think it is.

Enjoy!

[niyad]

10. They do tend to grow like weeds. I used to keep mine cut back so that

they would get bushier, not leggy.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. Keeping them cut back is a good idea, but then you have all these tender cuttings!

If you keep them to grow, then you have them everywhere, and if you throw them out, you feel like you're murdering them! ACK!

[niyad]

15. No, you just gift the cuttungs to all your friends. My mother pothos

had offspring all over town.

[calimary]

11. AHA! It's "Devil's Ivy"! Also known as Pothos Ivy.

I took ours out to the deck to sit in the fresh air today. It had been inside, with a Gro Light, growing new leaves. These are pretty popular as house plants. They just need sun and they seem to be fairly happy just about anywhere you put them, they're pretty as hanging plants in front of windows. I mix a few drops of Shultz's liquid plant food into a glass of water every now and then, when time comes to water it again.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. They are pretty, and fairly tough in almost any environment. The fertilizer sounds like a good idea too. Thanks!

I've never heard the name "Devil's Ivy" before! Learn something new every day.

[pansypoo53219]

14. my uncle gave me a chinese evergreen when i was about 12. i got it to bloom a few times, but the last shoot died when i

turned 55. but i watered it. + a few weeks later a shoot appeared. alas. my aunt also watered it + drowns it. may try again.
i got 2 baby plants from walgreens. croton lasted decades til i gave it rainwater. the schifalera lasted til a few years ago. 1985- 2020.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. Yeah, they do not like to be overwatered! But I think you'll have success.

Your track record is excellent! I'd encourage you to try again and make sure you're the only one who gets to water it!