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  1. nowhere-noone on

    Yes. I’d put it in damp soil or in water. They’re very hardy. It’s almost harder to kill them.

  2. Yes. There’s a node. I like to water prop but they root easily and can be propped in soil.

  3. You have found what is very possible the easiest plant to propagate I have ever dealt with

  4. Katelizpea on

    Yes! It looks like it’s a tradescantia, there are a lot of varieties out there, but they all are known for rooting very easily in water or soil. Best of luck! 🙂

  5. goddamnlizardkingg on

    honestly it’d probably root in thin air if the room was humid enough

  6. You can propagate it and it can live in water eternally – The Wandering Jew plant.

  7. Awkward_Avocado87 on

    I found a whole pile of that at my Pettitis Garden Shop yesterday and I’m propagating it! I wish us luck!

  8. Filing_chapter11 on

    I’ve gotten cuttings like this where I laid them on top of a pot of dirt and they grew

  9. crowandshade on

    I’ve got a big vase full of those guys. When they start getting leggy I just snip the end off and stick it right back in the water. Will probably pot them soon lol the algae is crazy even though I change the water regualrly

  10. uuntiedshoelace on

    I have ended up with an entire large plant from a single prop this size

  11. Yes, it’s really easy, just leave 4 leaves and a long stem and stick it in soil

  12. pitapiper125 on

    Oh yea. I’ve gotten a pretty good sized plant from just a couple of those

  13. duh_nom_yar on

    Yes, just throw it on the ground in the shade and the rest will work itself out.

  14. Gloomy_Candy_9620 on

    I would say yes these plants are indestructible I had some growing on cement with no soil it just kept growing there 😂

  15. o_tiny_one_ on

    I’d like to acknowledge that it’s nice to know I’m not the only one who brings home scraps from the ground in the garden center. I mean, SOMEBODY needs to give them a new home, so it might as well be me, right?😌

  16. Relevant-Welder7407 on

    Yes, just stick IT unto the Dirt and water on a regular base. You can also propagate Tradescantia on water

  17. TheLunchLadysHairnet on

    I have killed every one of these I’ve ever tried to prop 😩

  18. redoingredditagain on

    I’ve been forgetting about my cutting for months. It will. Not. Die.

  19. CerealUnaliver on

    https://preview.redd.it/a0bmpklgffxe1.jpeg?width=2462&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3473b3636f9efe6235985d85d16ff9bd4a649b18

    Absolutely! I found this scraggly piece that was on the floor at Trader Joe’s (clearly had been ran over by a cart). Asked if I could have it. Cut it up & within 10-12 days it had rooted (2nd pic). Last pic on btm R is 5 months later.

    Next time I wouldn’t be so lazy and would pot it up a LOT sooner…like within a month tops. I’ve found the roots & overall plants are stronger when grown in media vs. water.

  20. penisfruit on

    I like to prop in a clear container with some moss or soil so I can see the roots

  21. I find that this plant thrives more in our propagation station than it does in a pot

  22. I picked a small half dead piece off the floor of Walmart and it’s now six plants. One in a huge hanging basket.

  23. Princess_420x on

    These are so easy and fun to propagate! You can do soil or water. Like a month or two ago i trimmed my wandering gal, and just for fun I put the trimmings in a pot and it’s grown pretty fast, almost everything has leaves and everything i put in there was either bare stems, or little nodes with a single leaf on them.

  24. katydid724 on

    I picked up a 1 inch piece off of the floor at a garden center last year. I put it in some dirt, and with almost complete neglect, I now have a plant that is 2 feet across and trails 8 or 10 inches down.

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