While I love plants and gardening, I am not burdened with an excess of disposable cash. So, I have to substitute creativity.
I've been finding ways to pursue my powerful plant passion that are cheap or free. One of these is learning about plant propagation: Plants making more plants!
Here's an example of one of the methods I’ve used pretty frequently and had some successes (and some failures!) with: water rooting.
This is croton branch right before potting. The angle isn't great but there are little white roots down at the bottom there.
I took some cutting about 5 or 6 inches long. Making sure to keep the right side up, I stood them in a clear glass jar with a few inches of water in the bottom. I changed the water every few days, or whenever i remembered and I waited. It seemed to take forever!
Garden Croton is a warm weather shrub known for its colorful leaves. It’s a very popular ornamental here.
Here are two starts of different varieties that i had success with. I'll keep them close by and well watered until their roots are established.
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