A Gardeners Forum Forums Gardening Reference Gardening in 2006 Cuttings from a polka dot plant

Anyone taken cuttings from a polka dot plant? Do I put it in water? Or straight in soil? Would I use a root hormone? I'd like to give mine a trim!
Thanks,
Gail

If I remember right I put mine right in water and waited for roots.
Been a long time since Ihad that one.

I put mine in the soil 2 weeks ago and its doing great!

I'm going to try both! Thanks

Good luck Mine started wicked easy !

I have 5 going now and they are all doing well.
Thanks

which worked best Gmomma ??

Not sure. Cutting in soil looks happy and healthy, as do the ones in water- bt no roots yet. Will keep you posted.

Soil worked the best. The ones in soil are growing, growing, growing... the ones in water have no roots or new growth, but still look healthy.

Cool ... I read a thread that said about them being out side I put mine out in april and it is happy!! I will bring it in before the snow though!

I put mine outside too, but bring them at night.

I just left mine out and it seems to like it well outside the flood!! but it is happy I will try to get a pic tomarrow of it!

I can't wait to see it! Maybe I'll put mine outside through the Summer. Did you put it in a shady spot? Or full sun?

The middle of the road .. gets all the am sun and shade in the afternoom! it is actually changing color.. the leafs are a bit darker than they used to be!

I have two - one with white dots and one with pink dots. I gave away all my cutings, so now am going to take some more. Mine are growing like weeds!!!

They are such a pretty plant!! I don't even know there zone... but I love the little dots! oh I have the pink! My indoor ones are getting a bit spindely .. I am kinda keeping them that way for cuttings!

I was thinking about leaving mine alone for a month or two and letting get a little unruly!

i've done that! doesn't take long if they're getting proper water and have correct lighting!!

and, it makes for lots of cuttings to take to make new plants

I think they are such beautiful plants. I've been on the look out for one with red polka dot leaves. My main worry about putting them outside is the sunlight "bleaching" the leaves.

they are beautiful...finicky about their moisture level tho

i prefer the green with pink variety. just bought a new one this year (other one died). the store also had some of the red ones. i didn't know, until i saw them, that there was one with that coloring. you should be able to find one somewhere in your area...try one of the smaller mom-n-pop garden centers/nurseries. they're more likely to have the unusual varieties.

I noticed some on-line, but I prefer to buy locally. I'll have a look next weekend. I will be going to buy soil so I can transplant my root bound plants. I love that they are ready for bigger pots! There is such satisfaction knowing that I'm doing something right!!!

I couldn't find any locally - so I bought some seeds on-line. I can't wait to get them! I was thinking about putting them in a big pot with my white and pink polka dot plants.