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CaliforniaPeggy

(150,270 posts)
Sun May 12, 2024, 10:34 PM May 12

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

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!**

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It doesn't take much to make me happy! This photo is one of them . . . (Original Post) CaliforniaPeggy May 12 OP
Congratulations Easterncedar May 12 #1
Thanks so much, my dear Easterncedar! CaliforniaPeggy May 12 #3
It looks rather like a mutant, 2-headed, shell-less snail. 3catwoman3 May 12 #2
I have to agree, my dear 3catwoman3! Some sort of alien creature indeed. CaliforniaPeggy May 12 #4
Is that from some Scindapsus or other, Peggy? majdrfrtim May 13 #5
Alas, I don't remember the name of this plant! It's a very common houseplant. CaliforniaPeggy May 13 #7
Congratulations!!! Encouraging new life like this is always exciting. niyad May 13 #6
Thanks so much, my dear niyad! CaliforniaPeggy May 13 #8
I found this photo that shows the same sort of vining plant from some years ago. Pothos is what I think it is. CaliforniaPeggy May 13 #9
They do tend to grow like weeds. I used to keep mine cut back so that niyad May 13 #10
Keeping them cut back is a good idea, but then you have all these tender cuttings! CaliforniaPeggy May 13 #12
No, you just gift the cuttungs to all your friends. My mother pothos niyad May 13 #15
AHA! It's "Devil's Ivy"! Also known as Pothos Ivy. calimary May 13 #11
They are pretty, and fairly tough in almost any environment. The fertilizer sounds like a good idea too. Thanks! CaliforniaPeggy May 13 #13
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 pansypoo53219 May 13 #14
Yeah, they do not like to be overwatered! But I think you'll have success. CaliforniaPeggy May 13 #16

CaliforniaPeggy

(150,270 posts)
3. Thanks so much, my dear Easterncedar!
Sun May 12, 2024, 10:48 PM
May 12

It really is fun!

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

majdrfrtim

(322 posts)
5. Is that from some Scindapsus or other, Peggy?
Mon May 13, 2024, 12:17 AM
May 13

Congratulations!!

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

CaliforniaPeggy

(150,270 posts)
7. Alas, I don't remember the name of this plant! It's a very common houseplant.
Mon May 13, 2024, 12:35 AM
May 13

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

(114,931 posts)
6. Congratulations!!! Encouraging new life like this is always exciting.
Mon May 13, 2024, 12:34 AM
May 13

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

CaliforniaPeggy

(150,270 posts)
8. Thanks so much, my dear niyad!
Mon May 13, 2024, 12:38 AM
May 13

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

(150,270 posts)
9. I found this photo that shows the same sort of vining plant from some years ago. Pothos is what I think it is.
Mon May 13, 2024, 12:42 AM
May 13


Enjoy!

niyad

(114,931 posts)
10. They do tend to grow like weeds. I used to keep mine cut back so that
Mon May 13, 2024, 12:50 AM
May 13

they would get bushier, not leggy.

CaliforniaPeggy

(150,270 posts)
12. Keeping them cut back is a good idea, but then you have all these tender cuttings!
Mon May 13, 2024, 01:02 AM
May 13

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!

calimary

(81,988 posts)
11. AHA! It's "Devil's Ivy"! Also known as Pothos Ivy.
Mon May 13, 2024, 12:52 AM
May 13

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

(150,270 posts)
13. They are pretty, and fairly tough in almost any environment. The fertilizer sounds like a good idea too. Thanks!
Mon May 13, 2024, 01:05 AM
May 13

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

pansypoo53219

(21,093 posts)
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
Mon May 13, 2024, 01:08 AM
May 13

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

(150,270 posts)
16. Yeah, they do not like to be overwatered! But I think you'll have success.
Mon May 13, 2024, 11:11 AM
May 13

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!

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