The Ultimate Guide to Houseplant Propagation: Step-by-Step Techniques for Making More Houseplants . . . for Free! by Lindsay Sisti

Make more houseplants (for free!) with this comprehensive bible of propagation techniques, featuring clear, step-by-step instructions covering over a dozen methods for over 80 different houseplants. *2025 American Horticultural Society Book Award Winner* Accompanied by full-color photographs and beautiful illustrations,The Ultimate Guide to Houseplant Propagation offers all the horticultural know-how you need to make new plants from existing plants. Learn how to successfully take stem, leaf, and petiole cuttings of your favorite houseplants, plus get plenty of insight into air and soil layering, division of offsets, water propagation, and even houseplant seed germination. Whether you are a beginner or advanced houseplant enthusiast, the easy-to-follow format allows you to start propagating right away. This is also the first book to take a deep dive into the pollination and breeding of Anthuriums to create your own unique hybrids, at home! Author Lindsay Sisti of @alltheplantbabies also introduces the best tools for different propagation techniques and shares the lowdown on various growing mediums to use with each propagation method. With help from Read more

From the Publisher Step 1: Remove Plant from Pot. Step 2: Remove Some of the Old Soil and Loosen the Root. Use your fingers to remove enough soil to gain visibility over what is likely a hot mess root entanglement situation. Step 3: Cut or Break Your Plant into Sections. First look for natural clumps within your plant. Your plant will reveal to you where you should make the cut or break it apart. You will notice that your bushy plant is naturally grouped into sections, which look like little bunches, connected by a thick underground rhizome. While you inspect the roots, if you notice any areas of brown, mushy rotted roots, remove them. Snap or cut each section you want to divide away from the mother plant. Look for sections that have full, mature root systems. They will do the best on their own as divisions. If the rhizome is extra thick, or you want to be clean and cautious, use a sterilized scissor or knife to cut the rhizome. Try not to break a lot of roots as you gently pull the plants apart. However, if you do break a few roots, no one will call the plant police and your plant will recover. Step 4: Pot Up Individual Plants Give each plant its own pot with well-draining tropical plant mix. For calatheas and goeppertias, I use tropical plant potting soil right out of the bag with about 20 to 30 percent extra perlite mixed in. Water thoroughly.