My First Pothos Propagation 🌱 Watching Roots Grow and Getting Completely Hooked

Jennifer DeSha
6 days ago
3 min read

Welcome to my Lifestyle series. This is where I share the quiet joys, everyday rhythms, and little things that make life feel softer and more grounded. These posts are personal, practical, and written from real life, not perfection.

I have an update that feels small but is actually huge in my little plant world.

My first ever pothos cuttings are rooting.

Like… actually rooting. On purpose. Because I propagated them. Me. The person who used to think plant people had some mysterious gift that I did not.

I propagated both pothos and satin pothos, and they’re growing roots right now. I keep checking the jars like a proud plant parent, as if staring at them will make the roots grow faster. It’s kind of magical, honestly.

The part where I become emotionally attached to a jar of water

I didn’t expect propagation to be this satisfying.

There is something so exciting about taking a cutting from a plant you already love and watching it become an entirely new plant. It makes me feel like I’m participating in a tiny miracle.

And the roots… the roots are what got me.

They start out so small and delicate, and then suddenly they’re longer, stronger, branching, and you can literally see new life forming. I keep thinking, wait… this was just a stem and now it’s becoming its own thing?

Yes. Yes it is.

The big question... soil or water

Now I’m stuck in the sweetest dilemma.

I can’t decide if I want to pot them or keep them in water.

On one hand, potting them feels like the “official” next step. Like I’m graduating them into plant adulthood. I love the idea of watching them take off in soil and eventually fill out into full trailing plants.

On the other hand… keeping them in water is so pretty.

The whole water propagation aesthetic has me in a chokehold. I love the look of the roots in clear glass. I love the simplicity. I love how clean and light it feels. And I keep imagining a row of different glass containers, fishbowl shapes, tall cylinders, little vintage jars, lined up on my desk or shelves like living decor.

It feels like functional beauty.

And the satin pothos especially looks so elegant in water. Something about those velvety leaves with the silver pattern makes the whole jar feel fancy, like it’s supposed to be in a magazine.

So I honestly might do both.

Some in soil. Some in water. A small pothos army in multiple forms.

The real update? Now I want to propagate everything

This experience has officially changed me.

Because now I definitely want to propagate more.

I get it now. I understand why people do this. It’s not just about having more plants, although that’s a nice bonus. It’s about the process. The joy of watching growth. The satisfaction of creating something new from something you already have.

It feels like one of those hobbies that’s both calming and exciting at the same time.

So if you see me posting about jars and cuttings and roots for the next foreseeable future… just know I’m in my propagation era and I have no plans of lea(f)ving.

If you’ve propagated pothos before, tell me what you prefer. Do you pot them once the roots are long enough, or do you keep them living in water for the aesthetic? I’m genuinely torn.

Either way, I’m proud of my little roots. 🌿🤍

xo,