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How to propagate a Satin Pothos

This is the scindapsus pictus argyraeus, more commonly called the Satin Pothos.

When you’re looking to propagate and make more of this plant, you should not be simply treating it like a pothos. If you want to get healthier roots, faster, try this method.

Similar to other pothos plants, this is an easy to care for vining plant that sends off small aerial roots for the vine to grab onto. Once it starts to climb it’ll produce larger roots. Unlike a pothos, taking one leave and one node cutting, consider using the double leaf method. Take two leaves from each segment, and cut off the lower leaf before sticking it in water.

Make sure that you use clean tools when cutting your plant. Disinfect your clippers with rubbing alcohol so you don’t spread bacteria between plants which could cause your cuttings to rot.

Like all my water propagations I’m going to put it in a spot with bright indirect light with some help from a nearby humidifier and change my water as frequently as possible. I am using tap water that I’ve let sit out for a few days to help any harmful chemicals evaporate.

With this one month update, you can see the two leaf cutting has produced roots from multiple nodes. While the roots are small, they are thicker and generally look more healthy.  

The single leaf cuttings are producing roots except for one cutting.

While both methods are possible, it is much faster if you use the double leaf method for your Satin Pothos propagations.