Indoor gardeners can use this survival adaptation to grow their favoritehouseplants without soilin glass jars or vases.
Several flowering plants can thrive when grown hydroponically, like orchids, lotus, and paperwhites.
They can live this way for their entire natural life.
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Use awater-soluble fertilizerto keep your plants lush and healthy.
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However, some multicolor violets will yield plants with solid color flowers.
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Choose young, healthy African violet leaves to start new plants.
Roots take about a month to form.
Over time a tiny plantlet will form, complete with its own crown.
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Begonia
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The thick, succulent stems ofbegonias(Begonia spp.
)are very forgiving when harvesting the stems to grow in water.
Practice with hardywax begonias, which havevery knobby leaf nodesthat form roots easily.
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As coleus plants have grown in popularity, their prices have increased accordingly.
Take a six-inch cutting and remove the leaves from the bottom four inches.
Adding a bit of compost tea to the water during monthly changes will help your coleus plants thrive.
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Impatiens
Impatiens(Impatiens spp.
)are a standby for shady gardens, but sometimes it can be challenging to keep them moist enough.
Impatiens can grow as marginal pond plantsthat’s how much they adore the water.
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You’ll have a free supply of impatiens in the spring to plant in your shady garden.
Surround your lucky bamboo with colorful gravel or rocks, adding to the ornamental value and providing some support.
Philodendron
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Remember that trailing philodendron(Philodendron spp.
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)stem your mom had in the windowsill that seemed immortal?
This ultra-easy houseplant is a no-fail introduction to growing plants in water.
Spiderwort is an aggressive grower and needs to be pruned regularly, especially when gown in a water-only medium.
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If left untended, the plant can grow top-heavy and topple out of its vase.
Its leaves are sometimes variegated with white, yellow, or pale green striations.
Cut a length of pothos vine with three or four nodes.
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Remove the leaves on the lower part of the vine because any leaves left under the water will rot.
Pothos grows quickly; it can grow over a foot in a month.
Place the cut end of the stem into water, and remove the bottom leaves that are underwater.
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Roots should appear in three to four weeks.
Give the plant a few drops of water-soluble, liquid fertilizer monthly to encourage growth.
It’s prized for its evergreen leaves.
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Trim off any bottom leaves and place your cutting in a jar on a well-lit window sill.
Take cuttings or the plantlets from the plant.
Spider plants make little tufted growths at the end of their stems.
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it’s possible for you to cut the plantlet from the stolon with clean, sharp scissors.
Change the water every three to five days.
Add fertilizer to the water once a month.
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Keep the plant in bright, indirect light.
Never let the leaves fall into the water.
Keep only a few leaves at the top of the stem.
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Remove all leaves below the water line.
In 60 days, the plant will have developed a complete root system.
It prefers bright, indirect light and temperatures between 60 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Peace Lily
Peace lilies(Spathiphyllum spp.
Unroot the plant from its pot, and clean off the roots with running water.
Submerge the plant in water up to the roots only.
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Replace the water as the water line goes down.
Completely change the water once every two weeks.
Place the plant in a spot that gets bright, indirect light.
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Fertilize the plant with hydroponic fertilizer, a few drops during water changes.
Ideal temperatures for the plant are 65 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
The stem will form roots after several weeks.
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Change the water every two weeks or sooner if the water appears murky.
Lotus
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Lotus flowers(Nelumbo spp.
The plant’s root structure grows below the muddy surface, sending a stem above the water’s surface.
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Provide hydroponic nutrients during the regular growing season; stop fertilizer during the dormant months (winter).
Change the water every few weeks when it looks like it’s about to get murky.
The plant can survive in bright, full sun, with temperatures above 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Temperatures below freezing can kill the plant.
Refresh the water daily or every few days.
For long-term growth in water, rosemary will need hydroponic fertilizer.
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Mint
Mint(Mentha spp.
)is such a vigorous grower; it will root within ten days.
Change the water and wash the glass once a week.
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Place the plant in a bright window.
you’re able to maintain mint this way for some time with occasional drops of hydroponic fertilizer.
Its leaf structure changes as it matures, growing from a simple arrow shape to a deeply lobed leaf.
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Its leaf colors range from dark green and white to lime green and bright pink.
Arrowhead plants can easily grow in water.
Clip a mature, healthy stem below a node, which appears like a bump on the stem.
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Put the cut end in the water.
Roots will start growing within weeks.
Roots can form within ten days to two weeks.
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Keep the water level constant.
Refill the water every few weeks to discourage algae, mold, or bacteria from growing.
Position the paperwhite bulbs with the pointed end up on top of the stone layer.
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Add another layer of stones to fill in any gaps and nearly cover the bulbs.
The pointed tip of the bulbs should still be showing.
Tight spacing is fine.
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Paperwhites will bloom for a week or two before fading.
The flowers will last longer in a cooler spot with dappled light.
Caladium
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Caladium(Caladium spp.
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Use a clean sharp knife or scissors to divide the tubers on the petiole.
Place the plant’s roots and stems into a jar or vase filled with fresh, non-chlorinated water.
Place the vessel in an area with partial to full shade; full sun can burn the foliage.
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As a South American understory plant, it only needs dim, indirect light.
Change the water weekly and feed the plant water-soluble plant food every four to six weeks.
Stingray Alocasia
Stingray alocasia(Alocasia macrorrhiza Stingray)hails from the tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia.
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It looks somewhat similar toAlocasia zebrinabut has leaves that are more in the shape of a stingray body.
Remove the alocasia from its container and wash the soil off the roots.
Submerge only the roots in water.
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Change the water every week and provide it with indirect sunlight.
Feed the plant with a water-soluble fertilizer every three weeks.
Take a five- to eight-inch cutting from a healthy plant.
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Place the plant near bright, filtered sunlight.
The cuttings will form roots in 10-14 days.
Give the plant water-soluble fertilizer every three weeks.
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Sweetheart Hoya
Sweetheart hoya(Hoya kerrii)looks just as you imagine it would.
These Valentine’s Day sweetheart plants have gained their name for their thick, heart-shaped leaves.
Keep the plant in indirect sunlight; the bright sun can burn its leaves.
Keep the plant warmer than 68 degrees Fahrenheit.
Any colder and the plant can fail.
Don’t let the temperature become hotter than 75 degrees Fahrenheit for a sustained length of time.
The key to growing orchids in water is that only part of the root system is in water.
Orchids need their roots to dry out somewhat.
Remove the plant from its container and remove all growing medium from its roots.
If the roots are tangled, gently tease them apart and remove any diseased or damaged roots.
In a clean vessel, add enough non-chlorinated water to cover 1/2 to 2/3 of the orchid’s roots.
The leaves must be kept dry.
Replenish the water, keeping it at a constant level.
Change the water once every week or two.
Orchids might need supports and ties to keep their stems upright.
It loves humidity and protection from the strong sun.
Prayer plants can produce roots when a stem cutting is placed in water and it will probably produce foliage.
Feed the water-grown plants with a water-soluble hydroponic fertilizer every three weeks to provide the nutrients they need.
Change the water every two to three weeks.
Theideal growing environmentfor a prayer plant is in moist, well-draining soil.
Top off any water that evaporates and change the water every three to five days.
Clean the roots once a month and clip away any brown or rotting roots.
Use hydroponic fertilizer to feed your monstera once or twice a month.
Change the water every two weeks or sooner if the water appears murky.
However, in a water-only medium, the plant rarely reaches maximum height.
Remove the plant from its container and wash the soil off the roots.
Fill a container part of the way with non-chlorinated water, and submerge the roots in water.
It’s fine if the base of the plant touches the water.
Change dieffenbachia’s water regularly to refresh its oxygen content.
Remove any leaves that fall into the vase.
Dieffenbachia can easily be repotted when it grows out of its vesselsimply move the plant to a bigger vase.
It can also be grown outdoors in the right environment.
Croton is finicky about temperature and likes things warm.
ensure to grow it in a room above 60 degrees Fahrenheit that is free of drafts.
Filtered sunlight will allow your string of hearts to grow abundantly and produce magenta flowers.
So, place this plant near a window, out of direct sunlight.
Change the water every two weeks and regularly provide a diluted liquid fertilizer.
Many seagrasses and seaweeds can live completely submerged in water.
Some varieties include muskgrass, pondweed, duckweed, elodea, hornwort, and eelgrass.
