Do you have a beautiful sansevieria at home and would like to multiply it without having to buy new seedlings? Did you know that a pair of scissors and expanded clay is enough to create new plants from the one you already have? Sanseveria is by far one of the simplest plants out there to multiply at home and here we have illustrated two simple and quick methods.

Preserved

If we want to multiply the potted plant, we take a small pot at least 15 cm wide. Let’s put a first layer of expanded clay and then add some soil for succulent plants. At this point we take a pair of scissors and clean the leaves with hydrogen peroxide balls to make sure they can’t infect the cuttings and cut a long cutting. Then with a marker we draw arrows that will indicate the polarity of the plant. This will be critical when we have cut it to bury it from the right direction. Now cut it into small pieces and let them dry for about 1-2 days on a sheet of absorbent paper. After the necessary time, bury the pieces of cutting not too far apart from each other and then spray liberally until the water overflows from the vase.

In water

The same process of extracting the cutting can also be used to propagate the plant in water. We simply prepared a vase complete with a layer of expanded clay and two inches of water. We dip the cuttings, always respecting the polarity of the plant, and then wait. After about 4-5 weeks, the first roots will appear and we can also bury these small cuttings. With this procedure we can also insert two cuttings at a time per vessel to have more attempts to attempt reproduction. The important thing is that the cut is always clean and if we don’t want to use scissors we can use shears.