Starting Vase

Everyone with plants should have a vase (with water) to put cuttings in, this will start new plants. I have one that I put all kinds of cutting into.  Some types of plants do not do well sitting in water but you don't know until you try.  I have noticed that the ones with a thick heart are the worst.  The heart is the soft white center of the plant, this is how they get water up to the top.  These types of plants just get mushy instead of growing roots.

The vase should be dark in color, mine is dark green. Clear ones let in to much light which can hurt new roots.  A little is ok but straight sun is not.  If you only have a clear vase you can wrap the bottom half with pretty paper or foil.

                      

I would like to get a few more vases in different colors to see if one color is better then the rest.

You will also want to put some rocks in it to give the roots something to grab, I like the bigger glass stones. You can get them in fish dept. of a pet store or online.

I do not count the cuttings in this vase as plants in my collection, not until they are in pots and look like they will make it.