I find that my success ratio is 100% if, instead of transplanting the water-rooted cuttings straight into the large pot with the mother plant, I take them from water into a small pot of soil that I can keep moist, and once they have grown soil roots and new growth is developing at a good rate, THEN I transplant them around the mother plant to fill out the larger pot. This way, I don't have to worry if I'm overwatering the established plant in favor of keeping the rooted cuttings moist enough, or if on the contrary, I'm letting the cuttings dry too much and die, trying to not rot the original plant.

Well done video for beginners. My mother maranta is about 20 years old and 4 feet wide. This is the best method I've found for propagating and filling in OR making gifts for other plant lovers. My "mother" survived a move from MA to TX in November, riding in an unheated car we towed! Absolutely my favorite, don't tell her cousins.

@guilhermecostanascimento8243

3 ай бұрын

Uau! I would love to see photos of your marantha! Looks gorgeous

My prayer plant has been dying due to being severely overwatered / water-logged :-( Whilst I was away for a few months a very kind neighbour was popping in to water my plants, but was a bit overenthusiastic with the water! But without her kindness all my plants would have died, so I am very thankful. I have been very sad watching my prayer plant dye, despite having tried to dry her out and repot etc. Having watched your video, I have now taken cuttings of the stems / leaves that are still healthy, and I am going to pray that they take root! Thank you for making this helpful video ☺

I recently started buying house plants and maranta's are my fave, it's looking pretty sparse but you've given me the confidence to try and propagate! I'd love to see more maranta vids from you :)

Thanks to you I was able to propagate my red maranta from a single cutting. It is now getting nice and bushy and it’s even flowering. Thank you for your great videos

Your marantas are so gorgeous! Yes please on the care tips for marantas - I am just getting into growing marantas after falling in love with one I got on impulse for my office. I had always heard how fussy they cab be but mine is doing great so far. Of course I'm now addicted and want to buy more 😆

@plantsbymelissa

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! 🙏🏼 they’re such beautiful plants! I love them and sometimes they can be a bit finicky but I’ll be happy to do another video on how I keep mine happy. Some environments can be really hard for them to grow in especially if you have really dry air 🥲

Thanks so much for this video! I just started getting into houseplants and I fell in love with Marantas. I want ALL of them! I got some leggy marantas from local shops and wondered what to do with them. Time to chop!

Excellent and thorough how-to. I learned a lot and am excited to generate more plants!

I feel so calm just listening to her voice.Cute plant and excelent video ❤than you

Melissa! I'm back to say that I took cuttings (for the first time) of a RED Maranta, and I'm shocked to see that it had roots after only 4 days in water! I had never seen a plant root that fast. They are not nubs, either, they are bona fide roots from 0.50 to 0.75 of an inch. Granted, I had these on a seedling heated mat that likely sped up the process, but still---I have a bunch many vessels full of other cuttings on the same mat, and none has gone this fast. What a great feeling!

Loved this video esp the intro....youre so cute! Cant wait to get my Marantas looking as FABULOUS as yours 🙏🏼💚

Love this video, would like to see a care and tips video. Thank you!

Thank you so much Melissa I really really enjoyed watching you propagate your Calathea’s and I love ❤ your plants, I have some of these plants and I really really love ❤️ ❤❤❤ them, and I’m learning all the time. I’ve subscribed and given you a thumbs up too

This was so helpful, thank you!!

Such a helpful tutorial. Thank you! ❤

Very nice tutorial, thank you!

great video! i inherited a long straggly red stripe maranta i now know how to chop it up and propagate it i'm going to go do it now!

Your bloopers at the beginning are soo funny 😜 Love marantas too! Keep the humor up and the great content coming!

@plantsbymelissa

2 жыл бұрын

Aw thank you!! 😆😆 I usually put some at the end of my videos but decided to change it up 🙈

@gardencafe59

2 жыл бұрын

Hellos 👋

I love the green maranta & my first one I didn’t know there was no drainage holes which broke my heart!!! I’ve always bought from Armstrong & I never got pots with no drainage holes!!! Anyway it actually took almost a year until I came across another one & I just took a hole flower vase full of cuttings! I love maranta’s

That is such s beatiful plant thanks for sharing😊

Thank you so much for this video.

Love your videos.

Excellent video 😊

Perfect video i was looking for and great delivery!😊. Sub’d liked

Wow thanks I love your maranta

0:16 this is me except i seem to have actually bought all the available marantas last month at the local plant shop that's unfortunately Fortunately a 3 minute walk away! thank u for this vid! didnt have luck with my first time propogating in yeeeeears lol.. but YES would love to see a maranta care tips video! i adore these gals!

@plantsbymelissa

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! I’ll definitely film one! Oh wow 3 minutes I would be there all the time 🤭😂 you definitely get better at it the more you practice it :)

This is great thank you

Your new subscriber from Philippines

Thank you for sharing your method with us What size pot and soil mixture so you like for these amazing plants please

OMG the video!!!! Your channel went from normal to full on professional! Sooooo good! 👀

@plantsbymelissa

2 жыл бұрын

Aw thank you so much! I’m happy to hear that! I’ll definitely keep trying to improve ☺️🙏🏼

Excellent video, the close shots really brought home the concepts you were teaching Is the water you use on your plants direct from your tap or do you prep it in some way? My guess is your water is from a community or municipal water system that puts additives in the water they supply. I am fortunate to have unconditioned well water at my house so I have no concerns about chlorine or fluoride adversely impacting my plants. Your maranta are very beautiful. My one maranta now looks lonely so I’ll have to start propagating. Excellent video and yes please do a care video as well. Thanks.

@plantsbymelissa

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! ☺️ I just use my city tap water for my water propagations and don’t use anything in it :) sometimes I change the water out or I will just add to it to fill it back up. I will water with distilled most of the time when I water my marantas. If I am out I use some tap water that I leave out overnight so some of the chlorine can evaporate 😁

@kimberleyfriesenhahn2515

Жыл бұрын

Great video! I've had a vegetable garden nearly all my life but I am newer to working with houseplants. I've really become fond of marantas. I would love a care video to ensure I'm doing right by them.

My goodness! Your Marantas are so pretty n healthy looking. Good job on those. Was this in your plant room? Looks like you get some great natural light. I'm a little jealous because my studio gets mostly west facing light, not the best but not the worst either. I get sun rays in the late afternoon for about 3 or 4 hrs. Anyway, thanks for sharing another good video. See you in the next one! LoL😁🙏

@plantsbymelissa

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! I love them 🥰 I have 2 south windows but I have a lot of grow lights on in here and I filmed with a ring light too so I feel like it looked too bright 😆 Aw west light I never really had, i definitely could use more! thank you for watching!! :)

@melissarushing2538

2 жыл бұрын

@@plantsbymelissa You're very welcome, my dear. Have a good one!😇🙏

I've grown my Maranta fascinator up a Ficus benjamina 'Exotica' it looks fantastic at almost 1 metre high

Thank you so much for this video and your maranta plant care vid too. I've got some red maranta cuttings in water for several days now....trying to be patient for roots to grow. LOL. I can't wait to prop my lemon lime!! My new rabbit tracks is plenty full but I'll be prop'ing that one soon to make another baby plant. Thanks, Melissa. 🌿💚

@plantsbymelissa

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Good luck with them! It's a lot of fun to propagate and watch them grow! 🥹

I like your video melissa.. to me a beautiful video and there are benefits .. Beautiful plants nice video and good sharring and i like your tips..great and good job melissa I hope you continue to work and.give the best on your channel..I know you can and for sure one moment you will be more successful..I am always waiting for your video..thank you👌👍✌

@plantsbymelissa

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! 🙏🏼☺️

@BroAiman7372

2 жыл бұрын

@@plantsbymelissa your welcome melissa..take care💚💚

Hi! @plantsbymelissa do you change the water throughout the process? Fhanks!

Thank you so so much for this video !!!! Why do some leaves that I've propagated curl?

@gigishair4u

4 ай бұрын

Might need more humidity. Try misting

Hi new plant mother and I have the prayer plant with the burgendy leaves. There is one I have in a mason jar of water. Omg 😢 several turned yellow but I don't know I did use fertilizer omg I did not know they dont like it or what kind do they like? You are a great detailed person about these plants. Its small but I will take any advice. ✌🏾🌻 Thanks

On the propagation process, how many times do you have to change the water?

what would happen if you re-potted the red maranta propogations with the bigger lemon lime plant? (or vice versa)

How many days/weeks untill the new roots come n ready to moved into the soil? I've tried chop n waterpropgting to my maranthas too, some of them going yellow n died during in waterprop

Have you tryed to plant the 2 together in the same pot .

If a node has bloomed, do you know if it can be rooted to grow new growth from that node? Or because it has bloomed the eye is damaged and gone?

Just wondering, is it ok to pot different maranta varieties together in 1 pot? I love the different types of marantas and would love them in 1 pot but I don’t really see people doing it. I wonder if there might be a reason to this?

@skullthearcobaleno2923

9 ай бұрын

You can plant two or more marantas together with no problem. You could even put other plants together with no problem. Just make sure, that the plants you choose for this have the same care requirements, when it comes to light, water, humidity and fertilizer, since they share one pot und thus their conditions and care :3 happy growing ♡

@lousleafandloom

6 ай бұрын

I was going to ask this. Have you tried it?

@justynam1252

4 ай бұрын

I tried that. I have tricolor, lemon lime and kerchoveana in the same pot and they are thriving. Try this with small plants first though 🙂

I am looking for a silver band maranta where did you get yours?

Just curious I’m new too marantas and I was wondering if yours has ever bloomed? I have two and my red one has been blooming for like a month now. The blooms are super tiny but so very cute.

@plantsbymelissa

Жыл бұрын

Yes, they have bloomed! I've heard it means they're happy and I've also heard it means they could need a repot but mine bloom and they don't need upsized lol so I think just happy!

@Lillianv7

Жыл бұрын

@@plantsbymelissa yeah mine doesn’t need upsizing so maybe she’s just happy 😊

I just bought a lemon lime maranta I hope I can keep it alive.😬

Hello. I have what looks like AERIAL roots on my Maranta. I've not seen any video showing them on their plants. can someone tell me what's going on with them? Thanks.

Love your content so much!!!🌿💚 Have you ever tried propagate maranta into fluval?

@plantsbymelissa

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I actually just put a cutting into fluval yesterday so we'll see how it does! ☺️

@thepalsar2449

Жыл бұрын

@@plantsbymelissa 💚🤞

I've heard people say to let the cutting dry for an hour or so before sticking it in water to avoid root rot, is that something you suggest or have any experience with?

@danamcdowell

6 ай бұрын

I believe that practice is mostly for succulents or cacti

Is maranta an calathea the same??I jus got the maranta silver band and I'm drewling over it.

@plantsbymelissa

2 жыл бұрын

They’re a different genus in the marantaceae family! A lot of the times they get mistaken for the same! The silver band is so beautiful!! 😍

Looking good small plant 🪴

@plantsbymelissa

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🥰🙏🏼

Is it better to propagate in distilled water, or is tap water ok? My marantas are sensitive to my tap water, so I assume the cuttings wouldn't like it either?

@plantsbymelissa

Жыл бұрын

I prop my cuttings in tap water and they do great with it. I usually water my plants with rainwater now but to prop in I haven't had any issues :)

What,soil% fertilizer do you use ?

How do you know if the pot is big enough?

What if I put the cutting in water and it just acts as if it were overwatering and then starts to rot?

I’ve found that the last time I tried to propagate my maranta the cutting yellowed and the stem rotted. :( Any tips there?

@plantsbymelissa

2 жыл бұрын

Oh no 🥲 sometimes with propagating it happens even if you do everything right. Some just won’t make it! It’s worth another shot for sure! :)

you sound like Kourtney Kardashian

@GT-xp6bx

Жыл бұрын

Vocal fry

@maddfordd

Жыл бұрын

I can't unhear it now

@adanjaka5325

Жыл бұрын

She definitely does!

@Largemarge666

6 ай бұрын

I can't stand vocal fry

@ashesr7

5 ай бұрын

I have vocal fry too and I love it. Just sharing since us vocal fry ladies get a lot of negative comments and here she is telling us how to prop our pretty plants and getting this as a result 😂❤❤❤

My marantha's new leaves are small and not full growing to normal leaf size.The older leaves are quite big compared to new ones.😢 How can i fix them?

@xXVickerdXx

6 ай бұрын

It needs more light

I may or may not have cut a stem of my Maranta after watching this vid 🤭

@plantsbymelissa

Жыл бұрын

haha it's so tempting to prop them!

U hv beautiful plant. Bt our climate doesn't support v good growth of Maranta. In Thane Mumbai it's v humid climate. My Maranta ended, without knowing any reason..

Add some red to the lemon lime

Have you ever successfully pollinated Maranta?

@plantsbymelissa

2 жыл бұрын

I have not! It’s not something I have looked into! 😊

🥰🥰🥰👏👏🌿💚

@plantsbymelissa

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :)

Strange… I just tried checking out your shop on Amazon and I got one root boost product and a vine trellis… the rest was cosmetics? Just an fyi

I heard you couldn't do this gald to see you can

one, you're annoying. two, didn't watch past 10 seconds. three, dont make a 12 minute video on a 45 second lesson

@plantsbymelissa

4 ай бұрын

1. Thanks for the laugh 😂 2. I’ll do what I want. 3. You’re welcome 🤌🏼

too much bla bla

@plantsbymelissa

Жыл бұрын

A lot of people like my bla bla so go watch someone else ✌️