Question
Hi,
I have what I believe is a prince of orange phildendron.  At least it looks like this picture from the internet: http://www.victoria-dove.com/Pics/tropicals/philodendrons_prince_of_orange.jpg

I have had great luck propagating my monster phildendron by just taking a cutting and putting it in water until it grows roots.  I took a fairly good size cutting of the prince of orange philodendron a couple months ago that included a small section of stem and two leaves.  It has started a new leaf, but so far no roots at all.  Do you have a suggestion for propagating this plant?

Thank you!

Answer
Jesse,

I find plants root much easier in soil. Get a bottle of rooting hormone at your nearest garden center and dip the cutting in the hormone then insert it in a pot of fresh soil and firm the soil around the cutting. Then treat it like you do the parent plant.

This is not the best time of year to root cuttings unless you are doing it under lights. The short days of winter make plants go dormant and they are much slower to root as you are finding. The most optimal time is between April 1st and June 30th. If you can set it under a flourescent light that is on 14 hours a day on a timer you will be lengthening the day and it will help it root sooner. The flourescent bulb should be no more than 12-18 inches from the plant. It can be in a lamp aimed at the plant.

If you have more questions feel free to write again. Good luck.

Darlene