About Propagation Nation

Propagation Nation is a reference for how to propagate plants, organized plant by plant —225 guides covering houseplants, succulents and cacti, herbs, and outdoor and garden plants.

Most propagation advice online tells you a method works without mentioning when it doesn't. Propagation Nation is built the other way around: if a cutting won't root without a node, if a popular method fails on a specific plant, or if a plant genuinely can't be grown the easy way, the page says so. We'd rather tell you a method won't work than have you find out after weeks of waiting.

Every plant page follows the same structure: what methods actually work, step-by-step instructions, when to propagate, common problems, and answers to the questions people ask most. Start from the A–Z indexif you know what you're growing, or from one of the topic hubsif you're not sure which method to use.