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Re: Cuttings

>I have this plant in my office (One of those green climbing things...it has
>heart shaped leaves and I believe it is very common) 

Would this be a pothos ("devil's ivy", etc)?

>1. How do I take a cutting and root it? I clipped two leaves off and put
>them in a mason jar with water sitting in sunlight, only the stems are in
>the water. Nothing is happening after a week.

You have to make sure you get a good section of stem along with the leaf.
I don't think the leaves by themselves will do anything.  When mine got too
leggy, I took about 4" of stem off the plant, put it in water, and it started 
getting roots within a week.

>2. If I want the plant to become fuller, do I clip a few leaves off to
>promote growth?

You could cut the plant back to about 6" or so.  The only thing is that
pothos doesn't branch much (at least mine doesn't).  What I do to make
mine fuller is root a few sections of stem and then stick them in the pot
with the rest of the plant.

Cami
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