--- title: "Ok I have a few cuttings of different pothos but they been in water…" description: "Ok I have a few cuttings of different pothos but they been in water for over 2 months and still no roots. What am I doing wrong?" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/6T9RmeEixelYJJSTRGM7Zb" community: "Propagating & Sowing" author: "Ex-Plant Killer 🌱👌" published: "2025-03-25T15:22:39.766351Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/4Bq6QPX0a2YlCOd4sSwWHEk6jgxnS406NmiyC-ZvgcM/QyjRml1lQ1CCWfWCFYP0IA.webp?size=large" --- [Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) / [Propagating \& Sowing](https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg.md) # Ok I have a few cuttings of different pothos but they been in water… _Posted by Ex-Plant Killer 🌱👌 on 2025-03-25_ Ok I have a few cuttings of different pothos but they been in water for over 2 months and still no roots. What am I doing wrong? ![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/4Bq6QPX0a2YlCOd4sSwWHEk6jgxnS406NmiyC-ZvgcM/QyjRml1lQ1CCWfWCFYP0IA.webp?size=large) ![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/4Bq6QPX0a2YlCOd4sSwWHEk6jgxnS406NmiyC-ZvgcM/iH4VzXfGRuGIqjnBd7ac0w.webp?size=large) ## 12 comments ### Lindsey commented on 2025-03-25 I’m new to this, so I don’t if this is helpful, but mine took three months before growing any roots. It has roots now and even grew another leaf. I don’t change the water unless I absolutely have to. ### fuey commented on 2025-03-25 It can take awhile. Unfortunately plants work on their own schedule😅 It doesn’t appear to be rotting, so pop it back in ### monster\_maniac commented on 2025-03-25 yea itll take while especially if you didnt have any aerial nodes to start with. ### Ex-Plant Killer 🌱👌 commented on 2025-03-25 Thank you 🤩 yeah they definitely do have their own schedules, I never had this problem most of my cuttings pop roots quickly enough. I got these cuttings from a friend and all of them are very stubborn! GIVE ME ROOOTS!!!! 🌱🤣 ### zollol commented on 2025-03-25 Try putting her in a large ziploc to create a greenhouse effect, keeping her constantly warm and moist. My zebrinas absolutely loved that and i had inch roots in three days! ### macemace commented on 2025-03-26 i also attest to the node = rooting success, every pothos ive propagated had root notes and all successfully rooted as well, within a month or so. obviously its not dying and the leaf looks okay so maybe just continue what youre doing and see? ### Karsen commented on 2025-03-26 What I do is put a couple pothos cuttings together in the same water and I never changed the water. When it got foggy, I would pour half of it out and then add in some filtered water from my brita. The cuttings would get like a clear algae but I would just rinse it off it’s nothing too harmful. I’ve been told many times that pothos release rooting hormone into the water so I try not to change it too much. I would try the multiple cuttings and then if that doesn’t work within 3-4 weeks, add in some super thrive fertilizer and if that doesn’t work then I’ve got nothing #### Cait2k3 replied on 2025-03-27 ^^this reply is on point. Make sure you have at minimum, two nodes under water. I “notch” each node gently with a knife and “paint” a little “keiki paste” (rooting hormone on Amazon”) before putting them in the water. I agree with not changing the water. I take out the pothos prop once in a while and gently clean the slime off under running water, then change about half of the water in the glass, and put the clipping back in to continue propping. Roots begin within 7 days for me almost every time. Pothos are one of the easiest to propagate. Also, throw a pothos prop into another plant that’s more difficult to prop, and it will help it along! ### Bon Tastic commented on 2025-03-26 I had a satin pothos that i clipped and it was taking forever to grow roots in water so I bought some sphagnum Moss and put the cuttings in that in a Tupperware and they grew much faster than in water. ![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/ImsmzXRIpSgtLObtTdqVLK9G7W0ujgK8DDgX0dT1i0Y/YffvjJkITFqMTqbfRl8hcg.webp?size=large) ### TheOpulentOccultist commented on 2025-04-02 I have tons of golden pothos propping right now! Make sure you have nodes under water and only half water changes! ![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/uKykvCAS6y8s1AlxuM8R25lH0hvhKKCvbTorszDRWFw/mt_7KnFjRdW8UeoAkaHfQg.webp?size=large) #### TheOpulentOccultist replied on 2025-04-02 ![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/uKykvCAS6y8s1AlxuM8R25lH0hvhKKCvbTorszDRWFw/3fyemI1vSK-lVTGRTxGOfA.webp?size=large) ### Makaila commented on 2025-04-16 It looks healthy so I’d recommend putting it back in and sprinkling some rooting hormone in it! I always do for my propagations bc it’ll help speed up the process (: I’m also impatient though so idk --- _Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_