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title: "How would one propagate a piece of prayer plant? Is it the same as…"
description: "How would one propagate a piece of prayer plant? Is it the same as any other hydroponic plant?"
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# How would one propagate a piece of prayer plant? Is it the same as…

_Posted by LittleMorningLatte on 2025-08-20_

How would one propagate a piece of prayer plant? Is it the same as any other hydroponic plant?

## 5 comments

### Hayley commented on 2025-08-20

Maranta; Can be propagated by stem cuttings or division, though division is more reliable.

Calathea, Ctenanthe, Stromanthe: These don’t have the right kind of nodes to sprout roots from cuttings. Their stems are essentially “leaf stalks,” not rooting stems. That means if you put a Calathea leaf in water, it will just sit there and eventually die.

Instead, these plants spread through rhizomes (underground stems). So the only real way to propagate them is by division — splitting an established plant into multiple smaller ones, each with its own root system and growth point.

### Hayley commented on 2025-08-20

I have managed to successfully water propagate two maranta from cuttings bought online

### Amy commented on 2025-08-25

I haven’t tried water propagation but I have been able to successfully divide the rhizomes of a calathea white fusion and stromanthe triostar.

### Courtney commented on 2025-09-28

hi! currently in the process of propagating two cut stems from my prayer plant! i change out the water very 5 to 6 days, and only use distilled water! started the process on 9/8 and this is what they looked like on 9/23, and they both have grown a little bit more since!

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/-NJJdDLymEvF_eEf1j-liNpCpnhPxOpfgJufwOjLq7M/Y-tee7x7SNe_tFXoBzBW6w.webp?size=large)

#### LittleMorningLatte replied on 2025-09-30

Good for you! I wanna get a cutting or too soon

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