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Ask a Master Gardener: How to propagate houseplants

GOLDEN POTHOS, HOLIDAY holiday cactus and English ivy can all be successfully rooted in water, providing water is kept fresh although patience is required as it may take days or weeks, sometimes months, for roots to form.  Photo by Deborah J. Benoit

There are many reasons to propagate your houseplants. Maybe you want to share with a friend. Maybe your plant has gotten too large and you’d like to replace it with one of a more manageable size. Or, sadly, it’s taken a turn for the worst, and you want …