5 flowers that root from a simple cutting, newbies and lazy gardeners shouldn't miss out

Newbie flower lovers often ask, what flowers are good for beginners to grow? Plants always seem to die on them; apart from plastic flowers, they've never kept a plant alive, even pothos dies pot after pot, which really just benefits the flower vendors. Actually, these flower lovers can just pick some flowers that are easy to keep alive and easy to propagate. Besides the common pothos and spider plant, you have these options too...

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Super easy-to-grow flowers

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Heartleaf aptenia (Mesembryanthemum cordifolium)

Heartleaf aptenia doesn't just have pretty flowers, it can also be stir-fried and eaten as a vegetable, which shows that this plant not only grows fast but also propagates very easily. Heartleaf aptenia is a regular in many flower lovers' homes, and since a single pinched-off stem takes root, relatives' and friends' homes end up full of its little offspring.

But it's not cold-hardy at all, so in the dead of winter it has to be moved indoors, otherwise one cold snap and there's nothing left.

Propagation is super simple: find a pot, pinch off a few stems, let the wounds dry slightly, stick them into the soil, and as long as the temperature is right, they'll root and grow new leaves in 3 weeks.

This one fills a pot way too easily...

Kalanchoe (Bryophyllum)

Kalanchoe has very strong vitality; if you're really afraid of growing plants, kalanchoe is probably hard to kill. Kalanchoe comes in several different varieties, divided by leaf shape into broad-leaf, narrow-leaf and rod-leaf types. Sometimes it looks quite beautiful, but once it gets leggy it turns downright ugly. Kalanchoe does bloom, and the flowers are gorgeous, but after blooming its growth weakens and it eventually dies.

But don't worry about it dying, because kalanchoe grows lots of little plantlets on its leaves, and on balconies, in wall cracks, in gutters, anywhere with a bit of soil, it can survive...

Kalanchoe on the roof of an old house, the blooms are truly beautiful

Cuban oregano (Plectranthus amboinicus)

Cuban oregano has a very fresh scent; some say it smells like apples, though I can't quite place it, but it smells very fresh and is great for the home.

For watering Cuban oregano, make sure to let it dry out completely before watering thoroughly, and fertilize occasionally, and it will quickly fill its pot. In winter, be careful not to let it freeze, otherwise the leaves will turn yellow and drop.

Propagating Cuban oregano is very simple: cut off the stems and put them in soil or water, and they'll root in 20 days. A big pot of Cuban oregano at the market costs only around ten yuan, so you could cut dozens of stems to propagate and sell the plants...

Moss rose (Portulaca grandiflora)

Moss rose is also a super easy-to-grow flower. At the market you can find several varieties with different leaf shapes, and if you classify them by flower color and whether they're double-petaled, there can be more than ten varieties. Moss rose needs lots of sun; the more sun it gets, the more vigorously it grows and the more flowers it produces. But you can't go a thousand years without watering it either; if it's grown outdoors, it basically survives on rainwater alone, and only in the hottest summer does it need a bit of water.

Propagating moss rose takes no skill at all: cut off a section of stem, let it dry slightly, stick it into the potting soil, water thoroughly, and you're done.

Mint

There are many kinds of mint: field mint, spearmint, curly mint and so on. They all adapt very well and are hardly picky about soil, and they can even be grown hydroponically. Some flower lovers put them straight into fish tanks, and they fill the space alarmingly fast.

Propagating mint is also super simple: just cut a section and stick it into soil or water, and after a while big white roots sprout. Two twos are four, four fours are sixteen... you're rich

These flowers are just too easy to grow

Show this to the plant killers around you!