How to Propagate Polka Dot Plant: 3 Easy Methods You Can Use

The polka dot plant (Hypoestes phyllostachya) is a low-maintenance, colorful plant that’s fun to grow indoors as well as in garden beds.

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Best known for its dark green and white, pink, red, or purple freckles of variegation, this is also one of the easiest plants to propagate at home.

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Propagating From Stem Cuttings

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How to Propagate Polka Dot Plant Through Division

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Polka Dot Plant Propagation From Seeds

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