Everyone likes free stuff, right? If you’d like to fill your home with free plants, it’s fairly easy to do, provided you have a mother plant from which you can take cuttings, or a friendly neighbor who will let you take cuttings from theirs.

Swipe through to learn which houseplants are easy to propagate and how to do it.

Spider Plant

A mature spider plant sends out runners that develop baby spider plants. Just cut off these babies and place them in water. When roots are an inch or so long, you can transplant each babies into its own pot.

Aloe Vera

Aloe sprouts new pups (smaller plants next to the mother), that are easy to dig up without disturbing the main plant. Dig down far enough to get the pup’s root, then simply plant it in a new pot. Propagating from a leaf cutting is possible but a bit more challenging. Cut a leaf near the base of the plant, and let it sit out for a few days to form a callus. Plant the callus end in dry, well-draining soil. Water sparingly and hope it takes.

Pothos

Using clean, sharp shears, take a cutting from a healthy pothos plant. Be sure your cuttings have at least four nodes (the little bump from which leaves grow). Remove the bottom leaves from the cutting and place the end of the cutting in water. When the roots are 2-3 inches long, you can transplant your cuttings into soil.

String of Hearts

Use those same shears to take a stem cutting from a string of hearts plant. Make sure there are at least four sets of leaves on the piece you cut. Remove the bottom two sets of leaves and then place the stem in a jar or glass of water. Place the jar in a bright, warm location and refresh the water once a week. When the roots are a half-inch long, you can transplant the cuttings into soil.

Snake Plant

You can propagate a snake plant in soil. Cut a leaf off the main plant from near the base. Then cut the leaf into multiple 2- to 4-inch segments, keeping track of the bottom of each segment. Place the bottom of each segment into soil, about ½ inch deep. Put the cuttings in a bright place and keep the soil moist.

Arrowhead Vine

Propagate this attractive houseplant during spring or summer. Cut a section of stem with leaves and attached aerial roots. Place the cutting in water, change the water weekly and wait about a month for the roots to strengthen. Then transplant into soil.

Chinese Money Plant

This pretty houseplant also grows pups that can be dug up and transplanted, or propagate a new plant from a leaf cutting. Cut a leaf from the mother plant at the base of its stalk, taking along a small portion of its main stem. Place the cutting in water and when roots have developed, transfer to a pot with soil.