If you have ever seen a Night Blooming Cereus in flower, you will want one.
My friend Madge, The Fairy, gave me my plant years ago. Since then I have shared plants with others. I have read about several ways to root cuttings. Last fall I tried several methods and all were successful. The new way was just cut pieces and stick them in water. I do this with other plants but usually harden off cacti and succulents and then stick them in quick draining soil. There are warnings about some cuttings rotting in water.
Here is proof that Cereus pieces root instead of rot if places in water.
Now I potted the pieces and will let them adjust to being semi-dry.
FLOWER does not always believe what others tell her.
floweralley 
A lady after my own heart Flow,.. I am always rooting something in water 🙂 I have off- shoots of Carnations at the moment rooting. 🙂 ❤
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We just cannot help ourselves Sue!
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Exactly…. if its green. its got a chance to grow we try to pot it on or root it lol 🙂
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The thing about rooting cuttings in water is you can see if anything is happening. When you stick them in soil or some other medium, you can wait a long time before you know if they succeed or fail.
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That is how I usually do it. I have had begonias in water for years.
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I just root some of mine and stuck them in soil. They did well and rooted in no time.
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