A year ago I brought some leaves
home from Florida on a plane.
The lady at the Airbnb we
stayed at threw out many long
vines of these in the trash in
front of her house.
I gasped when I saw them.
I pulled some out
because I do things like that.
I only had a small carry on to
return home with since we
were flying cheaply and didn't stay
too long in Florida (only a long weekend).
I snipped them into segments making
sure to have a node on each segment.
Then I stacked them between wet
paper towels and put them in a
ziplock bag and hoped for the best.
I wasn't sure TSA would let me bring
them home but they did.
They scanned them and I went on my way.
I had about 5 leaves.
Oh I so wish I could have brought the
entire garbage can home with me!
Why didn't I think of this solution?
I left them in water for
a few months until they rooted.
Then I planted them.
By then the original leaves were
getting pretty ratty so I clipped them off.
Here's what I have a year later.
Hawaiian Pothos.
Not huge leaves but big enough
for me and glorious variation.
About 3 feet high now.