Question
A friend wants me to give them a start off of my plant and I don't know how to.

Answer
Roni,

It depends on how large your prayer plant is. Repot in early spring, at which time, prayer plant propagation can be accomplished by division. Use 2 parts ordinary potting soil and add 1 part perlite for better drainage when repotting the prayer plant. Stem cuttings can also be taken from spring to early summer. Break off a small section of plant with roots and put it in a separate smaller pot of soil for your friend.

Or take cuttings just below the nodes closest to the bottom of the stem. Cuttings can be placed in a mixture of moist peat and perlite and covered with plastic to retain moisture levels. You may want to poke a few air holes in the plastic to allow for adequate ventilation as well. Place the cuttings in a sunny location.

If a piece of prayer plant has broken off, dip the broken end into rooting hormone and insert it into a fresh pot of soit. Set the pot with the cuttings in a clear plastic bag unless you live where it is very humid.  Keep in mind with prayer plant propagation that there needs to be a least a small portion of stem on the leaves in order for the piece to take root. Alternatively, the piece can be rooted directly in soil, as with cuttings.

Good luck!

Darlene