I know this is an ancient thread but wanted to thank you all. I had the same thing happen to two of my stolons with very tiny spiderettes on them and this was the first result with actual relevant advice. I think I'm going to try rooting them in a very shallow tray of very damp soil and see if they survive. My initial thought was to put the stolon in a vase with water and hope it could continue to nurture them but that doesn't sound like the best plan going forward.

Hmmm.........hard to say. Keep the broken stem above water, and just hope for the best. You can always get another lotus if this one doesn't work out. Sorry! I know its disappointing.

When I root broken pepper or tomato stems I remove all the buds and pods. Put in bright light, but be careful of direct sunlight. If the plant stays badly wilted and doesn't perk up a little after placing in water then start removing a leaf here and there. Don't be afraid to remove a lot of leaves. Is there a willow (Salix) tree nearby? Smash a handful of small twigs with a hammer and place the twigs in the water. Willow produces a natural rooting hormone. jt

Yes, that's what I was talking about. That was useful, and I actually went ahead and searched some more info on my own and found this cool site http://www.exoticrainforest.com/Grow%20or%20Growing%20Philodendrons.html The Pothos is very lively! Last year I was living in a college apartment and I had it on my nightstand next to my bed and there was a window next to the nightstand, all the windows at that place were not sealed very good so on cold windy winter days/nights a cool draft would come in the window (plus to save money I had the thermostat set to 60 degrees lol) but the Pothos never complained! I'm thinking in a few years when my grafted orange tree gets to its full size in a 5 gallon pot that I might try getting a cutting from the pathos and try to propagate it in the trees pot and see if I can get it to climb my tree (The tree should get about 6 feet tall according to the company I got it from) So far no change in the succulent cuttings appearance, it still appears just like it did when it was attached to the plant so, so far so good! I know from propagating a Zygo cactus from a cutting last year that the leaves may shrivel up before the roots form but so far it hasn't happened.