Has anyone tried these? I live with a roommate so we don't have to much space and I like the look of this. Would you recommend it? Do you think plants would be ok with just water? edit. ok I'm not allowed to post a link but on amazon it called "5 Packs Wall Hanging Planters Glass Plant Pots Water Plant Containers Glass Flower Pots Wall Hanging Glass Planters Plant Containers Hanging Planters Air Plant Terrariums Glass Terrarium"

Are you referring to these
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01H51FCXG/
I'm sure these would work,

My guess is that there are only few of what we normally call house plants that will thrive in just water. Gene

She could use Pothos, I've had one in water for years, as long as the water gets changed often, she could also do a variety of air plants

if you add 1.5 tsp per quart of 3% peroxide to water it won't go bad and you do not need to change it or at least i won't NEED to change it more often then once a month. I just add more when needed, but eventually some debris will collect and then it's sink time!
peroxide also helps to prevent algae growth in clear containers. it won't stop it completely if the container is exposed to the sun, but it'll slow down the growth. then basically you'll need to change water to rinse the algae out. But otherwise plants like Syngonium, Golden Pothos (any cultivar) and Spider Plants can live in water happily for a long time.
I root many plants in flooded perlite, so they grow water roots readily and usually stay like that until i find time to pot them properly. Most tropical cuttings will stay OK in water for maybe 6 months.
Aglaonemas grow very slowly and are good candidates for that.
but you can take cuttings in summer of other shade loving plants that grow in containers and just make vase-like arrangements with them. Once they grow roots they'll survive for some time.

My daughter uses these to root her plants (there is a bit of saran wrap in the bottom to lift them up a bit) They have worked great!

I use water gel beads with my Pothos and Dracaena sanderiana. Works quite well. They are low light plants, the gel beads still allow moisture as needed and good airflow at root zone. They are not on direct sun since they are low light plants, and will not make the glass too hot as well. So I do not need to do a guessing game if it needs water. Just watching the gel beads as it shrinks, add water to re-inflate and all is well again.

You can also grow tillandsias commonly called air plants, they do not need soil. They are happy given a shower in your sink from time to time, shake off excess water and good airflow around. They can be in glass containers, but use the open top ones, not the enclosed one. It likes as much air around them being epiphytic plants. So many other containers you can use for it. Or just string them together and hang in a bright light area, no direct sun.

water gel beads is an interesting idea! i'll try to get some to try.
a question: when you just start do you maintain water in the bottom? do the ends of your cuttings touch the water while they have no roots? or they are just stuck in beads?

The water gel beads will inflate, so sometimes there may be extra water, but it is okay. What is important there is air around the root area. Yes the cuttings will touch the water and beads. Eventually newer roots will also form used to that environment. I like to easily see as well the condition of the roots as it grow some more.

I start most of my tropical houseplants In water with peroxide added to keep it fresher longer, mostly cause this way I don't have to watch that they don't dry up, as I can be away or busy or forget on occasion (I have a LOT of plants). and it's easy to see When the roots show up, usually then I transfer to pure perlite for a month or longer until I see the roots grow to fill the pot well. I still do not want to watch for dryness, as perlite dries up fast. so I grow in the transparent plastic with no holes and keep the water in the bottom 1/4 , so some roots will get there fast to assure the supply and that extra inch of water is enough for a week in most cases. the water roots do not decline - they stay white and the transfer into perlite does no damage.
but then I poke a hole about an inch up from the bottom and from then on water from the top to remoisten the perlite thru and maintain water in the bottom but not higher: it's an improvised Oyama pot.
and so they continue the rooting and then finally I transfer into mix.
it sounds more complicated then it is. it works for very fine roots like begonia's and for very thick roots like philodendron's or aglaonema's.
I think that keeping them from the very start in gel-beans will involve even less vigilance (smirk-smirk..i root a lot of cuttings at all times, including vacation and other long trips). so I will definitely try it!
Thanks for mentioning it!