My favorite plant for this, the one which I thinks adds the most effect and looks nicest, is the jade plant. I realize that I have a distinct advantage living in Florida with this one, but as long as they are kept indoors during freezing weather, I don’t see how one could go wrong.
I have several very large jade plants (had them for years, can’t kill them) that I regularly take cuttings from to grow new ones. There is no plant that I have found that is easier to grow from cuttings, with the possible exception of coleus.
I don’t water them, I don’t fertilize them, they grow in sun or shade (although they do prefer outdoors, but what plant doesn‘t?). The secret is to completely ignore them. I know it’s hard to do! You want to baby your plants, and water them regularly, and feed them, etc., etc. The only thing that I do to insure their survival is to start with a very good potting medium, which for me consists of approximately 2 parts good old central Florida yard dirt (sand and dust, mostly), 2 parts peat moss, and one part vermiculite or perlite. Mix well. Put some small rocks, pebbles, or broken pottery shards in the bottom of the can to further aid drainage. Drainage is very important. Take cuttings with a sharp knife, place deep enough into the damp soil mix (in those small plastic plant nursery containers) to keep the cutting standing, and firm the soil around it. Keep it nice and moist for about a week, and out of the broiling sun. Then, after that, I have always just completely ignored them, and they grow like crazy. I swear I have gone months without watering them. I think that’s how most people kill them, is over-watering. They are, after all, a succulent, therefore a member of the cactus family.