Abstract: A plant stem cutting assembly is provided. The cutting assembly includes a pair of shears (also referred to as scissors) equipped with a plant stem holding device. The plant stem holding device is coupled to a first blade of the shears and includes a channel adapted to secure the stem of the plant at a predefined angle with respect to the first blade. In this way, a user may place the stem of the plant into the stem holding device and easily cut the stem at the desired angle.