The invention discloses a water emulsion type plant adhesive and a preparation method thereof, belonging to the field of adhesives. The adhesive consists of styrene or methyl methacrylate, vinyl acetate, butyl methacrylate, butyl acrylate, iso-octyl acrylate, acrylic acid, crosslinking monomer, adhesion reinforcing monomer, emulsifier, initiator, tert-butyl hydroperoxide, buffer agent, pH regulator and deionized water; and through a seeded emulsion polymerization technology, the homopolymer of styrene or methyl methacrylate is synthesized firstly as seed, the pre-emulsion is dropwise added to the seed polymerization particles to synthesize a shell polymer, and finally a core-shell structure with a hard core and a soft shell is formed. After the film formation of the polymer particles, the initial adhesion is high, and the sticking of glass beads on an adhesive layer is facilitated; and moreover, the cohesion is great, thus no adhesive residue is transferred to the base fabric during the transfer of the plant particles, and the washing effect of the reflective fabric is improved.