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Gab

Hey there! Been trying to propagate this guy— i snipped & put him in water about 4 days ago and haven’t seen any progress. He’s been sitting on my window sill btw:) am I doing anything wrong? or simply impatient lol

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  1. GreenLeaf

    Simply impatient :) it can take 4-6 weeks sometimes. As long as the leaves don’t look like they’re dying then just wait it out.

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    • Gab

      Gotcha!! I read somewhere that it takes a week— so I guess I had unrealistic expectations from that. Thanks sm :)

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    • Olivia

      I read that too, and totally thought I was doing something wrong with my first propagation! Turns out it just needs a month or two :)

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  2. KayyP

    I found that if you put a cutting of a Pothos in there, the roots will start to form quicker. I have a ZZ leaf that had been sitting with a Pilea Pepermoidies cutting and the pilea was going crazy with roots but the zz wasn’t doing anything. I put a golden Pothos cutting and a marble queen cutting in with the ZZ leaf and it finally started to for the rhizome and the roots after only being with it for 4-5 days!

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    • Gab

      No way! Thanks for the tip :)

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    • KayyP

      You’re welcome! I hope it works for you!

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  3. ashleysjungle

    I believe those are Calathea leaves. If so, water propagation isn’t an option. The only way to propagate is through division - separate plant and ensure roots are connected. I tried the same thing and found this info when trying to troubleshoot.

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    • Gab

      Yes, it was! That makes so much sense. Thanks for the info :)

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