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title: "I was given this philodendron brasil and it was viciously murdered.…"
description: "I was given this philodendron brasil and it was viciously murdered. Suspect attached. I propagated as much as I could and replanted in same pot. Do we think it…"
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community: "Philodendron Parents"
author: "Dani"
published: "2025-10-28T08:31:02.708415Z"
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# I was given this philodendron brasil and it was viciously murdered.…

_Posted by Dani on 2025-10-28_

I was given this philodendron brasil and it was viciously murdered. Suspect attached. I propagated as much as I could and replanted in same pot. Do we think it looks like it might survive?

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## 19 comments

### Zoey commented on 2025-10-28

Yes if you cutting have nodes it will root. I would add some prop drops

#### Dani replied on 2025-10-28

What is “prop drops?”

### harper commented on 2025-10-28

that should work! i hate when that happens... but it's so hard to be mad at that face lol

#### Dani replied on 2025-10-28

Uff he’s sooooo cute and naughty

### Magz commented on 2025-10-28

Innocent. 100% innocent 😹. It'll survive. You'll grumble every time you look at it, though. The cat and the plant 😂. We've all been there.

#### Dani replied on 2025-10-28

🤣

### Sunny commented on 2025-10-28

Add rooting hormone powder or liquid. Hang the cuttings high away from disaster. 🤣🪴🍀

#### Dani replied on 2025-10-28

Yeah the propagation station is usually safe and out of the way.

I already planted all the propagations. Is the rooting hormone powder or liquid for when they’re in the water?

#### Sunny replied on 2025-10-28

The rooting hormone triggers the plant to produce more roots in any medium. Pothos typically produce their own rooting hormone. I add it to help the plant. 🪴🍀

#### Dani replied on 2025-10-28

Gotcha! I will Google

#### Dani replied on 2025-10-28

Like this? I have heard that when I’m supposed to fertilize during winter though so I am wondering if this fall outside of that rule

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#### Sunny replied on 2025-10-28

This Bonide product does have the plant rooting hormone Indole-3-butyric Acid (IBA). It should work. 🪴🍀

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### Dani commented on 2025-10-28

Heard that “we aren’t supposed to” not when I’m lol

### Charlie Bean commented on 2025-10-30

My question is, is the cat okay?😁😁😁

#### Dani replied on 2025-10-30

His Royal highness is fine 😆

### Fernanda 🌿 commented on 2025-11-15

Just be careful, it’s very toxic to pets!! Your cat is so cute! 🥰  
If he’s biting the plant make sure it’s totally out of reach! I had to rearrange mine too - same reason! 😂

#### Dani replied on 2025-11-15

It’s upstairs now out of reach. But it’s still not doing very well despite all of the propagations having had tons of roots. And I added some of that root powder to my last watering. It’s in a bright window. I’m just trying to leave alone and see what it does at this point.

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#### Fernanda 🌿 replied on 2025-11-15

Oh, I have one in recovery too… it’s taking a while as well. I had to repot it - previous pot had a bad drainage! Good luck and best wishes! 🍀

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