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title: "My Royal Queen was not loving life in her pot so I chopped her up and…"
description: "My Royal Queen was not loving life in her pot so I chopped her up and she’s absolutely THRIVING in rain water. She is now quadruplets. Full of roots, shoots,…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/6WjlL_2rTSS00GnYx8UA_g/Sg5Qm7NMnCWKDSHyVQnS4X"
community: "Philodendron Parents"
author: "Curmudgeon"
published: "2025-09-28T17:56:33.853407Z"
language: "en"
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# My Royal Queen was not loving life in her pot so I chopped her up and…

_Posted by Curmudgeon on 2025-09-28_

My Royal Queen was not loving life in her pot so I chopped her up and she’s absolutely THRIVING in rain water. She is now quadruplets. Full of roots, shoots, and new leaves both under and out of the water. All my philos seem to love this treatment. My question is - do they ever have to go back to the soil at all?

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## 1 comment

### PrettyLittleThings commented on 2025-09-28

Good question. If I have multiples, I would experiment on one by putting her into soil. I have 2 swiss cheese, one looks amazing in water and the other one is having yellowing bottom leaves. I just don't know what to do when the one in water grows taller, lol. I still have yet to find out. Both are under observation on how they're going to be 😂

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