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title: "helloooo philo rents! i have a white knight in hydro with leaves that…"
description: "helloooo philo rents! i have a white knight in hydro with leaves that developed in the water. are there any extra precautions i should take with this? should i…"
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community: "Philodendron Parents"
author: "pauli"
published: "2025-06-11T19:04:49.872111Z"
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# helloooo philo rents! i have a white knight in hydro with leaves that…

_Posted by pauli on 2025-06-11_

helloooo philo rents! i have a white knight in hydro with leaves that developed in the water. are there any extra precautions i should take with this? should i chop it off for a second plant? will it survive? i didnt know what to google to learn more about this so id appreciate any information!

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## 5 comments

### Neptune’s Nest commented on 2025-06-12

I can’t fully tell how much water is above it, if it’s substantial, would separate that out —just make sure there’s a node and all that

### Neptune’s Nest commented on 2025-06-12

Normally I let them work it out but I don’t have my hydro guys in that much water - hope this helps!

#### pauli replied on 2025-06-12

it’s in quite a bit of water and the part with leaves is all the way at the bottom. to trim it down a bit, i think i will separate it. thank you for your knowledge! 🙏

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### Neptune’s Nest commented on 2025-06-20

How’d the leaf turn lit

#### pauli replied on 2025-06-20

it was a little difficult figuring out where to cut because the nodes were all so close to each other, but so far so good. there seems to be 2 other sets of leaves growing out nearby.

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