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title: "Any suggestions on how to get more leaves or should I chop and prop?…"
description: "Any suggestions on how to get more leaves or should I chop and prop? It is getting a flower so do I need to wait till after it blooms to propergate it. Thanks"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/E0XplorCSjGLEBS-wt3jlg/jbElaSkKlIxM6sFeRUp6bM"
community: "Begonia Buddies"
author: "Stephanie"
published: "2025-02-06T20:43:43.550527Z"
language: "en"
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# Any suggestions on how to get more leaves or should I chop and prop?…

_Posted by Stephanie on 2025-02-06_

Any suggestions on how to get more leaves or should I chop and prop? It is getting a flower so do I need to wait till after it blooms to propergate it. Thanks

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## 8 comments

### Tubbs commented on 2025-02-06

Oh yeah you gotta chop and prop for sure! That’s how mine stays so full.

### Bebe🌵🤍 commented on 2025-02-06

The good ole’ chop and prop for sure

### Stephanie commented on 2025-02-06

Should I wait till it blooms or will it be ok to do now?

#### Bebe🌵🤍 replied on 2025-02-06

You can wait until after the blooms dies off bc there isn’t a guarantee the bloom will survive the chop n prop

#### Stephanie replied on 2025-02-06

Great thanks

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2025-02-07

You could score and use kekei paste. Or chop and prop. And if you want leaves, cut the flower so that it's not pouring energy into it, instead of growing leaves

#### Stephanie replied on 2025-02-07

This is my first flower ever so I just can't cut it. Lol it's been like this for months so I can wait a little longer till the flower is done blooming

#### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2025-02-07

That's completely understandable, I'd do the same.

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