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title: "I have a ZZ plant I was repotting and lost these two soldiers in the…"
description: "I have a ZZ plant I was repotting and lost these two soldiers in the process… how should I go about propagating?"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Kaley"
published: "2026-09-06T21:21:33.051695Z"
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# I have a ZZ plant I was repotting and lost these two soldiers in the…

_Posted by Kaley on 2026-09-06_

I have a ZZ plant I was repotting and lost these two soldiers in the process… how should I go about propagating?

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## 2 comments

### Eb commented on 2026-09-07

Maybe try letting them root in water?

### zollol commented on 2026-09-07

ZZs take foreverrrr to prop. Keep it in a warm clean place and be ready to wait up to two months

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