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title: "A friend gave me some cuttings of her rhaphidophora tetrasperma and I…"
description: "A friend gave me some cuttings of her rhaphidophora tetrasperma and I cannot get it to root. Yesterday I cut it to make smaller cuttings to see if it would…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/659a9c8ba041bc036e72e794"
community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Two Green Thumbs"
published: "2024-01-07T12:43:55.274Z"
language: "en"
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# A friend gave me some cuttings of her rhaphidophora tetrasperma and I…

_Posted by Two Green Thumbs on 2024-01-07_

A friend gave me some cuttings of her rhaphidophora tetrasperma and I cannot get it to root. Yesterday I cut it to make smaller cuttings to see if it would help. I read that this plant should be easy to prop so I don’t get it. Any advice ?

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## 4 comments

### Sunny commented on 2024-01-07

I agree with PlantyAnn that the cutting is too long with too many leaves. The energy is going into maintaining the leaves and stem. Cut it into pieces with 2 leaf nodes. Remove all leaves that are under water to prevent rot when you propagate the cut pieces. Place one leaf node under water. Add SuperThrive plant vitamins with weekly water change to boost root growth. Roots should grow within two weeks on the cuttings. Pot the cuttings in potting mix when the roots are over 2 inches. 🍀🪴

#### Two Green Thumbs replied on 2024-01-07

Ahh I forgot about SuperThrive … I have some in the house. I will add it today. Thanks!!

#### iambijoux replied on 2024-01-07

Have you ever added pothos cuttings to a monstera prop?

### Bruinette commented on 2024-01-10

I like to jumpstart my cuttings in stratum and then move it to a different medium once it begins to root. :)

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