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title: "Would it be ok to take a cutting from sphagnum moss, dip it in…"
description: "Would it be ok to take a cutting from sphagnum moss, dip it in rooting powder, and transfer it to water propagation instead? I got this philodendron Florida…"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Lizzy"
published: "2024-05-06T21:20:10.861647Z"
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# Would it be ok to take a cutting from sphagnum moss, dip it in…

_Posted by Lizzy on 2024-05-06_

Would it be ok to take a cutting from sphagnum moss, dip it in rooting powder, and transfer it to water propagation instead?

I got this philodendron Florida ghost cutting for free, because this one has been in sphagnum moss for about a month and hasn’t rooted.

The nodes don’t look super promising to me, but I’m wondering if there’s some way I can save it.

Do y’all think it would help to add rooting powder and transfer to water? Keep it in the sphagnum moss? What would you do?

(I also got 2 other cuttings that are rooted and have new growth, so it’s not the end of the world if I can’t save it!)

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## 2 comments

### Lisa commented on 2024-05-06

Don’t give up. My monstera Peru took MONTHS to sprout roots in sphagnum.

### Plant love commented on 2024-05-06

I put my philodendron directly in moist soil. I had air roots and pinned them down and covered them with soil. They’ve been thriving since I got this app.

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