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title: "This succulent is growing from the leaf. Its about an inch tall…"
description: "This succulent is growing from the leaf. Its about an inch tall maybe. When should i detach the leaf I propagated it from? Or should i just leave it attached?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/9ra-4C1JSH2e15p5x8pdKw"
community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "MissDanie"
published: "2024-09-21T02:31:25.956063Z"
language: "en"
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# This succulent is growing from the leaf. Its about an inch tall…

_Posted by MissDanie on 2024-09-21_

This succulent is growing from the leaf. Its about an inch tall maybe. When should i detach the leaf I propagated it from? Or should i just leave it attached?

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## 4 comments

### Allison commented on 2024-09-21

Usually the mother leaf turns yellow and/or shrivels, which is when I pluck it off :)

#### TTANYAAAA replied on 2024-09-22

rn it’s still using the mother which the prop came from. don’t pluck yet

### Mosstachio commented on 2024-09-22

Don't pluck it at all. Let the mother leaf get completely dry and shrivel into a hard raisin basically. Until then, the baby plant is still using it. Technically once the baby plant has roots, it can support itself, but it's much weaker on its own. Plus the mother plant likely won't produce another plantlet

### MissDanie commented on 2024-09-22

Thank you!

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