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title: "How do you propagate an African violet"
description: "How do you propagate an African violet"
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# How do you propagate an African violet

_Posted by 盛开 on 2024-08-03_

How do you propagate an African violet

## 5 comments

### Colton commented on 2024-08-03

Cut at the base of the leaves closest to the soil and place it in shallow soil and keep moist. I’ve had luck with this method

### 盛开 commented on 2024-08-03

Thank you

### OzPlantGirl commented on 2024-08-03

Google

### 盛开 commented on 2024-08-03

Thank you google is probably where I should go first

### Mads commented on 2024-08-04

African violets are easy to propagate! Sometimes they make dups on their own right in their pot.

You can prop with a leaf \& stem. Use a strong, healthy leaf. Some cut the stem off, cutting into the leaf in a V shape, and prop the leaf directly.

I recommend propping is a soil/perlite mix. I have seen water props work, but they’re more susceptible to rot.

But yes, also Google! 😄

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