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title: "New to propagating…advice please My first time trying. I got a…"
description: "New to propagating…advice please My first time trying. I got a clipping from a plant, and placed it in water. I change the water every other day."
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Paul"
published: "2024-09-19T21:27:46.029071Z"
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# New to propagating…advice please My first time trying. I got a…

_Posted by Paul on 2024-09-19_

New to propagating…advice please

My first time  
trying. I got a clipping from a plant, and placed it in water. I change the water every other day.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/b23o8RxVYAF1ojTnGUOy4zJRYmXm1LetJ8Exc6rUyMc/NfP5Y-_qSUKUmhEUhcEecw.webp?size=large)

## 9 comments

### eatyacarbs commented on 2024-09-19

if this is just a leaf then it’s a no go — you need a node

### Kades commented on 2024-09-19

I don’t change that water on my cuttings just refill when low!

### OzPlantGirl commented on 2024-09-19

I don’t see a node on there. It will not grow without.

### Paul commented on 2024-09-19

It’s just a leaf 🙈 What’s a node?

#### eatyacarbs replied on 2024-09-19

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/437cvweqbki9dm3WGwIgPKYbWJm3edDRYD1cwUaz2Sw/_2OHVWNgSVONa-MVL0sSjQ.webp?size=large)

#### eatyacarbs replied on 2024-09-19

basically you need a piece of the stem to be attached

#### Paul replied on 2024-09-20

That’s great, thank you!! 😊

### Bay Area Plant Mom commented on 2024-09-20

this leaf alone doesn’t have any growth points and needs a node

### Maddie commented on 2024-09-20

Yes there is no node but it isn’t necessary to change the water like that

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