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title: "Not having much luck propagating a scindapsus cutting in water. The…"
description: "Not having much luck propagating a scindapsus cutting in water. The leaves are curling and have some spots. Any suggestions?"
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author: "Lo"
published: "2025-05-07T02:16:31.615935Z"
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# Not having much luck propagating a scindapsus cutting in water. The…

_Posted by Lo on 2025-05-07_

Not having much luck propagating a scindapsus cutting in water. The leaves are curling and have some spots. Any suggestions?

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## 4 comments

### Victoria Maddison commented on 2025-05-07

My suggestion: keep them in there as long as possible. In my experience they actually take a long time to root, but I’ve got some that have been in water for a month (or two? 🫣) and are just now rooting. It is possible! And the top cuttings are pushing out new leaves too, so I’d say they just need time!

### Sunny commented on 2025-05-07

Scindaous cuttings are known to root slowly. I add diluted fertilizer as soon as the roots emerge. I also add SuperThrive liquid plant vitamins plus a rooting hormone powder which makes the water chalky and messy. I recommend using a rooting hormone in liquid form. Others have added pothos cuttings to their propagations because they produce rooting hormones that benefit slow rooting plants.

I also place the cuttings close to a grow light to control the lighting. I changed the water once a week adding back the diluted fertilizer and other additives with each water change. Humidity is high in my area. But, I would add a humidifier if needed.

Folding leaves , spots, yellowing and dropped leaves are common with cuttings. Those leaves tend to die off later as the plant focuses on growing new growth and roots for its survival. 🪴🍀

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#### Lo replied on 2025-05-09

Thank you!!!

### ebbaklaramaria commented on 2025-05-31

I root all my scindapsus in fluval stratum, it’s a substrate used for aquatic plants in shrimp aquariums and is working fantastically! They root quicker, very few rot and they do not curl up at all so i really recommend it! I also avoid keeping them in a too bright spot since that can make them curl before they manage to produce roots to absorb water 😇

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