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Hello lovelies! I have this plant, one of my favesā€¦ an ā€œAlternantheraā€¦ | Propagating & Sowing šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø | Planta-community

shalynbri

Hello lovelies! I have this plant, one of my favesā€¦ an ā€œAlternanthera ficoidea ā€˜Partytimeā€™ā€. Iā€™ve propagated them before and this one growth is particularly leggy. Iā€™m wondering if I could cut her and root her, do you think a stem with no leaves would give out new leaves? Or would it be the death of that stem? Pic of original plant and plant as is right now. Curious about cutting the long stalky stem on the left of second pic. If you did, where would you cut it? Sheā€™s very dramatic but roots quite easilyā€¦

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  1. molly

    hi (: i definitely think you can get her to be bushier! first make sure sheā€™s getting enough light! for propagating i made a little mark-up for you. i would chop where i drew pink, at an angle. let those cuttingā€™s dry out for 5-10 minutes before you put them in water (if youā€™re water propagating). or iā€™m sure you could put them directly back into the soil if you made a little hole for it. the yellow highlighted parts will put out new leaves and or roots. so make sure those are touching the water or soil. there is one section that i marked with blue that doesnā€™t have any leaves. just lay that on top of the soil, slightly in, and keep the surface of the soil moist by misting so it produces roots that reach for the water and leaves that reach for the light! iā€™m not sure you can do anything with the sections i colored black but it doesnā€™t hurt to lay those on top of the soil too, just to try! if you want it to stay bushy, i would regularly propagate it to encourage bushier growth, or give the stems more light so theyā€™ll want to put out leaves. i hope this is helpful! good luck!! your plant is beautiful!!

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    • shalynbri

      Thank you so much thatā€™s very helpful!!! šŸ«¶šŸ»

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    • shalynbri

      Ok I am giving that a go! Ty again for the diagram. I had another and did this with both.

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    • shalynbri

      šŸ¤žšŸ»

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    • molly

      omg yay!! this is so exciting to see (: just make sure they have enough light! it looks like you have grow lights so that will help (: youā€™re welcome!! iā€™m so glad i could help!! <3 keep us updated with the progress (: i just did this with my polka dot plant last week and itā€™s roots are already a few inches! i canā€™t wait to see yours! (:

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  2. S.R

    Hey your plant is beautiful! I have no advice of value to give, but wanted to thank you for introducing me to this gorgeous plant Iā€™ve never seen before. Hope everything works out, good luck!

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    • shalynbri

      Thanks so much! Yeah it caught my eye from the moment I saw it! Sheā€™s just very dramatic but Iā€™m enjoying her!

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  3. shalynbri

    Ummm that was fast šŸ˜šŸ˜šŸ˜šŸ˜

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  4. shalynbri

    Me again! So initially when cutting a plant back so far a big part of me is thinking ā€œomg Iā€™m going to kill itā€. But again, ty because look!! In just over two weeks timeā€¦ plants are amazing

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    • shalynbri

      See the tiny green new growth ?

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      šŸ˜šŸ˜šŸ˜šŸ˜

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  5. shalynbri

    Iā€™ve now potted all of the rooted cuttings šŸ˜šŸ˜šŸ˜

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