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title: "Hi! I am new to propogating and am trying to propogate a persian…"
description: "Hi! I am new to propogating and am trying to propogate a persian shield. I've heard that they don't really do well with water propogation- has anyone…"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "panda"
published: "2025-07-26T17:51:25.892063Z"
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# Hi! I am new to propogating and am trying to propogate a persian…

_Posted by panda on 2025-07-26_

Hi! I am new to propogating and am trying to propogate a persian shield. I've heard that they don't really do well with water propogation- has anyone successfully done that? Also all the videos I've seen of propogating them, they have used rooting hormone(?) before sticking it in a pot- is the rooting stuff absolutely necessary or can it be propogated without? Thank you!

## 1 comment

### Autumn commented on 2025-07-27

Yes, you can propagate in water just make sure the stem has a few nodes and not just one, and you don’t have to use a rooting hormone but it definitely helps speed up the process

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