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title: "My prince of orange. What’s the best way to prop this at a high…"
description: "My prince of orange. What’s the best way to prop this at a high success rate? I bought this plant from an Etsy seller and he wasn’t in great condition, and had…"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Jessybear"
published: "2025-10-01T20:44:22.770735Z"
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# My prince of orange. What’s the best way to prop this at a high…

_Posted by Jessybear on 2025-10-01_

My prince of orange. What’s the best way to prop this at a high success rate? I bought this plant from an Etsy seller and he wasn’t in great condition, and had a terrible mealy bug infestation on this plant and unfortunately its growth has completely stunted. I haven’t had any growth since getting him a 2 months ago. You can see where a growth point began and hasn’t made any progress in a few weeks. I was able to get rid of the pests (thank god) but I think I may need to start him over. Any detailed tips or instructions would be greatly appreciated!

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## 1 comment

### Jessybear commented on 2025-10-01

ETA: the new leaf shown, I had to uncurl it myself to get rid of the bugs. Unfortunately they were all up in that leaf and I would’ve had to cut it if I hadn’t done this.

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