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title: "What is the best way to propagate alocacia corns? This is my first…"
description: "What is the best way to propagate alocacia corns? This is my first time trying to root from corn any tips would be awesome!"
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author: "Amira"
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# What is the best way to propagate alocacia corns? This is my first…

_Posted by Amira on 2024-10-23_

What is the best way to propagate alocacia corns? This is my first time trying to root from corn any tips would be awesome!

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## 17 comments

### Botanista commented on 2024-10-23

I prop corms in moss seems to work great just make sure to check them for growth every now and then incase you have any upside down

#### Amira replied on 2024-10-23

Which way should they be pointing

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2024-10-23

I do mine in perlite. Remove the outer skin (soak it if needed), and then tip side up, pushed down into wet perlite in a clear box w/lid.

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2024-10-23

The side you cut it from the plant should face down

#### Amira replied on 2024-10-23

Is this right?

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### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2024-10-23

Looks right. Where you cut it off will grow roots. And the tiny tip will grow shoot

#### Amira replied on 2024-10-23

Yay thank you!!

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2024-10-23

I push mine in more too the perlite, so they're almost covered. But I've never done them in moss before

#### Amira replied on 2024-10-23

This is actually my first time using moss for anything lol. I just bought it for this little guy. I won the mother plant in a plant trade and I promised the owner I would give him a cutting I reallly hope I don’t fail.

#### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2024-10-23

That's awesome! Good luck with them. They are a fun plant to prop.

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2024-10-23

I recently saw a YouTube by Aloha plant life? I think her page is. And she props them in just bottle caps. I know my velvet has some corms growing, so am gonna see how it compares to the perlite

#### Amira replied on 2024-10-23

Ima go check it out

#### Amira replied on 2024-10-31

Updatessss

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### Charlie commented on 2024-10-24

I have done a handful from my Silver dragon. Keep them covered in the moss but not deep. Moss stays moist but not wet so a few sprays every other day or 3 days should be good. They can take a while so don’t get discouraged if it takes weeks to see anything. I had mine under grow lights and they seemed to do pretty well

#### Charlie replied on 2024-10-24

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#### Charlie replied on 2024-10-24

This was the last pic I took of the latest corm that grew. Just gifted it to my sister but it grew a whole other leaf and got maybe twice that size rather quickly so once you see growth it doesn’t take long

#### Amira replied on 2024-10-24

Thank you! It’s beautiful

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