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title: "Plantie friends! I need some advice, I just got this cutting last…"
description: "Plantie friends! I need some advice, I just got this cutting last night. I believe it’s a Shell Ginger. Should I place it in water or perlite to grow roots?…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/ZlcmvysMRw-PO19S5IxPBA"
community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Mikki 🩷🌿"
published: "2024-06-21T15:01:32.320185Z"
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# Plantie friends! I need some advice, I just got this cutting last…

_Posted by Mikki 🩷🌿 on 2024-06-21_

Plantie friends! I need some advice, I just got this cutting last night. I believe it’s a Shell Ginger. Should I place it in water or perlite to grow roots? 🪴🫶🏽

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## 2 comments

### Sunny commented on 2024-06-21

I believe you need a piece of the ginger/rhizome to grow a plant. There are no root nodes on the stem.

#### Mikki 🩷🌿 replied on 2024-06-21

Oh no 😟 so this isn’t going to make it? I’m hurt 😔

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