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title: "I had to cut up my philodendron mayoi today because she wasn't doing…"
description: "I had to cut up my philodendron mayoi today because she wasn't doing so hot 😩 I have the main plant in water and the 2 babies reported in soil. Am I able to…"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Kim v."
published: "2024-10-05T01:44:42.150271Z"
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# I had to cut up my philodendron mayoi today because she wasn't doing…

_Posted by Kim v. on 2024-10-05_

I had to cut up my philodendron mayoi today because she wasn't doing so hot 😩 I have the main plant in water and the 2 babies reported in soil. Am I able to regrow the pplant from these stem cuttings? Or should I just throw it away?

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## 4 comments

### Elizabeth commented on 2024-10-05

I mean you have nodes on them, you can try, but it’s not ideal for propagating. Best wishes!

### SueB commented on 2024-10-05

I’ve had some success propagating similar with a begonia. I cut them down about an inch on either side of the node and buried them in damp perlite in a covered plastic container for humidity. You might try that.

### Ji11 commented on 2024-10-05

If you have stratum that works best for “wet sticks” and a humidity dome is highly recommended

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### Plant lady commented on 2024-10-07

Your best luck is putting them in damp sphagnum moss, node down! And keep the container closed so hold humidity. The best way to do just stem pieces in my opinion

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