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title: "I am going to propagate my mom’s peacock plant. Can I do this in…"
description: "I am going to propagate my mom’s peacock plant. Can I do this in water, or is soil better?"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Cheyenne"
published: "2024-05-16T14:09:41.568031Z"
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# I am going to propagate my mom’s peacock plant. Can I do this in…

_Posted by Cheyenne on 2024-05-16_

I am going to propagate my mom’s peacock plant. Can I do this in water, or is soil better?

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## 2 comments

### Colton commented on 2024-05-16

If I’m not mistaken, Peacock Plants are grown from bulbs. This means they can only be propagated by division. If you can find a node, then it could be propagated through water!

#### Cheyenne replied on 2024-05-16

Thank you!

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