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title: "I’ve taken the leap and am propagating my dracaena. The original…"
description: "I’ve taken the leap and am propagating my dracaena. The original plant was quite tall, just about 3’, but the bottom half was turning brown and it was rising…"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "OCinME"
published: "2025-12-12T12:48:36.299567Z"
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# I’ve taken the leap and am propagating my dracaena. The original…

_Posted by OCinME on 2025-12-12_

I’ve taken the leap and am propagating my dracaena. The original plant was quite tall, just about 3’, but the bottom half was turning brown and it was rising up the length of the tree. I cut it down to 12”, above the brown section, and removed a few layers of leaves. Now it is sitting in water which I’ll change regularly. I didn’t have propagation media on hand. I’ll let you know how it goes! The right hand photo is the part I removed.

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/lEcs21SVM95_QtpI8HT7fxgyU8BSFKKOhsp9_xtG49E/UDkcazMtQNOAWn_fQ_01gw.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/lEcs21SVM95_QtpI8HT7fxgyU8BSFKKOhsp9_xtG49E/pvJEU-FQQzGCn6WtoS_fyw.webp?size=large)

## 3 comments

### NorthFacingWindow commented on 2025-12-16

I wish I did this with mine :( I waited too long and lost the whole thing, glad to see yours still has a chance!

#### OCinME replied on 2025-12-17

I’m sorry to hear that. Fingers crossed I can save him!

### OCinME commented on 2026-02-06

It’s been longer than I thought, and I had almost given up but look!!

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/lEcs21SVM95_QtpI8HT7fxgyU8BSFKKOhsp9_xtG49E/MmV0lcnrRTqHxuG_jixfDA.webp?size=large)

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