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title: "Can this plant live in water forever or should I move it to soil soon?"
description: "Can this plant live in water forever or should I move it to soil soon?"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "ttaylorjoycee"
published: "2025-05-21T22:52:13.851887Z"
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# Can this plant live in water forever or should I move it to soil soon?

_Posted by ttaylorjoycee on 2025-05-21_

Can this plant live in water forever or should I move it to soil soon?

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## 5 comments

### laura 🩷🪴 commented on 2025-05-21

It’s up to you 😊 it can live in either!

### KJM commented on 2025-05-22

It may be able to live in water but I would absolutely put it in soil. They get big and the pot of soil would support it better.

### fuey commented on 2025-05-22

You would need to ensure it receives the nutrients it needs in water that it would already get in a soil mix. So, depends on you and how involved you want to be.

#### ttaylorjoycee replied on 2025-05-22

How long until I can put in soil? Like how long do the new roots need to be?

#### fuey replied on 2025-05-22

I’d give it until the roots are a minimum of 2 inches long

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