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title: "Anybody had any luck with propagating Christmas cacti? I planted a…"
description: "Anybody had any luck with propagating Christmas cacti? I planted a few pieces together that have several nodes and some have the Y-split node that I’ve heard…"
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# Anybody had any luck with propagating Christmas cacti? I planted a…

_Posted by biglooner on 2025-01-29_

Anybody had any luck with propagating Christmas cacti? I planted a few pieces together that have several nodes and some have the Y-split node that I’ve heard was good for propagating. I’ve been misting and lightly watering but I see no new growth. Any suggestions or do they just take longer?

## 4 comments

### Ms.Issy commented on 2025-01-29

Do you mean root growth or new little “leaves” (idk what they are called)?

### biglooner commented on 2025-01-29

No new little leaves. Not sure if I should water more often instead of misting all the time like Planta says 😅

### Ms.Issy commented on 2025-01-30

Gotcha!  
I’ve never misted my Christmas or thanksgiving cactuses. Propagating or as full grown plants. I would personally lean more towards watering.  
I’ve been propagating some Christmas cactus cuttings since Christmas; and just moved them to substrate about a week and half ago. No new “leaf” growth but the roots are going to town!  
My guess would be that if they are under 6 months old, they are probably focusing on roots vs “leaves”.

#### biglooner replied on 2025-01-30

Awesome thank you so much!

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