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title: "My Easter cactus has been dropping perfectly healthy leaves and I’m…"
description: "My Easter cactus has been dropping perfectly healthy leaves and I’m not sure what’s wrong, the plant looks perfectly happy, I placed the broken leaves into the…"
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author: "Jay"
published: "2023-12-06T21:39:49.227Z"
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# My Easter cactus has been dropping perfectly healthy leaves and I’m…

_Posted by Jay on 2023-12-06_

My Easter cactus has been dropping perfectly healthy leaves and I’m not sure what’s wrong, the plant looks perfectly happy, I placed the broken leaves into the soil but I’m unsure if they’ll propagate like that, any ideas?

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## 7 comments

### Jay commented on 2023-12-06

Yes, though i might be waiting a little too long between watering honestly

### MeasomerPi commented on 2023-12-06

Same thing happened to mine. Perfectly healthy segments dropped for seemingly no reason. Welp, good ol root rot had my poor plant by the short roots. Decimated the plant. 😕

All that to say, listen to PlantyAnn and make sure the soil is dry before watering.

#### Jay replied on 2023-12-07

I didn’t even think of root rot!! So sorry about your cactus :(, thank you for the advice!!

#### MeasomerPi replied on 2023-12-07

The beauty is these guys propagate super easy so she will, like a phoenix, rise from the ashes. As long as I keep the water in check. 🤞

#### Jay replied on 2023-12-07

Beautifully said!!

### Miranda commented on 2023-12-06

Mine is also dropping segments and it’s over 20 years old. It’s just part of it. It could be because of the cold weather or not the right soil. If the plant really starts to die then start being worried

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#### Jay replied on 2023-12-07

Okay, thank you!!! Your plant is gorgeous by the way!

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