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title: "I was told to leave them in water for longer but they’re turning…"
description: "I was told to leave them in water for longer but they’re turning black, and some aren’t even growing. What’s going on? Is it root rot but how else am I…"
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# I was told to leave them in water for longer but they’re turning…

_Posted by Lily on 2025-03-12_

I was told to leave them in water for longer but they’re turning black, and some aren’t even growing. What’s going on? Is it root rot but how else am I supposed to do this?

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## 3 comments

### Paulina | Semi-Hydro commented on 2025-03-12

Scindapsus can take a long time to root. As long as the stems aren’t mushy and there are white roots I wouldn’t worry about some parts of them being darker. When you see smaller roots growing from the bigger roots (secondary roots), they’re ready to pot up safely.

### monster\_maniac commented on 2025-03-12

black roots are ok and they take awhile to propagate. just remember to change the water weekly

### Phil commented on 2025-03-12

You should be good. I’ve had one in water for probably two months. It had one long primary root but I’m still waiting on secondary to develop.

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