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title: "I got this philo gigantium cutting from a trade in the past month, i…"
description: "I got this philo gigantium cutting from a trade in the past month, i potted it in soil but i checked to day and the bottom with all the roots has started to…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Lvndr"
published: "2025-12-24T04:42:52.118191Z"
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# I got this philo gigantium cutting from a trade in the past month, i…

_Posted by Lvndr on 2025-12-24_

I got this philo gigantium cutting from a trade in the past month, i potted it in soil but i checked to day and the bottom with all the roots has started to rot. Is that a node in the second pic? Or a growth point i can use to save it?

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/f45XN5_AS1-R-SIiN6Vn9aAd5Aw_n8vrcFd5GXLsIRc/9MuPGdFOQtGr3H9irYLMfQ.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/f45XN5_AS1-R-SIiN6Vn9aAd5Aw_n8vrcFd5GXLsIRc/bxq5QEJaSZeN_b4mNG9hyg.webp?size=large)

## 2 comments

### Aroidmama commented on 2025-12-24

It looks like it could be. I’d prop it in water and see what happens. I need to chop my P. Gigantium and prop her as she has recently dropped some leaves. I’m torn between taking it off the moss pole but 🤷🏽‍♀️ it loves to climb! She is currently on 3 clear plastic moss poles making it a little over 4 feet tall. I’d cut off the dead part of the stem and give it a prop try. Either in water, sphagnum moss, or perlite. Keep in touch so we can see your progress on this.

### Jay commented on 2025-12-25

I think it might do better in a humidity chamber with wet moss than just water. That’s usually what I do with cuttings that don’t have leaves.

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