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title: "Where can I cut to propagate this plant? This part is starting to…"
description: "Where can I cut to propagate this plant? This part is starting to lean over and it feels& looks like it might snap"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/-58KS5jaTuuPIekFWNdoMQ"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Felicia"
published: "2024-01-30T23:51:21.551871Z"
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# Where can I cut to propagate this plant? This part is starting to…

_Posted by Felicia on 2024-01-30_

Where can I cut to propagate this plant? This part is starting to lean over and it feels\& looks like it might snap

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## 5 comments

### Women are Water commented on 2024-01-31

Do you where the stem looks lighter in color. There is a line of demarcation. That is where the roots will grow from so that the part you want to keep on your cutting. To be safe I’d keep at least 2 nodes because the stem is very short where the bend is. So cut all the way down to the next leaf to the right of your thumb. It’s out of frame.

### Plants\&Pets 🌱🐱🐶 commented on 2024-01-31

Roots will come from the nodes once it’s in water so make sure you have a healthy piece with at least two nodes in the water, as mentioned above. Make sure no leaves are in the water.

#### Plants\&Pets 🌱🐱🐶 replied on 2024-01-31

These are the nodes. I’d cut close to one so it can be at the bottom in the water

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#### Felicia replied on 2024-01-31

Thank you so much for marking it lol

#### Plants\&Pets 🌱🐱🐶 replied on 2024-01-31

No prob :) This looks like an inch plant? I have propagated it many times as it is one of the easiest ones to do it with! It also does like to get quite bendy without breaking. But I like to put the propagations back into the main pot to make it fuller.

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