--- title: "Any thoughts on what’s going on with my newly potted ZZ ? I pulled…" description: "Any thoughts on what’s going on with my newly potted ZZ ? I pulled this one from my larger ZZ ~5 days ago and the bases of the stem have rotted and detached…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/2-bXdguWRR2Mq0JSyYvbbg?language=ko" community: "Anything about plants" author: "Elle" published: "2024-07-16T20:07:11.264694Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/4T98Wv3gdZPzKi4asSu95r5Y8oGFRGCrGcPlR2kKbJE/OBSxDF3aRfqUvfv1wc9LtQ.webp?size=large" --- [커뮤니티](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=ko) / [Anything about plants](https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg.md?language=ko) # Any thoughts on what’s going on with my newly potted ZZ ? I pulled… _Elle님이 2024-07-16에 게시함_ Any thoughts on what’s going on with my newly potted ZZ ? I pulled this one from my larger ZZ ~5 days ago and the bases of the stem have rotted and detached from the rhizome. I’m going to propagate the broken stems, but can I try to replant the rhizome? My guess is that I replanted it in soil that didn’t have enough drainage. ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/4T98Wv3gdZPzKi4asSu95r5Y8oGFRGCrGcPlR2kKbJE/OBSxDF3aRfqUvfv1wc9LtQ.webp?size=large) ## 7개의 댓글 ### eatyacarbs님이 2024-07-16에 댓글을 남겼어요. overwatered, friend. if those stems can root (I’m not sure they can?) it will take ages. Best bet is to trash this \& get a new one, put it in terra cotta, and almost never water it. These are native to very hot, very DRY climates in africa — they want lots of light and not much else It’s a learning experience 🤪 #### PlantSammy님이 2024-07-16에 답변했습니다. I think those 2 in the middle might be able to be water propagated, I have a zz and I accidentally pulled out a stems like the 2 on the middle. I waited a few days for them to callous and then put them in water, it took maybe a month or so for me to feel confident in the roots that it gave me. I just potted it back in the original plant I plucked it from and should do great. If the bottoms of them feel very mushy, I would recommend cutting the bottom and letting that callous before putting into water. The one I propagated after the month or so of being into water- not sure if this is possible as it was the first time propagating a zz plant- it looked like the plant was pushing off a new rhizome. #### eatyacarbs님이 2024-07-16에 답변했습니다. depends how much damage has set in from the rot. there’s a risk of bacteria having already compromised the leaf. it takes such a long time to root Zz — it would be a bummer to wait such a long time for no payout #### PlantSammy님이 2024-07-16에 답변했습니다. I definitely agree, for me I just wanted to see if possible, once after about a week or two I noticed a slight root starting to come out. I have a rule when I try to propagate- if I don't see signs of roots in about 2 weeks then I throw the cutting away. #### eatyacarbs님이 2024-07-16에 답변했습니다. Mara (I’m sure you’ve seen her around here) posted a Zz experiment she did recently. A good Zz prop will have formed a rhizome before planting and it took forever. It was a cool post if you can track it down! I wish we could tag things here! ### Amy님이 2025-01-07에 댓글을 남겼어요. I successfully managed to propagate from a stem, but it took literally over a year before the root was developed enough to plant, and two years before it began to put up new shoots. Now the original stem I propagated had died off, and two new stems are forming. Started from the one stem in 2021! It’s possible 😅 but slowww. #### Amy님이 2025-01-07에 답변했습니다. Here’s Inez 😊 ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/LCMWO5-ny0GZ_657mC7GqW0NeRP_P1mADf_Xc48U234/0Zw0wfyRTnmVH1HRv_f0Ow.webp?size=large) --- _Planta 커뮤니티 (https://getplanta.com). 누구나 읽을 수 있습니다. 게시물을 올리고, 댓글을 달고, 좋아요를 누르려면 Planta 앱을 다운로드하세요: https://getplanta.com/download_