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title: "First time propagating in perlite — do the roots look okay? Some are…"
description: "First time propagating in perlite — do the roots look okay? Some are all white which is great, some start off black then turn white."
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Jessie Stratton Zhou"
published: "2025-12-15T01:21:32.236335Z"
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# First time propagating in perlite — do the roots look okay? Some are…

_Posted by Jessie Stratton Zhou on 2025-12-15_

First time propagating in perlite — do the roots look okay? Some are all white which is great, some start off black then turn white.

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/yp4w1VlSpDZJoYT3DMqm_kvwBP5MprCGUo0mCVTOcug/CxJqcnr7R5-xqqooMQHQOw.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/yp4w1VlSpDZJoYT3DMqm_kvwBP5MprCGUo0mCVTOcug/J1q4h4XfSIyzGNidcMSTfw.webp?size=large)

## 5 comments

### Plant Intern 🤓 commented on 2025-12-15

if it’s rot or not doing good it will be mushy and have a gross smell otherwise looks good

### Plant Intern 🤓 commented on 2025-12-15

As for the darkness it could be a multitude of things just aging from growth exposure to air the roots hardening off which is lignification.

### Whit\_Y commented on 2025-12-15

They look great! 😃

#### Jessie Stratton Zhou replied on 2025-12-15

Thank you!

### Rhus commented on 2025-12-15

I agree these look good! I have only successfully propagated scindapsus one time, in water... Maybe I'll try this next!

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