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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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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…

_Jessie Stratton Zhou님이 2025-12-15에 게시함_

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

![2개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/yp4w1VlSpDZJoYT3DMqm_kvwBP5MprCGUo0mCVTOcug/CxJqcnr7R5-xqqooMQHQOw.webp?size=large)

![2개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/yp4w1VlSpDZJoYT3DMqm_kvwBP5MprCGUo0mCVTOcug/J1q4h4XfSIyzGNidcMSTfw.webp?size=large)

## 5개의 댓글

### Plant Intern 🤓님이 2025-12-15에 댓글을 남겼어요.

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

### Plant Intern 🤓님이 2025-12-15에 댓글을 남겼어요.

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\_Y님이 2025-12-15에 댓글을 남겼어요.

They look great! 😃

#### Jessie Stratton Zhou님이 2025-12-15에 답변했습니다.

Thank you!

### Rhus님이 2025-12-15에 댓글을 남겼어요.

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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