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title: "So I got a clipping of this lovely plant and it wasn’t a clean cut…"
description: "So I got a clipping of this lovely plant and it wasn’t a clean cut (ripped off plant) and after a few days looked slimy at the bottom of node… so I chopped off…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Lauren"
published: "2023-06-14T03:41:17.083Z"
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# So I got a clipping of this lovely plant and it wasn’t a clean cut…

_Posted by Lauren on 2023-06-14_

So I got a clipping of this lovely plant and it wasn’t a clean cut (ripped off plant) and after a few days looked slimy at the bottom of node… so I chopped off the damaged bottom of node and started fresh (added some plant food to water this time) will she make it?? Why are the leaves doing this? 🥲🥲

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## 4 comments

### Christine commented on 2023-06-14

The slime is fine on this plant! She’ll sprout roots eventually (8-16 weeks), keep changing out the water regularly \& just wait!

### kendall commented on 2023-06-14

with a few of the propagations i’ve done the leaves will get wilty until a root starts to grow! it’ll be okay it just needs some time

### Tellie commented on 2023-06-14

Root powder helps too!

### Brianna commented on 2023-06-14

I’ve had an aglaonema in a vase of water for 2 years with no fertilizer. It will root eventually!!

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