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title: "When I unwrapped this little charmer she had sadly been beheaded by…"
description: "When I unwrapped this little charmer she had sadly been beheaded by USPS.. can I plant just the roots and will it grow stems??"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/64fba49a7608e9720d3da30f"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Madderdebs"
published: "2023-09-08T22:47:54.841Z"
language: "en"
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# When I unwrapped this little charmer she had sadly been beheaded by…

_Posted by Madderdebs on 2023-09-08_

When I unwrapped this little charmer she had sadly been beheaded by USPS.. can I plant just the roots and will it grow stems??

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## 2 comments

### Mullein commented on 2023-09-09

That’s so sad! I can’t tell if there’s enough of a stem still connected on the roots for that end to grow back, but the end with the leaves might take root. I would keep them separate so if one rots, it won’t spread bacteria to the other

#### Madderdebs replied on 2023-09-09

I have them separated.. I’m going to try rooting the red part and plant the roots and see what happens

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