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title: "will this peperomia raindrop leaf propagate? i’ve tried loads and…"
description: "will this peperomia raindrop leaf propagate? i’ve tried loads and they just rot"
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author: "plant addiction"
published: "2023-12-30T16:35:48.924Z"
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# will this peperomia raindrop leaf propagate? i’ve tried loads and…

_Posted by plant addiction on 2023-12-30_

will this peperomia raindrop leaf propagate? i’ve tried loads and they just rot

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## 7 comments

### Tocs commented on 2023-12-30

I’m certainly no expert but if there are no nodes on the stem then it’s pretty hard to propagate. Not impossible for non-node plants but certainly hardER. I don’t know enough about that particular plant but your experience is probably your answer.

### ToPlantHarmony commented on 2023-12-30

I propagated a very similar raindrop peperomia leaf not long ago! At first, I put it in water, which is actually very difficult to do with no stem, but it did spout 2 tiny roots. Then I took it out and put it in soil instead.

I just put a dab of reading hormone and rested it on top of MiracleGro cactus and succulent soil in a small plastic cup, kept it moist, but not wet, and it sprouted more roots actually fairly quickly.

#### ToPlantHarmony replied on 2023-12-30

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#### ToPlantHarmony replied on 2023-12-30

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#### ToPlantHarmony replied on 2023-12-30

I eventually stuck in 2 other leaves to try to prop them as well, but the one in front is the one with no stem. It’s grown 2 little sprout so far, but still doesn’t have an extensive root system yet.

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### Brianna commented on 2023-12-30

The only time I’ve had success is by water propping first like mentioned above! Then I stuck it in soil that I kept damp. It looked like this after a couple weeks in soil

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#### Brianna replied on 2023-12-30

I only cut the leaf in half after the new growth started showing, I wanted the lil guy on the right to be able to see the light

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