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title: "Should I propagate my 10 year old Christmas cactus in water or soil?"
description: "Should I propagate my 10 year old Christmas cactus in water or soil?"
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# Should I propagate my 10 year old Christmas cactus in water or soil?

_Geplaatst door Roro op 2025-04-27_

Should I propagate my 10 year old Christmas cactus in water or soil?

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## 9 reacties

### Taylor reageerde op 2025-04-27

For a Christmas cactus like the one in the photo, you can propagate in either water or soil, and both work pretty well!  
• Water propagation:  
Just take a healthy cutting (about 2–3 segments), let the cut end dry for a day or two, then place it in a small glass with water covering just the bottom segment. Once you see roots (in a couple of weeks), you can transfer it to soil.  
• Soil propagation (many people prefer this for cacti/succulents):  
Let the cutting dry for a day or two, then stick it into slightly moist cactus/succulent potting mix. Keep the soil lightly moist (not soggy) and it should root within a few weeks.

If you want an easier, lower-risk way, I’d recommend directly into soil — Christmas cacti are used to rooting that way!

### Roro reageerde op 2025-04-27

Thank you :)

#### Taylor antwoordde op 2025-04-27

For sure!

### Dax reageerde op 2025-04-27

I don’t know but very beautiful!

### Roro reageerde op 2025-04-27

Thank you ;)

### MattL reageerde op 2025-04-27

As you can see from my post...they root very readily in soil!

### Melikeplants reageerde op 2025-04-28

I propagated mine in water and saw roots in just a couple days

### Roro reageerde op 2025-04-28

Yay :)

### Maudie’s Green Thumb reageerde op 2026-02-03

Any tips on how to get Christmas Cactus to bloom more often?

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