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title: "Disaster struck and my top heavy Echeveria fell to the floor :( the…"
description: "Disaster struck and my top heavy Echeveria fell to the floor :( the leafy top half broke off from the main stem although there’s a little nub left. Any…"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Christine"
published: "2026-11-06T20:38:10.321519Z"
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# Disaster struck and my top heavy Echeveria fell to the floor :( the…

_Posted by Christine on 2026-11-06_

Disaster struck and my top heavy Echeveria fell to the floor :( the leafy top half broke off from the main stem although there’s a little nub left. Any suggestions on how I can salvage both the main stem and the top part? Thanks!

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## 3 comments

### SuccySuccy commented on 2026-11-06

Oh no! But no worries, totally salvageable. Pull some leaves off the bottom of the top flowerette. Enough to get an inch or so of stem back into the ground. If you have keiki paste, put a nice glob on the bottom sections’ exposed top, where it broke. Totally optional tho because what’s rooted in the ground will still keep growing! Good luck 🌱

#### SuccySuccy replied on 2026-11-06

Oh! And save the leaves you pluck off. You can propagate them into entirely new babies

### BigGrac commented on 2026-11-07

I had exactly the same thing happen. I left the bottom in the soil but unfortunately idk why it didn’t bounce back. But the top that I plucked bottom leaves off and stuck in soil is now rooted!

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