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title: "I have a Cooper's Haworthia. It has a lot of shoots. Should I…"
description: "I have a Cooper's Haworthia. It has a lot of shoots. Should I separate them or is it OK to leave them attached? If they grow in the wild, I assume the shoots…"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "My Leafy Life"
published: "2026-08-30T20:57:27.266687Z"
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# I have a Cooper's Haworthia. It has a lot of shoots. Should I…

_Posted by My Leafy Life on 2026-08-30_

I have a Cooper's Haworthia. It has a lot of shoots. Should I separate them or is it OK to leave them attached? If they grow in the wild, I assume the shoots don't detach which makes me think it's OK to leave them.

It already has roots growing between the leaves. Is that normal?

There are also a lot growing from the base that are really close to the surface of the gritty mix that I use. They're not showing in the drainage holes, which is one of the ways I determine if a plant needs to be repotted. I'm planning to repot it in the same pot since it hasn't really outgrown this one but hopefully bury the roots more.

I have attached a photo of the roots within the leaves and the plants page

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/jbk4RyDlvmzgjgb-pmpl3FimhHmCHjrWuQNt0aL5Zmo/LowopN0ZR7uEdxVNP3bHdQ.webp?size=large)

## 2 comments

### PrettyLittleThings commented on 2026-08-30

Yes, it is normal for them to grow roots in between leaves, mine does that too. I leave them all clustered because they look pretty like that. Only time I separated some was because they were just overflowing, lol. Thinking same, out in the wild, they just all grow together.

#### My Leafy Life replied on 2026-08-30

I quite like them together as well. 🙂

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