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Heather

I went away on a trip and didn’t realize how much the sun had shifted and was no longer giving adequate light to my Echeveria. Both of them stretch way out and then one fell over. When I found it I realized the majority of the roots tore off when it tipped. It’s got about an inch of stalk with no leaves so I am wondering if I can just bury that part in the dirt and have it reroot or do I have to just pick off the leaves and start entirely new propagations? It is now under a plant light for winter so hopefully it quits getting taller.

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  1. Planta member

    Personally I think it would be beneficial to put this part in a jar of water. Let it grow new roots before putting in the dirt

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  2. P.G

    While I don’t have that specific echeveria, I do have a lot of Perle von Nurembergs, most of em from propagation. What I would do would be to take off 4ish leaves from the bottom of the plant, and then bury it to above where you removed the leaves in the dirt. This is because the part of the stem that has recently had leaves removed tend to grow roots faster than other parts in my experience. Plus, then you have a good chance of getting a few new plants through leaf propagation too. The bottom inch might put out roots on its own if you were to just bury it though. Just depends on if it’s too damaged or not. If it’s still firm, I think it’d be alright. I’ve personally never heard of anyone propagating echeverias by sticking them in water, so I really think propagating it in almost any type of potting soil would be a better idea. I’m rather lazy and just use regular potting soil straight from the bag and my propagations do great (even though a succulent potting soil would probably be better).

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    • Heather

      That was my thought. I think water propagation is more likely to kill it than force new roots. Thanks for the response!

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  3. Linda

    Stick it back in dry soil and in a bright location. Will recover

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