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title: "My flaming Katy is overgrown! Do I trim or prognate to fill it back…"
description: "My flaming Katy is overgrown! Do I trim or prognate to fill it back out? Or just leave it go crazy?! Does it need a bigger pot?! HELP"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Jill’s Jungle"
published: "2026-04-26T14:28:01.768975Z"
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# My flaming Katy is overgrown! Do I trim or prognate to fill it back…

_Posted by Jill’s Jungle on 2026-04-26_

My flaming Katy is overgrown! Do I trim or prognate to fill it back out? Or just leave it go crazy?! Does it need a bigger pot?! HELP

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## 4 comments

### AcesHigh commented on 2026-04-26

These do propagate well. I have cut mine and throw it in water with prop drops and roots grow fast and well. I’m sure it work just the same without the prop drops, but in my experience they grow roots faster with prop drops(Amazon)

#### Jill’s Jungle replied on 2026-04-26

Can I just trim and stick it into the dirt?

#### AcesHigh replied on 2026-04-26

I’m sure that would work as well!!! They do propagate very easily. I’m just an obsessive person that loves to see roots. But I have done the dirt prop too! I would cut back a few leaves so you aren’t burying the leaves, cause those tend to rot when buried or get too wet.

### Jill’s Jungle commented on 2026-04-26

Thank you

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