For context, this was in a pot with another dracaena/corn plant that is much bigger and doing well.
This used to have 2 buds of leaf growth at the top that came off – couldn’t tell if it was rot or something else. One of the two has propped successfully in water. The other just died.
I thought maybe it was drying up based on how it looks/feels or maybe couldn’t compete against the bigger plant in the pot.
I repotted the overall plant since it was starting to get root bound and separated this out. I just put it in water since maybe it’s thirsty. It felt very light and the outside layer on the stem felt loose.
Will this work? Suggestions?
by the-bronx-brook
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Maybe if it has growing points around the trunk, but if you let it propagate in water long enough a new baby will grow at the bottom and you’ll get a new plant
Since it still has okay looking roots I would rec perlite propagation (method works best for me) basically just pot it in a plant pot maybe 2 inch and instead of soil just use perlite and keep it moist, water when dry. This helps the roots go through less shock when you switch from growing medium back to soil.
I cut a corn plant cane off one at work from a return that the person had done a dreadful job taking care of it. (Former florist) I propped it in water, and it grew a few roots so I finally stuck it in potting soil to see what would happen. That was about six months ago. I took it out this past week to see what’s up with it since the leaves that have grown aren’t really thriving and it has an incredible root system. So I repotted it in fresh soil suitable for a dracaena, cut off the bad leaves but left a few for photosynthesis and it does have a new one coming up. I’ll be honest, mine looks like crap. The only reason I kept it was because the roots were super healthy. But I have a feeling this is going to be one of those “forget about it” plants for a while. Lol I don’t know if this helps but I have read that dracaenas are incredibly slow to prop. Here’s a picture of her now…she looked a little better before I cut off the leaves that just weren’t thriving.
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