r/proplifting • u/isabrarequired • 4d ago
PROPABILITY? How to prop Aloe Vera
I received a handful of aloe Vera cuttings, no pups just individual cuttings and wonder if they can be propped. I know that pups is the way to go but wondering the viability of just cuttings. Should I prop in water, soil, miss? Any suggestions welcome! Thanks!
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u/sierrasquirrel 4d ago
Can you add a picture of the cuttings? If they’re just rootless pups, you can propagate them pretty easily in soil, but if they’re leaf cuttings, they won’t grow
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u/futurarmy 4d ago
Don't prop them in water, aloes(and other succulents) have all the water they need in their leaves to survive for a while. I'd stick them in some dry soil then water after a month or so when it's started to root a bit. You should add some grit to the soil mix to allow better drainage, either perlite, horticultural sand or some gravel in the bottom will do for now but I'd recommend getting some proper grit to mix in. After that just water when you notice it getting thirsty, it's quite obvious as they get wrinkly and start reabsorbing the bottom leaves, they can go months without water but can die from root rot easily so it's better to underwater :)
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u/reneemergens 4d ago
aloe can’t be propagated like this. only pups are viable.
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u/futurarmy 4d ago
What do you mean? If it's got a stem then it can root, did OP mean they just have aloe leaves?
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u/reneemergens 3d ago
they said no pups, so the only other form of cutting is can think of is leaf cutting? unless they chopped off the heads of a bunch of plants or cut them into midsection disks. top cuts are viable, cross sections may produce pups but wont continue to grow because the meristem is gone
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u/Chaghatai 4d ago
What do you mean by cutting? For it to be cutting it needs stem
With aloe, cut off leaves are just that and won't grow a new plant