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Posted 5h ago by @VenusianPlants

Stem is yellowing & there aren’t many roots

My philodendron brasil’s soil wasn’t smelling too good so I removed it from its container (4”). It barely has any roots and I’d like to repot in a smaller container though I don’t know if I should just get some cuttings from this instead. When the stem is yellowing and browning like it is right now, is it past the point of repotting? Do I have to start over and cut individual nodes and propagate that way? Or can I cut the yellowing stem off, leave the vine intact, use a rooting powder, and plant it in some fresh soil?

Many thanks!
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@Montserlla
Montse
1354 XP
2h ago
@Montserlla
There’s def lots of hope still:) you could cut above the browning, let it callous and repot. I found my Brasil enjoyed being in water. Bought it on sale at Walmart & it had no roots before the water. Once it grew secondary roots I moved it to soil. Good luck!!
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Diana
280 XP
1h ago
@VenusianPlants
@Montserlla thank you for the response! Would you think it would grow roots in water if I left the entire length of the vine intact and propagated it in water?

I’ve only propagated smaller 1 inch nodes in water so I don’t want to kill this if propagation only works with smaller cuttings vs a longer vine, if that makes sense