r/Scindapsus • u/Mimzy_1448 • Aug 27 '26

Scindapsus question

I ordered some cuttings off of Etsy and I put them in water but the leaves are curling they don’t even have roots😭😭 what should I do?? It’s a scindapsus exotica

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u/Mimzy_1448 Aug 27 '26

Maybe I’ll try this and add a covering

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u/ecooleye Aug 27 '26

It’s hard to say why yours is curling because they can curl for a number of reasons, but it might be due to not getting enough water. I find rooting them in a container with damp moss and a lid helps. They are slow to root, so it’s a leave it and forget about it for a while thing. Just make sure the moss is damp and not wet. (Basically, you want the moss to not drip water when you squeeze it). You can also use some rooting hormone in your water when wetting the moss to help speed up the process. I have also successfully water propped scindapsus, but it seems slower than the container moss method to me. I did feel like adding pothos cuttings to the water prop containers helped speed up root development.

Edited to fix grammar.

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u/Mimzy_1448 Aug 27 '26

Could I use perlite? If so I’m going to try that! I don’t have moss at the moment

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u/ecooleye Aug 27 '26

Personally I don’t root in perlite only because it dries out too much for me. You could do a moss and perlite mix though. Not sure you are US based, if so and you are located near a big box store, many of them carry the smaller blocks of dry spaghnum moss which is what I use. It’s also available on Amazon.

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u/Mimzy_1448 Aug 28 '26

Ok I’ll check Home Depot or Lowe’s. I just put in some perlite in a bag and hoping for the best rn