RyanVolle Posted November 30, 2011 Question one: Rotten or ok? Follow-up Question: Can these leaves grow roots? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zelly Posted November 30, 2011 plant looks toasted to me, & the leaves might root in sterilized vermiculite inside a humidity dome. good luck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cereusly Posted December 1, 2011 I agree, looks toast. If it's squishy then it's probably done for. You maybe could cut it above the rot and try to salvage the good tissue up top. Is that a Jade plant, Crassula sp? Those things are tough. My girlfriend got one as a gift a few years ago. She didn't realize the pot it was in had no hole and it started rotting from lack of drainage. So I took it out, discovered the lack of holes in the pot, drilled some holes with a masonry bit, and repotted what was left. I put a few stray leaves in there and one of them has rooted. I have heard that with no meristem the leaf can't produce any new growth. However I experimented with a Sedum and planted just a leaf, it grew roots and several weeks later produced a new sprout. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
H.E. Pennypacker Posted December 1, 2011 Crassula's can grow from leaves just fine, takes a while for it to develop into a real plant, but it's possible. Just keep it moist and it'll grow roots fast. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
