Hello fellow succulent loving friends! Please forgive me if this is a dumb question. I’ve learned SO MUCH from y’all and significantly upped my propagating game! And these props have done so well that I’m not sure when (or if?) I should remove the mother leaf. Usually they’ve shriveled up by this point and have been easily plucked if not already fallen off entirely. But these look greener and firmer and healthier than ever despite producing multiple pups. Do I forcibly cut off the mother leaf? Or leave them be to do their own thing?
by polarbearpuppy
21 Comments
Don’t touch it
Leave it. Yes it is unsightly but ignore it. Fiddle and find out!!
Leave it there; it helps the daughter plants grow by providing them with nutrients. Eventually, it dries out and falls off on its own (it is absorbed by the seedling).
You don’t. The mother leaf provides the baby plant with water and nutrients, so it’s important to leave it be. Attempting to remove it can also damage the fragile baby plant.
The mother leaf will eventually dry to a crisp and should then fall off by itself. Occasionally, the leaf will just never completely reabsorb and will just become part of the plant.
And whatever you are doing with starting succs from leaves is spot on ! Give the new plants the same amount of light and you’ll have some beauties.
Let nature take its course.
Agree. Lol, we’re so desperate to help , we harm.🫠
Amazing propagation! Good job!!!
Trust us, mama will leave when she’s good and ready! She will make no fuss, just retract and dry up when she knows her baby doesn’t need her any more. Zero need to rush her!!!
Leave it until it falls off on its own or completely dries off
You’ve already received the advice I would give. But congratulations on your successful props!! They look wonderful
Every time I’ve tried to remove them I end up damaging the plant :/ they get very crispy and brown but even then they’re probably still providing some nutrients to the baby. I’d leave it
Never remove the mother leaf. It will dry and fall by itself.
Congratulations on your new baby plants!
How long did it take to grow that much?
Sorry I don’t have an answer but I’m propagating for the first time and I’m very impatient haha, it’s only been 2 weeks but I’m curious how long to see any progress I guess
If youre going to remove the mother leaf you should only do it when the leaf is completely spent, dried and shrivelled up, at that stage the leafe wont be attached to the pups anymore but by that time as well you wont really need to remove the mother leaf because it will fall off on its own
I’ve always been told to just leave it there till it dies off on its own!
Where did you get the tray? I’d like to get something like that.
Are you willing to share your process/prep? These look great.
Wow I only wish my leaf prop babies got that big!! They’re awesome! How long have they been growing?
Following….i would also love to know where you got that container and how long you’ve had them going. They look great!