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Indoor Plant has had a baby!

CatDouchCatDouch Posts: 488
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One of my houseplants (sorry I don’t know the name of it) has grown a long tentacle and it looks like a baby plant on the end but I’m not sure how to grow the baby.  I’ve got a few spider plants that grow like mad and I just cut the baby off, shove it in a pot with some compost and they always grow, I’m inundated with them and so are my friends who I force them onto 😂 But this plant is probably not as tough and may need a different approach? Are there any houseplant experts out there who can point me in the right direction? 
South Devon 

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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    gorgeous bath in the background
    Devon.
  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    An Aloe of some kind ?  Detach the baby and do the same as your Spider plants but in a grittier soil ?  I'm pretty sure @wild edges will know tho and be able to advise you correctly.
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    I think I'd probably try pegging it down into a small pot of compost and letting it grow roots before severing it from the parent.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • BiljeBilje Posts: 811
    I had one of these I think mine is a Hawthornia looks very similar. I detached mine and potted it into gritty compost it did fine…love getting something for nothing.
  • CatDouchCatDouch Posts: 488
    edited August 2022
    Thanks for all your kind and helpful comments ☺️ @philippasmith2 hopefully @wild edges will see this post and give the definitive answer! Yes I agree @Bilje getting a free plant is always great isn’t it. Thanks for the nice comment about our bath @Hostafan1 when we viewed this house prior to buying it, it was the bathroom that did it for me 😂
    South Devon 
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