Hi! I have a Rhapidophora Tetrasperma and I cut off the top few leaves with node, put it in water for a few weeks and let the roots grow several inches. Once it had a good root system I planted it in just regular planting mix and kept the soil moist. It's been in a pot for several weeks now with no sign of any new growth and now the tip of the plant has started turning black. Is there something else I can do (or should have done) to encourage the new plant to take off?

Rooting in water was not the best thing. Rooting in moss would have been better. Water roots are fragile and take longer to adapt to soil mix once transplanted and sometimes die and your plant has to root all over again. Plus it's fall. Things are slowing down. Maybe not the best time to propogate

I have a cutting, rooting directly in a pot, not water, and the tip has gone black. But, I'm bringing it in and will give it light and just wait. Don't give up too easily. I've seen amazing things after many months of seeming nothing.

Sometimes the apical meristem will just have a brain fart. Like Sally said don't give up. But please stop rooting aroids in water

Thanks so much for your comments. I'll try moss next time. That said.....funnily enough since I put up this post I think the tip of the plant has started to grow!! Yippee! Maybe I was just too impatient.

I've noticed Rhaphidophora is slow to root and slow to start growing. As long as it is alive and not rotting, you don't need to change anything. I used to have this plant and I rooted it from cuttings. I think it took 3 months until I saw the first new leaves growing.

Happy growing!