My string of button got beheaded & I'm wondering if I can repot the head now or do I need to wait for it to callous over? Do I need to remove a couple of the leaves on the head? Also the remainder that is in the pot should I just leave it alone & will it grow a new head? Sorry just a newbie to growing String Of Buttons & any help/advice is greatly appreciated. TIA

Let the head dry out. Sit it on a shelf for 2 weeks (min.) before potting it up. Leave the main plant alone, it will sprout new growth. Gene

gasrocks said:Let the head dry out. Sit it on a shelf for 2 weeks (min.) before potting it up. Leave the main plant alone, it will sprout new growth. Gene

Thank you Gene. I have it (head) outside at the movement but I'll bring it in to dry out. Also once the head dries, do I just repot the whole head or do I need to remove any leaves before hand?

Thanks, Becky

HI Succulover, no need to remove leaves. Once it has callused, it will just regrow new roots at the cut off point. Put in part shade for now. The remaining main plant stem, may/will just grow new rosettes/leaves, depending on the temps. I find that I find better regrow in Spring.. I had to cut off some of my overgrown succulents early Spring and was happy to see the main stem regrow new leaves. We had a rather prolonged Spring cool down, and the succulents had time to recover nicely.

Thank you for the info I greatly appreciate it

It will probably grow two heads in the place where it lost the one.
I have a lot of these and they will snap off occasionally then they almost always grow two new shoots.
They actually can get quite long so trimming is an option too. I usually just stick the broken/cut off part into the soil right then, they root easily.

Thanks for the tip