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Is it tacky to re-gift a plant cutting someone gave you back to them, grown bigger?

Bill's cousin gave me a little snip of her jade plant two summers ago and mine has just gone wild and gorgeous! I was thinking of potting up a piece of it and giving it right back to her since hers never took hold. Bill says it might look like I'm showing off. I just think it's sweet!

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asked by @darlenek62 · Aug 21, 2026 · 137 votes · 9 comments

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@lindam_reads

Dear, that is not tacky at all. It is a lovely full circle moment. I would be touched if a friend did that for me.

@peggy_hospicehope

What a tender thing to do. Returning what someone once gave you, grown and thriving, feels like a small resurrection.

@willow_mushroomhunts

plants are just kin passing pieces of themselves along, like mycelium sharing nutrients underground. giving her a cutting back is just continuing the circle 🍄

@ashleyn_fit

This is such a GENEROUS full circle moment! Sharing growth is never tacky, it's INSPIRING! 💪🌿

@ellenb_hives

its a plant not a trophy. give it back and stop overthinking it

@baileyf_grows

giving cuttings back full circle is like... the plant remembers where it came from 🌱 that's sweet not tacky

@frankd_ny

It's a plant not a Rolex. Give it to her, no one's keeping score.

@sky_offgrid

plant remembers where it came from give it back

@crystald_glam

Babe that's the SWEETEST full circle moment ever!! 🌱💅 Bill needs to chill, this is not a flex it's a GIFT!!

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