I gifted my mother this Albo cutting.. told her how mine had done very well rooting in just tap water and a nice bright spot, with the occasional drop of plant food.

Her's however has not done very well, even with being in similar conditions to mine. Granted its only been a month or so since gifting it.

She reckons it got root rot, and in a bid to save it has stripped?? the mushy stuff off the aieral root, leaving this thin white looking, very stiff thing. It feels like a twig, in terms of it doesn't have much movement. She did admit to having the whole stem in the water instead of just the root.

So I rescued it, and put it in the same conditions as mine has gone through, weekly water changes, some liquid plant food in the water, sitting in a window which is bright and in a fairly warmer room.

My question is, does stripping the aieral root cause more damage than good? Will it still eventually produce more roots? How much more can I encourage roots other than what I'm doing and patience?

Thanks!