Tropicals & Tender Perennials: H carnosa, 0 by bjf826

bjf826 wrote:
I have yours in the mix I noted above, but they are being very slow to root. I saw a note by begoniacrazii about using perlite and a heating mat on the other post and am going to give that a shot. I think my problems stem from it being so cold here. I live in an old farmhouse and it is extremely hard to keep it warm no matter what I do. I picked up a wet/dry heating pad, so hopefully I'll start having faster rooting so I can get your plants to you.
I am also experimenting with the bubbler on the firmer stemmed varieties and those are showing good root production.
On the H. compacta, I took cuttings approximately 4-6 inches long from the newer growth areas. I pulled or cut the leaves off about halfway up from the bottom, dipped them in rooting hormone and put them in the soil mix. (I noticed afterward that there are small peduncles on two of the cuttings, so if they are good to go, you will have blooms quickly on them.) Hope so, anyway. Here's a pic of the mother plant blooming.

Barb