Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Propagating Rexes, 0 by hcmcdole

hcmcdole wrote:
Kristi,

Make sure the leaf you use is a mature leaf. If you take young ones, they will probably rot. Sounds like you are doing everything else right.

You can also use the rhizome as well if you have enough to cut. I like this method better because it usually always works.

As for water rooting a leaf, I have not done it for rex but it would probably work. I finally had to use this method with 'Martin's Mystery' because I could not get it to take in soil.

Also for 'Snoopy' I had to keep the soil fairly dry to get it to root. So you may have to experiment with different types.

Humidity seems key for rooting leaves.

Butch

I keep a high top humidity lid on these rexes I started last fall by leaf cuttings.