Tropicals & Tender Perennials: tips for U404? (hemsleyana subspecies?), 0 by flowerjunkie

flowerjunkie wrote:
LOL! I have never tried rooted this begonia before. This is the first time. But I have done it many times with Carolineifolia.

I take a leaf and cut its petiole to 1/2 inch, I cut the leaf sections tips off up to about 1/2 of the leaf length. I then push the petiole in the Home Depot's Perfect Mix. I don't stop pushing until the leaves are flush with the soil. Pertend you are pushing a tac into the soil. If the petiole breaks under your pressure then toss it and get another. I guess you could use a pencil to make a hole but I don't.

Here's a photo of a B. U404 baby starting to grow first set of leaves.