Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Success on leaf rooting, 0 by hcmcdole

hcmcdole wrote:
I don't treat my cuttings with anything (I've tried rooting hormones and didn't see any huge difference so I stopped using it on begonias). If you start off with a healthy, mature leaf (not old but not real young either) then your chances of success are a lot better.

The conditions you grow in has a huge impact - warmth, light, humidity, etc. A grower friend of mine says that it is a leap of faith on some cuttings he has done but he makes it look easy. I never had luck with boliviensis and he routinely does them.

Celebrate your successes and learn from your failures.