Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Propagating Rexes, 1 by flowerjunkie

flowerjunkie wrote:
Hi Kristi,

I usually do my rexes by leaf cutting. The whole leaf. I cut the whole stem off, them cut that down to where I only have about 3-4 inches of stem attached to the leaf. I then insert the stem in potting soil with peat up to the pencil mark. I make sure the leaf itself does not touch the soil by letting the leaf rest on the rim of the pot. With large leaves like this one of B. Lalomie the leaf will hang over the pot. I then keep it moist in shade. The little begonias will emerge from the stem.

Enjoy,

Daisy