Tropicals & Tender Perennials: New begonias, 1 by hcmcdole

hcmcdole wrote:
Speaking of propagating, I just got another 'Pink Diamonds' and decided this time to propagate it to the max.

I cut 8 leaves to begin with and put 4 in water and the other 4 in Perlite. The Perlite was thoroughly filled with water and allowed to drain and then placed in another cup to hold any other water. Both of these cups were closed with a plastic bag. I just potted up the 4 leaves in water yesterday because the roots were around an inch long. Two of the leaves in Perlite started to rot so I cut those pieces out and stuck them back in the cup. While the ones in Perlite have rooted they are just starting. These were started about a week ago.

Then I cut 8 more leaves off and stuck all of them in my largest tank in various locations. The edges of a tank always seem the wettest and the middle the driest. I stuck 4 leaves around the edges and 4 in the middle. The ones in the middle showed stress after a day or two so I watered around these ever so slightly.

Here is the mother plant after having 16 leaves removed.