Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Hoya Cuttings Tutorial???, 1 by Bhavana34

Bhavana34 wrote:
Brenda, I don't know if this helps or not or if it is more remedial than what you need ( the last thing I want to do is insult your intelligence ) Obviously this is just one long piece made into two cuttings, but you get the idea. You can also leave the cuttings longer, with two or three sets of leaves, but alot of people say smaller is better, with less foliage for the new root system to have to support.

I have rooted many cuttings without the under-the-soil node, but it helps to have it. It is especially easy on plants that have alot of the little root nubs already on the stems. Regardless of whether there is a node or not, there are alot of root hormones at the leaf nodes, so when putting a cutting into the soil, I will usually plant it deep enough so that the first set of leaves is just above soil level. I find you get alot of roots from that area.