Tropicals & Tender Perennials: No luck propagating, 1 by hcmcdole

hcmcdole wrote:
I've never had luck with weighing down a leaf either - it usually ends up rotting. A lot of it depends on the variety of the plant (thin leaf, thick leaf, etc) and the age of the leaf. I cut the major veins in 'Challenger' and 'Plum Gorgeous' for instance and lay on a bed of moist perlite and most of the cuts have rooted and sprouted new plants. But if I lay down a leaf of barsalouxiae, it just rots away. So if you try this again, don't put a weight on top of the leaf, just lay it on top of a good potting medium and let the leaf root or rot. Cover with a humidity lid for best results.

As for little plants sprouting on top of the mother leaf, this should be a lot easier to start. Make sure you cover with some kind of clear plastic to keep the humidity high while the leaf is putting down roots.

Your plant in the picture is similar to 'Kit Jeans Mounger' and I have a couple of leaves of it stuck in a tray of moist perlite. Both have rooted but no new plants yet.

Picture of Challenger leaf with several plantlets.