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Jan 31, 2015 4:24 PM CST
Name: Linda
Omaha, N.E (Zone 5b)
Always room to plant one more!
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plantladylin said:Years ago I propagated AV's by leaf cuttings all the time. Some folks have great luck rooting leaves in water and although that worked for me really well, I always had difficulty getting those watery roots to take to soil once I planted them ... so, I just went with rooting the leaves in soil. It sometimes took what seemed like forever to see those tiny little new plantlets pop out but well worth it when they finally did.

Here's a great tutorial at The Violet Barn website showing step by step instructions for propagating leaf cuttings: http://www.violetbarn.com/less...


The part I do not get, is does it just stay in the bag for a very long time and I water it and return it to the bag?
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