Sans. propagation from a leaf. Repeat some old info and perhaps a new tip. Is that a pun? You can cut a present leaf into sections, let the ends dry out while sitting on a shelf, say a month or so, and plant them. Each piece will yield 0 - 4 baby plants on average. Caution #1 - this only works on green varieties. No color will appear on the babies if you started with some color. Caution #2 - the pieces need to be planted right side up or they will not grow. Here's the result of doing this some time ago with a leaf/stalk from Sans. Suffruticosa "Mutomo." Notice I cut the piece longer than I had to. Too short and it will not have enough stored energy to produce well. Too long is OK unless you are in some kind of hurry. Now I will recut the original piece again just above present plant and repeat the process. Something I could/should have done before now. This will yield even more plants from one cutting. Summary: By cutting the original piece too long, it increases the chance of success and it can sometimes be cut again. Gene
