@Wildbloomers those photos are encouraging! All 3 that rotted were grafted but one I purchased as seedgrown. I might be able to save 2 only.
And yes, I have the same experience with the cuttings, the grafted ones are harder to root compared to the seedgrown cuttings. I have been experimenting different ways to propagate the cuttings. My most recent experiment is to just stick the "healthy" cuttings in a dry potting soil and then enclose in a humidity dome (plastic cup or water bottles). I just place them in area that gets morning sun, with no water for 3 weeks. Then I would occasionally spray the soil but not the base of the cuttings just to keep the soil damp. I have so far 💯 success rate this way. Also have some success with water rooting. The cuttings with big roots are pretty too!
Pretty soon, I probably will not need grafted once my own hybridization produce multi petals blooms. I have yet to see a multipetal blooms.
