Good job! They look great!

Linda

Good job! They're looking great. Is one of them variegated?

Wow! That's impressive! Also, a lot of fun and good experience!
Thanks for sharing.
Sue

I love the pictures, I have done the same thing too. I love it when rescues grow and do well. Thanks so much for sharing.

Thanks all! I mostly bought them to get experience, but hoping they'll turn into beautiful healthy plants! I never had good experiences trying to root leaves or suckers, this is probably my first success.

Kcgirl, I'm not sure, but I think they might just be water marks since it mostly shows up on one side. I'll let you know when it gets bigger!

Rooting leaves and suckers is easy. I wonder why you have not been successful. What potting mix do you use? Do you enclose pots in a dome or bag?

Mine rot when I dome anything, or when they get chilled...

I use half av mix and half perlite. Sometimes I enclose them in a baggie, but they usually die for one reason or another. I have noticed that among the ones that live, the ones in the baggies have better root systems compared to the ones that were not bagged but potted at the same time.

Bittybats, when I put my leaves in plastic bags or covered trays, I make sure they are just damp, but never soggy wet. In my conditions that is the key. Also, I cut the stems kind of short. About one inch. I rarely lose leaves.

Bitty Bats
Nice Pictures!
Don't stop trying!
I never had any luck with leaves until I rescued what I believe to be O. Annabelle last April.
The plant just kept dying. I did everything to revive it and it rotted away.
In desperation I set down 3 leaves and those leaves were the first leaves that ever had mouse ears.
Now many of my leaves have sprouted mouse ears but it was providence that my first success was the last leaf of a rescue I truly wanted to save.
I have several small plants from the leaves, all thriving.
The last three leaves of the plant, I can't wait for them to bloom!

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Finally! :)

It's the right plant in pic 1 and the top left plant in pic 4.

That's beautiful!!! Yay!!!! Clap clap! Good job!!!!! Isn't it fun????

Sue

very nice and congrats on your success! :)

I use a cupcake carry case from Dollarama with the handle removed for rooting and keeping semi/minis

Only rot I've had so far, was on my first tiny leaf of smitten kitten (soggy soil ~ due to over watering),second leaf is doing fine

here is a pic of Semi/minis all rooted and grown successfully with this method (bottom 1/2 is perlite and top 1/2 is 50/50 mix)

Lid tucks nicely underneath too for safe keeping ;)

Those glossy glowing leaves are a gorgeous sight!