Did you wait for the leaves to dry for a few days before trying to root them?

Yes I did.I rooted 15 of them 5 of them still only have roots, the others have started new little rosettes. Only a couple didn't root at all.But most are doing great.

I am new at all of this,I found out I have MS and plants have been a god send to me.When I found out my career and hobby was over with horses.I thought nothing would make me happy again until my friends trying to cheer me up started bring me plants and now I love my house plants.I have done a lot of research but run across nothing like this.
One leaf dead with roots and one with new growth and no roots. haha that's my luck
I don't have a lot of plants because well honestly they cost and mostly I pay medical bills, so I love the ones I have.

What should I do,leave the one with new growth but no roots alone hopefully it'll catch up with itself, it's a et fingers or gullum still not sure of the difference.I believe the other is a pachyveria glauca "royal flush"

Any advice I can get is greatly appreciated!!
thanks & god bless ~ J ~

It should eventually grow roots, I've had some broken leaves start growing without any contact with soil,so i guess you should just wait.

thank you so much. Will post what they end up doing!!

have a nice evening ~ J ~

What kind of succulent leaves were they?

Jelinda,

If you can show us what type you're trying to root, we can be more helpful. It is fairly easy with many different types of succulent plants, as long as you do a few simple things.

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What is that leaf that has all the babies on it? I have never seen it done that way, will have to try it. I usually just poke them in the soil and leave them alone they root and grow so easy. Just rooted a blue bird Jade leaf and a hummels sunset Jade leaf.

Mary

The leaves I rooted were some that feel off of some small plants I had just received and some some one had given me.The leaves were place in a few pots with the end that was attached to the mother plant slightly pointed down towards the soil not covered with soil.The ones that are doing so well growing new little rosettes are mostly pachyveria glauca "royal flush" I'm not having a lot of luck with the crassula portulacea "gullum fingers". Crassula argentea compacta "mini jade" and the last one that rooted was a portulaceria afra "elephant bush".Like I said most are doing very well,but I don't know if I have lost the one that the leaf has died with roots or will I still get growth.I would hate to throw it out and there be a chance it could grow.I would send a picture but having mechanical difficult's between my camera and computer.I hope that is enough info to help.

Thank you so much for your time trying to help!
sincerely ~ J ~

Mary,

I laid that Kal. orgyalis leaf on the mix, while watering plants near by. Truth is I've never seen such propagation occur on a leaf, even as one as fecund as K.o..it made me think of mushrooms and truffles, and wanting to have a pig which would find both.

J,

You need to have the area where you're rooting warm and some soil in a mostly porous mix. As the pictures show, lay them on top of the soil and mist it every day. It would help if there's some sun/lots of indirect light and the ambient temp is above 18C/68F (preferably warmer). That ought to do it - the plants which you named are all members of the Crassulaceae (from both the Old World and New World) and they are some of the easiest to root of any succulent plants, which is to say, anyone can do this. A picture would be great but not essential (except if the leaf is dead, in which case a picture would be useful to tell you that).

I have a question: Is it better to wait to plant a leaf until after it throws roots or new growth, or earlier, after the cut has calloused?

Any time, but the sooner the contact of slightly wet / dry soil and calloused leaf make contact, the sooner it's going to put out roots.

I am trying the put it amongst the limestone rocks an water rocks every once an awhile. They seem to be rooting.

All of these were put on top of the soil or gravel on same day; some have sprouted tiny roots, some rosettes and others I am still waiting for to do anything. It's about 3 weeks now.
I'll wait until roots and/or rosettes are bigger before transplanting, maybe leave some where they are now.

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