Greetings Ajbelf,
I seem to have the most success using the following method. Credit goes to a fellow Darren, another friend in Florida.
1. You will need simple clear plastic cups, packing peanuts, masking tap, low density soil, and rooting hormone.
2. With one cup, cut drainage holes and add the soil. Make sure the soil has been adequately moistened.
3. With a second cup, drop in a few of the packing peanuts and place the first cup in this one. This offers O2 for the roots and a way for excess water to drain.
4. Prune the new growth, and dip the end in rooting hormone. Use a something to create a hole in the potting soil for the new cutting to be placed.
5. With a third cup cover the new cutting and completely seal with the tape. It is OK to lightly cut parts of larger leaves so they fit.

Below are cuttings from last year, I plan to mail out. They are still in the original cups after I removed the covers. Also remember that not every CV has a high cutting success rate. Black Dragon and Night Runner do better as a graft.

Ed

very nice looking cuttings there. my success rate has not been very good so far - but then i haven't done that nor taken that many yet.

Thanks so much Ed. Is it too late to try cuttings this year? Can' wait to try this method! Jerry

If you're just looking for a good way to root and then gonna move them out into their own pots, I've had a lot of success with this method, posted a long time ago. :)

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/propa/msg1020340019335.html

Lots and lots of posts on there, some helpful information. I find this the tidiest most successful way I've tried to do my cuttings, and if you're doing a lot, these containers are super easy to stack and tuck out of the way.

Good luck! would love to see pictures!

Thank IvoryCirce! That is an AWESOME thread that you linked us to. Everyone should go read it!!

woody hibiscus cuttings do better than green twigs.

They like company when rooting, so put several cuttings in a single pot.

keep them in a not-too-sunny spot, well-watered, but well-drained. When they show new growth, in about 6 weeks, they can be separated into private pots. and gradually moved into full sun.

some varieties root really easily, others have a low success rate, so if you really like a plant, get as many cuttings as possible.

A few cutting at 45 degree angle get the end wet and dip it into rooting hormone. Put in a pot then put that in a ziplock bag so the humidity builds up. That's what I did on my first try and gotten them to root after a few months

great idea how to root cuttings