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Pelargonium propagation from LEAF?

notverygreenthumb

19 years ago

Hi, novice question here: I have two new scented-leaf plants that are quite small. I recently took a leaf cutting from my begonia, and without thinking, did the same for the geraniums, rooting hormone and everything. There's not a hope in hell, is there? There's no node on the cutting, just the leaf and a long petiole...

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rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
19 years ago
;-) Sorry, it won't work, darn it all. You'll need some stem cuttings.
notverygreenthumb
Original Author
19 years ago
Oh booger. But thanks for the info!

I'm so freaked out by the Do Not Contaminate The Water Supply warnings on the rooting hormone jar that I think I'll just let the leaves sit around for a while till my courage returns and I can toss them out.
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farmerfields
19 years ago
if truely interested search on In-vitro system of micropropagation ...Tissue Culture.

I have experienced reasonable success with calloused, un-rooted vegetative cuttings and rooting them under intermittent mist at a soil temp of 72F.
I prefer using Cloromone rather than Hormodin but with either product I only improve root emergence by 3 days over no hormone.

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