So you are basically rooting it in water? I guess I haven't ever thought about that because succulents are known for not needing much water. It's pretty cool.

Yes, just water, the cut part just barely touch the water. (My first try) not sure it will rot if soak it.

It did not work well when I try using media, either rot or dried up. But this water culture seem to work well.

Hey Ychoh1 I don't know if you were aware, but I don't think that's a Jade cutting looks to me like Portulacaria afra:).

Yes, it's elephant food (Portulacaria afra). Sometimes plants rooted in water die when they are put in soil. You are better off rooting plants in the mix they will be growing in.

When Hurricane Harvey hit Texas, we got an unrelated tropical low that dumped a bunch of water on us. And I had a ripple jade rot in no time flat. So I brought it into the house for some TLC. It fell apart, but I intended to salvage what I could.

So it has been sitting on my breakfast bar waiting for me to do something. Hurricanes and other issues have kept me from doing anything for almost a month. And voila! It took care of itself!

I don't want to disparage another person's method of rooting cuttings, but dagnabbit, I seem to have better luck when I ignore things!

I root plenty of succulents in water and then transfer them over to water. If you are using a gritty mix or some version thereof, the roots don't even have to go through the transformation from water to soil roots. So, the thing about them dying when transferred over is ymmv.

I just rooted a pencil cactus in water, moved it over to coir and perlite mix, and now it's growing beautifully. Same with kalanchoes, jades, rhipsalis, and many others.

Soil, perlite, pumice, nothing at all, water: they all have worked. Killed a few already rooted in soil too.

Kara, you are right my mistake , its portulacaria afra variegata.

Thanks.