Re: Help- broken Gloxinia
- To: propagation@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Help- broken Gloxinia
- From: A*@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 19:19:38 EDT
Barb,
I haven't propagated Gloxinias, but checked my college plant propagation
textbook (Plant Propagation: Principles and Practices, by Hartmann, Kester,
Davies and Geneve) for best methods. It states, "Plant grows from a tuberous
root on which a rosette of leaves is produced. The root can be divided as
described for tuberous begonia. Softwood cuttings or leaf cuttings taken in
spring from young shoots starting from the tubers root easily." The tuberous
begonia method states, "these can be grown from tuberous stems, which are
divided into sections, each bearing at least one growing point. Leaf,
leaf-bud, and short-stem cuttings (preferably with a piece of tuberous stem
attached) will root readily."
So, it sounds like you can save your broken plant by rooting stem cuttings,
leaf and leaf-bud cuttings. The text didn't mention rooting hormones,
possibly because Gloxinia roots easily. Good luck.
Angela Pratt
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