Help - broken Gloxinia?
- To: propagation@mallorn.com
- Subject: Help - broken Gloxinia?
- From: W*@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 20:30:58 EDT
Good evening, Everyone --
I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction or offer
advice.
I have several gloxinias and one accidentally fell off the shelf and the
whole top broke off about an inch above the soil. The entire stem is 4-5
inches tall with several leaves and a few suckers.
To my dismay, couldn't find any mention of propagating gloxinias in
the Propagation or Growing plants indoors Archives. Is this OT for this list
since its an indoor plant? I did a search using Savvy Search and have such a
long list of "possibilities" that I could be here all night.
Do any of you have any experience with propagating these? I have
done various leaf cuttings and have grown them from seed (from my own
cross-pollination). But I am wondering if I can do this a little different
since I have nearly the whole plant. Can I cut apart each section of stem
with leaves attached and plant that way? Or would it be better to cut each
section of stem and split in two between the leaves. And do the same where
the suckers are attached?
And would you use a rooting hormone? Don't think I ever did.
Haven't done this in a long, long time since I can occasionally buy them at
Lowe's for $1-2 after all blooms are spent. I've even been known to pay full
price for a small one if it's one I like!
TIA and Best Wishes to you all --
Barb
USDA Zone 5, Rock Island, IL
"What this country needs is dirtier fingernails & cleaner minds." Will Rogers
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