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I have successfully propagated 2 plants in about 6 weeks from my Bugbane (P. gigantea x moranensis) in the same way. 2 out of about 10 isn't bad! Right? Lol

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Try placing them on a substrate better suited to Mexican Pings (mostly mineral, like 1 part each sand, perlite, pumice and peat; some add arcillite and or a little dolomite too) and I bet you'll get a better strike rate. Make sure the base of the leaf is touching but not buried in the substrate. Dormant leaves are easier, especially just at the time that plants are breaking dormancy, but you can really do it almost any time of year. I don't cover dormant leaves; if using carnivorous leaves I'll partially cover them to keep a little more humidity in, but if it's wet-humid that will almost always end in rot. I've tried vermiculite for pullings too; initially it seemed good but the actual survival and development of baby plants was always better on a Ping medium.


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Those are awesome!