LEB> SP>   Leaves stuffed into deep water rot.
LEB>Hi, Sandra!
LEB>    If I may, I'd like to interject a note to the discussion.  I have
LEB>found, and it was confirmed by my county agent, that leaving the rooted
LEB>leaves very long in the water will encourage the growth of extremely 
tender
LEB>roots.  They should be placed in soil as soon as possible; otherwise many
LEB>of the roots will be damaged when transplanted.
  Actually, Lane, I have abandoned raising saintpaulia leaves in water
  because water roots are not soil roots. Now I get much faster and
  better rooting using perlite, a volcanic expanded product.
LEB>    BTW, I'd like to know if anyone is raising any of the related
LEB>varieties, such as gesneriads, episcias, streptocarpus, etc.
   Not me - I have cut my houseplants down to mainly a few orchids,
   herbs, and A. Violets. My windowsills are already full with seed pots
   of mainly peppers and tomatoes, with a few herbs and flowers tossed
   in. :-)
                         ...Sandra...
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