Just to be different I always dip the ends in rooting powder but it's mure for the anti fungal properties than the rooting bit.

I use a 50:50 mix of Perlite & compost - water it well and then put the cuttings in and I usually take my 1st lot around November ( I have the luxury of a prop bench and a heated greenhouse) then once these get going I take the tops out & root them and the 1st lot make nice bushy plants.

My "stock plants" are about 3 -4 years old now and are in 9" pots and I virtually murder them every year for cuttings as I only grow variagated ones now and then they get putt out side for the summer to recover.

Hope this helps shortie.

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