No, No, pls. no plastic bag, I'd guess that would rot this but quick!!

I've grown a few Stapeliad & Huernias, am not really experinced in propagating them. But it's a good bet, let it callous a day or 2, then place it DRY in C&S mix w/ perlite or pumice, or some very gritty mix. I'd leave it dry, unwatered remembering that it'll have its own moisture in the fleshy stem for some time.

Am guessing at all this & to wait for new growth to water; let's see what others have to say.

I break off pieces of stapelias, huernias and orbeas all the time. Sometimes I let them sit for a couple days and other times I just stick them back in the soil. 90% of the time they root just fine. Most end up getting watered when I water everything else but as long as it's hot and they are in a very well draining mix they do fine but if it's just warm out or cool where they are located I'd make sure the soil remained dry.

Pirate girl is right,
A bag would be a disaster! They need good air circulation.

Let it sit for a few days to callous, then put it in a good gritty mix, dry. I usually place about an inch of the stem in the mix.

Keep it in a bright, area, but not direct sun. I mist mine once in awhile. Just the plant, not the soil.

JoJo

MT,

That's all good advice above - follow it and you should have roots on it in two weeks or less - a daily misting, air movement, heat (lots) and light (a goodly amount) will all contribute nicely to your rooting goal.

BTW, the genus name is capitalized and the species name is not. Thus, it's Huernia procumbens, Tromotriche baylessii, Hoodia gordonii.

Thanks so much for all the great advice!

Ill let you all know how its doing in a few weeks :)

That reminds me, I really should break off some sections of my Huernia zebrina to root up.

MT, you can also lay the stem lengthwise 1/2 buried in your mix. My zebrina roots very easily. If you don't get around to potting it up anytime soon, don't fret. It can handle the wait. As others have mentioned, definitely give the section time to callous over.

hi.can i ask u what do u do for propagate huernia?

i wanna propagate it but i cant :-(

i should put it in the dry soil?

It is not the right time of the year right now. I propagate huernia when it is hot. Just lay iZH. zebrina on top of the soil. Maybe a bit of soil on top of the one end .

dear wantonamara i cant speak english well.pls speak more clearly. whats izh?i know that its not right time of year for propagate huernia but i broke 2 stem of it and i wanna use that.

just answer my question pls:

1-its not right time means i should put it away? if i plant it in soil its not root?

2-i should plant it in the dry soil or wet?

thanks for your answer

You can obvious read better English than I can type it. iZH is "H." (Huernia) zebrina .Huernia zebrina roots rot easily in winter. They start to grow again when the weather really heats up.I do not water my hernias till it is warm in the warm part of spring.

If you have the cutting now, I would lay it on dry ground and mist it gently if it starts to look withered. The ground could be just perlite or a very gritty mix. I do not know where you are. If it is cool where you are , a little bottom heat would not hurt it. I do not garden in a cool place so I have never used bottom heat. I have not tried to root hernias in the fall. I do my rooting when it is hot, but if you have the cutting now, then you need to make the best of it. I have had cuttings of aloe make it through the whole winter before they rooted. So have patience.

tnx for your advice.ok,after 3 days i plant it in perlite or gritty.

im from iran,i living east iran.here weather is cold and dry. thanks for the replies.

Just lay the branch on its side on the soil. Maybe 0.5cm deep and leave it. Rooting can take a while (can be months) but you should eventually see new growth.