Hi Raven,

When using the baggie method, I tend to get roots from about every node. I don't use it so much, though, because I often end up with rotting or mold before I get roots. And I probably wouldn't use the baggie method with "fuzzy" Hoyas like numm.

But I haven't had very much success with numm in general myself. I'm on my 2nd set of cuttings and it's taken them a long, LONG time to root. I finally put them outside, because they were doing nothing in the GH, and I noticed a oouple days ago they FINALLY feel like they've rooted. Now we'll see if they actually GROW for me! My last one DID root, but then I had trouble getting it to grow at all, and it finally lost one leaf here, one there until it was a goner. Ah, well, we can't be successfull all the time, right?!

Denise in Omaha

Raven,
I have a large mumm, numm seems have a lot more aerial roots than most hoyas.

Have you tried other rooting methods before the baggie one? I have never had any trouble just rooting in the mix my plants grow in, using the smallest pot possible to prevent problems with overwatering. The little pots dry out much faster, so if you are heavy with water, it isn't likely that they will stay too wet for long enough to cause problems.

I used to mist my cuttings alot to keep them from drying out- like 20 times a day - but then I got tired of misting, and all the fungus gnats from the dampness, and noticed that the cuttings did just as well without misting. The few times I have tried other methods have been when a cutting was giving me trouble or was in bad shape to begin with.

Nummularioides is kind of woody, and even more extremely so if the cutting is older growth, which could cause it to rot before it gets a chance to root. But other than that, I found numm. easy to root, though it does take a longer time than others.

Yes, this does have lots of aerial roots, I wouldn't worry abt it at all, some do this (like Curtisii too).

I have this Numm in a large pot & also other pots rooted 3 different ways, they ALL had this, I'd simply say ignore it & do nothing.

Sorry if this sounds repetitive, but sometimes w/ Hoyas I find less is more (I sometimes do little to them & try to keep it simple).

I've had training the last couple days and been away from the computer...

thanks for the input everyone... I've taken the numm. out of the bag and put it out with all the rest of my hoyas ... guess I will wait and see what happens!!

Hey..at least it has a couple roots, right? hahah

Raven