mytime, Sorry to not follow up. Gardenweb was not forwarding responses to this post (and for a while all my posts) so I was not aware that anyone had responded to it. I had some bad luck propagating earlier this year and then got sidetracked. Fuchsia boliviana Alba cuttings started to root but some sort of fungus caused problems and killed them. The Correa cuttings I first tried did not root. I will start some new ones now, with bottom heat (which I did not use before). Pretty commonly even without bottom heat factored in a lot of plants propagate poorly in winter. So we'll see. I started a bunch of Deppea cuttings a week ago. That plant had some bug problems earlier in the year and I was reluctant to take a lot of cuttings until it fully recovered. I may or may not start new cuttings of the F. boliviana Alba soon; I'm not sure where that ranks on the list of things that I need/want to propagate. However, that plant has done really well and should produce a steady crop of berries in the near future. Here's a photo of the plant from about 10 days ago: And here's a closeup of the berries on one inflorescence: I find it amusing how the berries get long, and then get fat. So mytime, maybe I should contact you when things start to root. As far as the berries, I might try one batch of seeds, but in general I don't have a use for them. I guess I could eat them... If anyone wants a berry for postage (then they can clean out the seeds) I can send one for postage. They can get a bit soft when ripe, and the berry may end up smushed. I'm guessing that's not a problem. Andrea, thanks for the propagation advice. I do enjoy trying to see how many cuttings I can get from limited material. I didn't realize the stems can be split like that. If the seeds are easy, maybe I'll try some. I generally don't like growing things from tiny seeds, especially if they are easy to root. However I've never tried Fuchsias. I see the Fuchsia forum has no exchange site, so I'll mention it here. I'm looking for the variegated F. procumbens, which I believe goes by the name 'Mary Miller'. In trade, I have a lot of things, but only a few Fuchsias and none of them propagated at the moment. The other Fuchsias I have are the regular procumbens, denticulata, 'First Success' (F. paniculata x F. splendens'), F. x baccillaris and of course F. boliviana Alba. I may have access to F. splendens as well; my old plant went to a friends house in the area. Perhaps I'll try start a F. procumbens thread when my new F. procumbens opens another flower and repeat the question about the variegated cultivar. I thought I'd mention that an interesting source I've found locally for small inexpensive plants is Lone Pine Gardens, which is a wholesaler for succulents and bonsai plants. Their little Fuchsias are just a few dollars, and are often found in the bonsai section of nurseries (in N. California at least). I got 'First Success', procumbens, and x bacillaris from them. The plant on the right, of course, is Fuchsia 'First Success', which seems to be a really nice hybrid.

1. No, you don't have to dig up the runners or worry about a runner getting accidentally severed. Unless you are intentionally propagating the plant (for example, if you moved one of the separated runners to another part of your garden or gave one to a friend), you are not violating the patent law and have no legal liability. 2. Supposedly, these two cultivars are different and have slightly different characteristics. So, if you have a properly identified 'Jolly Bee', you are not impacted by a patent for 'Rozanne'. Also, since a patented plant has to remain stable, even if 'Jolly Bee' was proven to be a vegetatively propagated sport of 'Rozanne', it still wouldn't be covered by the patent. 3. Out-of-cultivation patented plants are still covered by the patent. The fact that they are not offered for sale does not lessen the patent protection.

Very little, excess water will kill them. There is lots of moisture and nutrients in the original leaf. They don't need any fancy pot, even plastic (take out food type), shallow tray will do (poke few holes in it to be safe). Do not put them so deep in any container, they don't get any air circulation that way (chance of faster molding). Many will grow even without any soil... These - without any soil - have not been watered or sprayed at all:

I am assuming you bought the C&S soil from Amazon, so it is quite new. In that case, you can use it, adding lots of pumice. Many use it mixed 50/50. You could keep that decorative pot (cache pot) if you like it. The problem with those is that they fit (usually) very tight, not allowing any air circulation, sometimes creating sweating-too much humidity and moisture. But if you were to leave the inner (plastic) pot out of it for a day or two after watering, it may work. Make sure there is never any standing water in these cache (decorative) pots. If any of the pots are without drainage holes, either change them or drill some holes in them. Slots (if I am correct about what you call slots) are most likely not enough for good drainage. Your Mexican giant is apparently Echeveria colorata 'Mexican Giant' - it is supposedly slow grower. The powdery coating is most attractive (probably more than some other succulents), so just try not to touch new leaves much (not easy to do!) Difficult to say exactly why it is leaning: it may be that was 'squished' much in the box; it could have been growing that way since it was leaning towards the light source; the worse would be if the stem is rotting - you would probably already noticed. Make sure they are healthy, if any roots are damaged or rotting, they should be cut off. Prop it lightly with a bigger rock (similar to photo below) and make sure it gets good light - if needed, rotate the pot 1/4 turn every few days: Many succulents propagate from leaves easily - I have no idea about this one. You can try - & let us know...