How much of this cutting would you put into water for pro...
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@Mamaplant it looks like you are going to have to cut off the bottom leaf and chop a bit off the length of the stem. The roots will grow from where you cut the leaf off😁 it’s beautiful! Can’t wait to see it grow up! 🪴🌿🌸🌺
@Mamaplant mine are propagating in soil and a humidity cabinet and doing great! Putting off new pairs constantly.
I wouldn't necessarily chop. Yes, more stem would always be better, but yours might be sufficient, even without an extra node. And I'm not a fan of water propagation in most cases anyway. Most hoyas root very easily and if not timed/ done right, most of the roots grown in water might not survive the transfer to soil anyway.
As for the length of the stem/ propping in soil: I fully agree with @MamaLinne here. I would leave the leaf be for now. I just rooted a polyneura from a very short stem myself, and it is thriving now. I think i originally started it in a moss bag (moss or perlite bags are always great for tricky hoyas or if you want to play it safe). But then i put it in soil with a (half open) humidity dome before it had even rooted (because I was potting other stuff anyway and couldn't be bothered to wait). Worked like a charm. Going by the aerial roots or is growing in 60%humidity it is an easy rooter. Only problem I've read regarding polyneuras is that they rot their stems a bit more easily than other hoyas, so maybe don't over water when propping in soil. Just keep it consistently damp. Good luck, I'm sure it will turn out great
As for the length of the stem/ propping in soil: I fully agree with @MamaLinne here. I would leave the leaf be for now. I just rooted a polyneura from a very short stem myself, and it is thriving now. I think i originally started it in a moss bag (moss or perlite bags are always great for tricky hoyas or if you want to play it safe). But then i put it in soil with a (half open) humidity dome before it had even rooted (because I was potting other stuff anyway and couldn't be bothered to wait). Worked like a charm. Going by the aerial roots or is growing in 60%humidity it is an easy rooter. Only problem I've read regarding polyneuras is that they rot their stems a bit more easily than other hoyas, so maybe don't over water when propping in soil. Just keep it consistently damp. Good luck, I'm sure it will turn out great
@MusicalRedmint @Mamaplant the other thing I did was make sure the potting soil was right up to the bottom leaf. It rooted just fine!