Well it's still alive, the bottom part (a stem with no leafs, but has roots) is planted but doing nothing.

The top part (with leafs but no roots) has been in water for maybe 10-15 days now. It was doing nothing, so I dipped it in rooting compound and planted it in some good soil. I hope it lives!!!

Any tips???

I would have kept it in the water but if it's in soil now, keep a clear dome over it to raise humidity. The bottom part may end up doing something. I never saw one break in two like you describe. The stems are flexible. It would almost have to be cut to be in two like that. Maybe a squirrel or something got to it?

Dude I have no clue how it could have happened! It was snapped right off!!!

Sometimes when I trim plants back, it makes the plant send out 'root shoot plants', and once those establish their own root systems, they can safely be cut from the motherplant. That works well for khat

Yes, hopefully Teo's plant will recover. I still have some seedlings and a few berries if anyone is looking for them. It's getting near time when it will be too cold to send to northern states.

I'd love seeds if I can plant them next Spring.

Teo I am not sure but it seems to me that this species and its subspecies arn't usually grown from cuttings.

Im not sure if its impossible but it is alot easier to propagate from seeds.

E. coca var. ipadu ive heard is a subspecies of E. coca that is grown from cuttings. It seems to me it was developed in Ipadu, Peru.

As far as I know it can only be grown from cuttings so its probably easy to grow from cuttings im assuming?

It seems to me that it is usually true that plants that have been grown by people for a long time by means of cuttings/ division or other a sexual reproduction have become dependant on vegetative propagation and then don't produce seeds. Kava kava, Taro..etc are some examples. My saying is if you know how the plant normally reproduces you will have alot of success.

I heard onetime heard about some guy that was thinking of trying to make kava cuttings. To me that sounded difficult and probably impossible. If it was up to me i would just divide the plant from the roots. What i say is to be sucessful at plant propagation: look and see what happens in nature.

If a plant like say in Ohio fully develops its seed in the late summer/ early fall and then germinates in the spring: it probably requires a warm, cold, warm cycle.

Id love some seeds or a seedling...

Himdumb, PM sent.

Dogbane, you are correct, cuttings are hard to root. It's better to start with seeds or seedlings already established.

Teo, the seeds/berries don't keep very long, just a few weeks. Check back when you are ready.

Good luck Himdumb!

I'll check back in March - April.