I suspect it's root rot. I've propagated 18 cuttings (spread over 5 pots) just in case the parent plant dies. Gonna grow them in different conditions to see which will yield me the highest success rate.
4 out of 5 were potted with 1:1 black peat and perlite.
Worm casting was stirred into the final mix.
Water was poured through until water began dripping from base.
Last pot was leftover oil clayey soil from god knows when.
Cuttings were made along stems of various girth, and leaves near the bottom were removed.
The bottom most portion was cut and then drenched in honey (which acts as rooting hormone).
The cuttings were then inserted into the soil, and 3/5 of the pots were bagged and placed in the shade.
Of the two unbagged pots, I will leave 1 pot in the open (this is the clayey one and it will be hit by the daily rainfall), and the other will be in direct sunlight but out of the rain.
May the odds be ever in their favour!
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