Hi, I'm trying to root a piece of a (what I think might be anyways) wandering jew plant. Though, I'm not sure because I haven't seen any other wandering jew plants with this kind of leaf. Any thoughts?
Yes and no. The usual wandering jew is Tradescantia zebrina, and this isn't that, but I think your instincts are right. My guess would be Callisia gentlei, which is closely related to T. zebrina. So remarkably similar, but technically not the same. It should root the same way; my C. gentlei started as cuttings in water and rooted pretty quickly. If I remember correctly, it rooted at the nodes (spots where the leaf attaches to the stem), so you might want to raise the water level so that it's above that lowest node.
You're right. It appears to be yet another name change. So, to be precise, it should be Callisia gentlei var. elegans.
thanks for the insight, I've upped the water level above the first node and now I am seeing some roots below the lowest node and new leaf buds on top! :)