I never use a growth hormone and I have great success with leaves. Seems like a needless expense to me.

Hi Stephanie,
If you are looking for unusual leaves to start plants look in ebay for hybrids by David Senk. He has put out some of the weirdest AV's I have ever seen. Other than that, check the vendor sites at AVSA.org. Follow the link to see a few Senk hybrids.
The use of rooting hromone generally produces a multitude of roots but it takes longer to push up plantlets using it. I never use a rooting hormone.
Fred in NJ

Here is a link that might be useful: ebay

Ahh! Thanks guys! I'm glad I didn't use the rooting hormone. Thanks for the links too!

Stephanie - I've found some great deals on ebay for leaf sets. My last purchase was for 10 varieties, 2-3 leaves from each variety, and the seller threw in 2-3 leaves each of 3 MORE varieties just for the heck of it. I've got AV babies coming out my ears!

If you are joining AVSA for the first time, you can get 10 leaves free from Buckeye Violets in Ohio. Details on her web site.

Here is a link that might be useful: Pat's Patch