I found rootone at ace hardware store here in town. I'm going to get a bag of perlite while I'm there and start trying to resurrect the little guy back to life.

let it dry for five days. Water rooting can be tricky for reds as they are ones I root very dry. What state/city are you in which can change how you approach tooting. Calif zone 9 is not the same as florida zone 9 mostly because of the humidity or lack there of. Bill

Bill,
Great tips thank you. I'm in Tampa, Florida. Usually it doesn't rain but this year buckets and buckets of rain are coming down everyday. It's nuts. Still, my kimi and the kauka are doing super great! But they were in other pots, with lots of perlite...
thank you for the adivse
Loren