Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Back from the dead?, 0 by janet59

janet59 wrote:
We bought our first brug from a neighbour who cultivates them in his yard. It did not bloom at all the first year, and overwintered in our basement. This second year it finally began to bloom when it was time to bring it in, and it overwintered in our dining room in a pot. This spring we asked the neighbour if he recommended putting it directly into the ground or in a pot in the ground (someone told us the latter is prefered), and he said into the ground and prune aggressively. We did, and were certain after a few weeks it was dead, but we continued to feed and water and it came back from the dead. What do we need to do to continue restoring it to health? What is the best way to overwinter? I don't want it in my dining room again!