Tropicals & Tender Perennials: How to winterize a brug?, 0 by dyzzypyxxy

dyzzypyxxy wrote:
I've had good success with brug cuttings rooting in just water. Both cuttings of the ends of branches, and cuttings of the main stem will root and grow for you next spring. Cuttings from branch ends make flowers sooner in the spring on a branching shrubby plant, but stem cuttings will grow up into more of a standard or 'tree' form.

When I prune mine, I just take the cut ends, about a foot or so long with a rosette of leaves at the end, and put them all in a jar or other container of plain water. All together, they actually secrete their own rooting hormone, according to an article I read just recently. So it's even better if you have several cuttings in one jar. Don't change the water unless it gets stinky, just add to it as needed. They start putting out roots in a month or less, but the cuttings do need some light to keep the leaves alive. If you keep them somewhere on the cool side, but with good light, they will be good and ready to make nice new plants by next spring.

I'd say yes, definitely you can lift and wrap the root ball, cut the top of the plant back severely (root the cuttings) and keep it in a cool, dark place until spring. Keep it barely damp, don't let it dry out completely.

Here's a picture of one a DG'er sent me a few weeks ago. She cut it right down, kept the tops and sent me the bottom with a little root ball. I potted it, set it in the shade, watered and here it is putting up new leaves already. Note, I am in Florida, so these things stay green, and even keep growing and blooming for most if not all the year. Depends how cold it gets through December and January.