Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Dangerous territory, 1 by andycdn

andycdn wrote:
It's frost time, and my front hall is now home to the six brugs that gave so much pleasure this summer and early fall. They've been burnt by the cold, and the leaves are drying and shrivelled. One plant is still blooming, lucky me!

Here's my 'strategic' set of questions, which I can't seem to find answers to in my searches.

1. Take cuttings? This would save space but requires lights, I assume? Rooting hormone? Water or ProMix?

2. Dormancy. Allow to die back and live in low-light, minimal watering over the winter.

3. Cut down. Cut the stems (which are about 2 inches in diameter at the base) back to 1-5 feet?

4. Junk them. Arrrrgggggghh They're my babies and performed magnificently. I had people from around the city coming to see them! We just don't see plants like this in our part of the world.

I have a very small basement, so cuttings would be best for me. Will this work?

My best regards to the DG brug fanciers... you now have a new population of friends in Ottawa!