Tropicals & Tender Perennials: HOW TO CUT BRUGS TO GET CUTTINGS, 1 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
alday--

I ALWAYS take cuttings from above the "Y"--as they will bloom sooner,
but do not take cuttings from the green growth--only the hardened off, woody ones.
If you take cuttings from below the "Y"--even the main trunk--it will have to
grow until it "Y"'s before it will bloom.
Once a stem "Y"'s--all subsequent growth above it will "Y".

One more thing---
I never root the cuttings in water--just too much chance for rotting out.
Experimented with it in my early years of growing brugs. The water always got yukky
and the cuttings slimy. Then--it was a lost cause.....
Stick the cuttings straight into a Pro Mix type soil--all the way to the bottom--
and they will be rooted in less than 2 weeks.

My cuttings all rooted and growing--Dec. 2011.