Need advice re overwintering parent plants vs roots vs cutti

i am running out of room in my sunroom; would you please
discuss why or why not to cut all the foliage off a plant and
storing the parent plant vs taking cuttings vs the whole
plant...

asparagus fern - the pros i see with cutting all the foliage back and cutting back the root mass are....no mess in my sun room and smaller root mass more room for other plants in the sun room....BUT, will the plant be smaller in the spring than if i would have just not cut the stuff off?

bouginvillas - they are taking alot of room in my sunroom, again, if i cut them back am i basically starting all over and they will not be big next spring? or by cutting them back they will be hardier/heartier in the spring?

i have alot of examples ....is it a case by case situation? some wont grow as fast as the others, or will they have new energy by cutting off the exposed foliage ?

I have the same problem .. limited space in the greenhouse. I will cut back plants that vine and bloom on new wood. About the only plants I don't cut back are the ones that bloom on old wood. Correct me if I am wrong, but I think bouginvillas bloom on old wood as well as new wood. I also will root some of the cuttings if it's a plant I really like and for insurance on rare or unusual plants.

In my experience, for most plants cutting them back in the fall produces stronger healthier plants in the Spring. I definitely will not let bud grow or let anything bloom during the winter. Producing flowers takes a lot of energy out of a plant.

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x i am not sure about the bougie thing...i am still a just a learnin ....i did grow one in my sunroom last year and it came out with flying colors....so this year i have 7....makes alota sense right?? the blooming thing i let happen....love watching them...

i am getting into tropicals and that is where i am quite confused....especially the don't/do let them go dormant thing...

Dint know how cold it gets in the winter where you are OR how cold the night temp gets as that can do a lot of the damage, however, another solution might be to just give some of the hardier plants some protection outdoors like in a sheltered area of the garden or build a cold frame with a glass/plastic see through roof so you can open and ventilate as required, and the plants will get a bit of light, the other thing I would suggest is going along to your library so you can find a book that will give you ideas on what the plants you grow need as to winter temp and pruning, you will find a lot more info in the books also like how easy plants can be propagated from root cuttings, seed heads and stem cuttings as this is a good time of year to carry out this task with some plants, there will be others that really do need a warmer wintering, but this way will save you a lot of watering, room and worry as none of us like to loose plants over the winter. good luck, WeeNel.

thank you:)