Dorothy your weather is even worse then ours. Even thou I had to move everything in the shed again too. Then I just covered some seedlings popping out of the ground, canna's and other newly sprouted perennials up with pots and milk jugs. Even the Dats are growing along with some brugs I had left in the ground. Gross my fingers for ALL of us that have bad weather again after thinking we had spring already. Man were we dreaming or what lol. The wind is here SO bad that it had knicked off lots and lots of leaves from the Candida double white huge brug on the patio. Is back inside again. I should have left it outside and rather loose some leaves then limbs lol. DH would not listen that he has to watch it too when we carried it in and so it went :-( Eloise you know if YOU come and say you got to move it in, then the weather really goes downhill for the whole world. I mean someone got to get a headstart with the angel babies right! You know I have talked to many folks and many have lost lots of cuttings. I am with you. The best success rate of rooting and growing a cutting into a brug plant was when I let a side shoot or what have you grow out long enought to make a cutting out of it and pot it up in the summer, put it in a pot in a shady place and voila...Success!! Barb yes it is a pretty one but you know that one has shown the slowest growth from the 5 I have. Oh gosh not long and that number will be up to 15 lol Lucy

Growing these plants indoors is rather challenging. They prefer the high humidity and cooler temperatures of a warm climate/temperate winter. Those that have had success seem to do so in a chilly room that is not dried out by heating systems. I have a relative (in Ohio) who successfully grows them in her unheated sunroom. She keeps the humidity level up to around 60% or more. You might also want to check the moisture content of your plant. It should never be watered on a calander schedule, but according to whether it needs it or not. The best way to determine that is by 'feel'. These plants do not need to be kept constantly moist, especially in the winter.

Elizabeth I hope that you might find a e bay bargain on brugs!! Yes my Christmas was great also Dorothy and Elizabeth. It was MY resting day lol. Oh I believe that we all had a wonderful Christmas. My Son used to do paint ball shooting. Lucy

Well I never did get it out this weekend. I couldn't find anyone to help me moveit. Maybe just as well as by the end of the week we are supposed to be in the 40s with rain. I did move everything out except this robusta and a roebi in the same size pot. My more tropical palms I just moved out for the day. My Sabal Minors, Palmettos, and a Filifera are out for good.