I have a similar problem to yours, Sujiwan. Like Judith mentioned, with the really tall ones, you can plant in the ground next year, and then in the fall cut off near the soil and re-root them. You can also, as she says, plant in a 3 gallon bucket with holes drilled into the sides. However, if you need to prune this year, make sure that you prune ABOVE the "Y". Try to get it as high as you can, without destroying your ceiling. I have one that was over 8 feet tall, and I did transplant it into a smaller pot, after a serious root trim. It sulked for a while, but has rallied back and is doing quite well in my dining room in a 2 gallon pail. I did manage to carry many of my brugs in larger 24 inch pots, with the aid of a dolly, into my root cellar for the winter. It surely is packed in there now......and I still have to make room for my fig tree. Ah, the joys of gardening.

What timing! I got some of these yesterday in a trade. But my yard is shady so I know they won't grow for me. I sent my next door neighbor an email asking if he wants them no more than an hour ago. If he says no, you can have them. I only do ornamentals and mostly for shade, have anything like that to trade? Any chance you're coming to the Tampa swap? If not, I can mail them. Lori

Yes . I have had it for four years . It can grow to be 15 feet or taller . You can trim it until the Fall to keep it shorter . Mine blooms in October for a whole month or more . The bees and butterflies go nuts for it . Marcia has one that blooms earlier . I took 18 inch stems and pounded them in the ground with a hammer . Every one took . I warn people - do not water these or fertilize them ! Just slam them in the ground and stand back ! It is a pain to clean up in Jan/Feb after freezes . Once a year is not too bad though for the reward of the gorgeous blooms . On a search you will see it called Mexican Sunflower , Mexican Daisy , Bolivian Sunflower , Tree Marigold or even Japanese Sunflower ! They are all the same plant . If you call it Tithonia diversifolia - you can't go wrong . Check google images for some excellent photos .

Aka tree sunflower, tree marigold, Mexican sunflower. These cuttings are thick and 8" long. The plant grows amazingly well in sandy florida soil and is known to enrich soils. Blooms all season long. Will get huge if not periodically cut back. ld like other large showy flowering plants, fragrant flowers, maybe other plants as well. Brugmansia A++ paticularly yellow/gold/orange hue.