Name: Anne Summerville, SC (Zone 8a) Only dead fish go with the flow!
In my experience the H. rosa-sinensis doesn't really need anything special - any buds that form you'll want to cut off - it take a great deal of energy for plants to make flowers and you want that energy to go into making roots. I don't let my cuttings flower until it has a really good root system going.
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
Douglas Adams
