That's a really good idea-didn't think of that. Grafting the top of the cutting would probably increase it's chances of survival, and you wouldn't need a large piece of the cutting, either. From what Hetty mentioned in another post, a lady at Florida Colors has a real talent for grafting. Haven't tried grafting plumeria myself, yet, I want a little more experience with growing them first...and I need a larger pool of plumeria I could spare as "volunteers ". I can't experiment with the plumeria I have now -I like them, all!