I've grown them from cuttings, shouldn't be a problem. You might also get new growth from the roots and have two plants.

Years ago, my boss had a gorgeous croton in his office. I was horrified when I discovered he was dumping his cold coffee into the pot when he wanted a fresh cup. I nagged him about it so much, he gave me the plant. Which then died. It LOVED the acid coffee.

Be careful though. Obviously your plant is very weak/sickly which isn't the best type of plant to be getting cuttings from. Might be an idea to first try and find out what the underlying problem is. If there are conditions there that are killing the main plant then weakened cuttings may have even less chance of survival.

Thank you for the replies. I really don't think it is sick. I think the biggest thing wrong with it is, it's spent the last 3 years inside, in insufficient light, and hasn't been fed often enough. It is growing quite well, it's just that it looks so weird with just "top knots" of foliage, I'm hoping that rooting some cuttings, then finding a location with better light, like out of doors, will make for better plants. I didn't know whether to expect the 'stump' (for lack of a better term) to sprout new growth or not.

Rusty

I've had a little one that has survived the last 2 winters planted outside in my zone 10a. It looks good but has only grown an inch in all that time.

im gonna start giving it old coffee. ;)

I'm thinking of giving mine some coffee, too, when I get it pruned and repotted. If the cuttings root & grow, I may try doing some comparison feeding with the coffee.

Rusty