Brugmansias

Thanks Kristen

 

Just to add to Kirsten's good advice. The woody cutting is easier to get nubbies( roots) forming. You will see little bumps on the woody cutting, those are just waiting for the chance to pop out given the chance. Green, almost smooth cuttings are tough to get going, mostly going mushy( for me ). Generally Brugs are easy to strike roots in the warmer weather, I've found.

On ebay look out for for the wording " Top" cutting, which means it's a mature cutting taken above the fork that will generally get blooms within the growing season.

I have a friend who sells on Ebay, who only sells chunky top cutings for good value.
She's known as Pampus on there, she's a member of BGI and good on her word. Helps to know you can trust people.

Great to see so many interested in Brugmansia's!!

Wayne

 

Just re-raeding the post again.
Here's a list of do-ers I've experienced, and learnt from others.

Grand Marnier, peach-ish flower, single)
Charles Grimaldi, (yellow single)
Sunset/Maya, varigated, peach-ish flower)
Rozenquartz, ( light single Pink)
Langenbuscher Garten( great double orange, smells like sherbert).
Yellow Aurea's, I've seen Jungle plants sell them and a site called Gardens4you, they call the Aurea's "Brugmansia Golden Angels Trumpets ". Look nice anyway.
Mobisu ( a orange cold species, flowers earlier,go's throughout the summer)
Arborea's ( pure white,another cold species)
Goldflame ( double yellow) great scent
Super Rose and Berkongigin ( both double pinks)
Schlossburg( double white, great scent)

The list could go on, and that's the fun and possible obsession with it too
Have fun, and happy sniffing

Wayne

 

Ah, looking at that list Wayne, I now recall you said mine was a Charles Grimaldi ... I cannot keep that name in my head for some reason so must label it.

I've never known the name of my peachy/pink one but have had it nearly seven years now ... parent looks unhealthy always suffering with RSM or such like, youngster fine and healthy.

 

Call it Charlie, I do!

I started off with that Pink Suaveolens, and white one from a local garden centre, they flower like mad, when in flushing. But to be honest I prefer the blooms to be waxier and longer lasting, like Charlie, who is a hybrid of a Suav and Aurea. A Candida they call it! The bonus of a Candida is that they tend to keep blooming throughout rather than a couple of major flushes a year. But, hey when they do, they still look great!!!

Here's a picture of my Charlie with my varigated Snowbank in the background, I just like the photo.


Wayne

 

Some very good postings there, thanks.

Wayne, are some more compact than others?

 

Freddy,
Good question ! Some of the more slow growing one's like Snowbank and some Aurea can be quite compact. But most of the time, you simply won't know, they like to get around 4 to 5 feet before forking and flowering. Of course, if it's a mature cutting you could have a bloom almost bigger than the plant!! They do what they do!

The one's you see at some gardening centre's are small and compact are treated with growth inhibitors, so the next year the Brug suddenly act's like a beanstalk. Hence, why you don't see many Brugs in Gardening centre's, because they don't have the space to overwinter them year upon year.

That's the only downside to keeping Brugs big. But for me, the trouble is well worth it because they look so dramatic. I have a couple that later in the year I'll have to top them and hope I can get them to root.

Wayne

 

Hiya Wayne.

I've just had a look here and am thinking of ANGELS PHANOMENA and FLEMING ISLAND SPIDER. Any thoughts? Are they difficult?

 

Just love that variegated leaf, Wayne ... I assume from the name Snowbank that it is white, single or double, scented or unscented?

They are all just so fabulous ... the only thing I don't like is the constant yellowing leaves, as I have with my Iochroma and Cestrum, cousins of course!

 

Freddy, go for it!! I see you like the doubles!! Any trouble, nah!! Just treat them well and sit back enjoy them.

Victoria Here's Snowbank, very slow growing, and my one this year I'e lost down to a stump, but it's such a nice plant to grow purely for it's reverse varigated foilage Nice smell too.




As for the yellowing, they just do that, I'm hoping that the extra seaweed/kelp juice I'm giving them will help that? Will let you know

Wayne

 

Hiya Wayne.

Well, I've put in my bids, will just have to wait and see...

 

Wayne, out of curiosity, do you DO Iochromas or Cestrums?

 

Freddy I was looking at that one as well ....try to contact the seller , usually they are nice peoples who will advice anyway ...

 

In case helpful to anyone else here's some pictures, added to Wayne's "Good Do'ers" list, that I went on a Google for:


Brugmansia Grand Marnier, peach-ish flower, single)




Charles Grimaldi, (yellow single)



Sunset/Maya, varigated, peach-ish flower)



Rozenquartz, ( light single Pink)



Langenbuscher Garten( great double orange, smells like sherbert).


Yellow Aurea's, I've seen Jungle plants sell them and a site called Gardens4you, they call the Aurea's "Brugmansia Golden Angels Trumpets ". Look nice anyway.



Mobisu ( a orange cold species, flowers earlier,go's throughout the summer)



Arborea's ( pure white,another cold species)



Goldflame ( double yellow) great scent



Super Rose ( double pinks)


Berkongigin ( double pinks) (sp?? Bergkonigin perhaps?)

Schlossburg( double white, great scent)

 

Excellent idea to put the pictures up, really cheered me up to see them!! Thankyou!

Sadly I even recognize the top picture of the yellow Aurea from a nice couple, Steve and Dawn Morgan in Devon. They have the yellow Aurea( top picture) , GM and Sunset out front, imagine them in your front garden!!!

Until last year I had Yucca, and spikey things out front. No one knew what was in the back garden, but last year I put Rozenquartz, Mobisu out there and had people knocking the door asking about them. This year I'm putting some really scented one's out there, I want to see people reaction to the scent in the evening.

Wayne