Brugmansias

How do? Had another bloom this morning on a Brugmansia called Stellatta, which is a Alice Harris Aurea hybrid. It's a single white, small, around 8 inches with a short snout of a flower.

Here's a couple of pictures showing her form. I'll be out for a sniff later to see what the scent is

 

Wayne My cuttings arrived this morning

I'd normally pot them up 50:50 multi purpose and perlite and stick a clear plastic bag over them, and put them out of direct sun, and use some Clonex rooting hormone. Does that sound all right?

I also read of putting them in a glass of water until "root nodules" form, but I'm always nervous about just stuffing plant material in water.

 

K, They arrived , good O!
I got the Grand Marnier started for you.. Luckily at this time of the year either putting them in a pot or the water dunking method seem to work. For me , I like to see the roots, but that's me , I like to be entertained

Happy Brugging!!
Wayne

 

I'm pretty sure I have RSM on mine. I can't see the actual RSM, but I can see a couple of small webs. Has your 'Dynamec' turned up pete ?

 

Kill em Freddy, Kill em!!

Wayne

 

I will, I will! I'm just waiting for the 'Dynamec' to turn up

 

Turned up today Freddy.
Its in a small plastic bottle with no instructions, could be anything.

I trust it is OK, we shall see.

I guess if they dont tell you anything, they cant be blamed should it fall into the wrong hands.

PS, I have a small x10 magnification hand lens I use to make sure I'm dealing with RSM.

 

I suspect that's because it is a chemical that requires a license to use, and they are just decanting it and marking it up ... best to take proper precautions when you use it

 

The bottle doesn't even say what is in it.
just looks like water.

 

Its a small plastic bottle wrapped in cling film and pushed into a short length of plastic pipe.

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Hiya Pete.

I suspect it's probably as Kristen says, it's been decanted into smaller bottles. Does it not even have a label? I don't have a magnifying glass, but I do have a microscope. Would the whole leaf be infested? If so, I reckon they would be easy to see under a 'scope'.

 

Yep, I'm just wondering how much 250ml costs to buy?

I bet its not £250.

No copy of instructions, not even a note saying what it is, or who sent it.

Freddy, I guess they would show up under a microscope but maybe you would be looking at too small an area to catch an adult, but the eggs might be visible, I think they are white.
But fine webbing on the leaf underside is usually a good enough sign for me, especially if the leaf is a bit mottled yellow between the veins.