Brugmansia 2

Yep, looks like I can. Thanks W.M.:gnthb:

 

Err! Walnut, does the "culebra" type set seed.:wink: Or do you have to grow it from cuttings?

 

Cuttings Caj and can be a bit more difficult than the others to root. I overwintered that one at 7c so it didn't die back.

 

Thanks walnut. Now I've (at last) got a heated g/house, 7C is okay? I was looking at cutting them back in Autumn and overwintering them at about 10C and just giving them a drop of water about once a week.

 

Caj at 10c they will continue to grow albeit slowly occasionally they will even throw the odd flower out especially the Arboreas,at 7c they will just tick over with no appreciable growth but no great loss of leaf,I dropped to the lower temperature purely on economic grounds the bills were sky high the greenhouse used to be warmer than the house.If you have the room you don't need to cut them right back I preserve the main stem at full height then they are off to a flying start in spring.

 

Thanks, walnut. That gives me "food for thought". Time to do a bit of experimenting, methinks.

 

Nice to see your still the master of the brugs Walnut.:gnthb: You seem to have the magic touch.:wink: 02

 

Hi o2, they are easy to grow and very rewarding.:thumb:

 

So sorry to see that Bob. I have been desperately staking everything I can - its been so windy. But it looks as though it has enough to survive.

 

Oh dear, Bob ... I would feel sick too if I were you. :( On the positive side, lots of cuttings to root. I wonder if you stuck them in a vase of water they would flower and then root.

Go look at your beautiful Passion Flower and maybe that might cheer you up a bit. :luv:

Where did you get double orange seeds from? Walnut? :wink:

 

Its a shame Bob, its part of living in the UK, at least we dont get Hurricanes etc.

Check with Walnut, but I think you need to shorten them cuttings, and take the flower buds off.
Get them rooted you may still get a flower or two this year.

 

What a shame Bob. B----y English weather.

Should I be getting flower buds yet? They are growing like mad, look very bushy and healthy but I'm getting impatient now to see flowers.

 

That's a shame Bob but there's still a chance those buds will open they should throw roots out as well, they are ok for length Pete I have rooted main stem cuttings 5ft long no problem,Bob just clean the break up on the main plant you could still get growth on it this year which will carry a flower.
My Lady you cannot get double orange seeds unless a plant is self fertile (most brugmansias are not with the exception of Arboreas,Sanguineas) most seeds are a result of a cross and there is no guarantee what you get I have had pink and white offsprings out of the same pod,if a pod had 200 seeds each one has the potential to be different,the only guaranteed way of replicating a plant is by vegative means i e cuttings.

 

Hmm! It's been a bit of a feature these last 5/6 yrs. Strong winds in the Summer. I took walnuts advice and weighed them down with slabs. Then the wind just snapped the stems instead of just knocking the pots over.:( Now when they forecast strong winds, I take all the pots down to the bottom of the garden, ( North-facing) and leave them there 'till the wind subsides. Works out nicely, that's where the Azaleas and Solomons Seal is, they don't care, they're starting to doze off by then:D

 

Whey, hey, my lovely Nut ... I said to Bob ... "On the positive side, lots of cuttings to root. I wonder if you stuck them in a vase of water they would flower and then root. " ... and it seems like you are confirming that. :ntwrth:

You are now getting technical with me again ... so I shall go away quietly .... :luv: