Brugmansia

I have been reading Waco's thread and he said exactly what I was wanting to say I'd like a double flowered variety with scent. I like to look at the Galleries on the Brugmansia Growers International Growers site and I really like
Langenbusher Garten
Pink Perfection
Adeline
However, I am not sure if I am being over ambitious in terms of a/ difficulty, b/ are some more delicate than others and c/ availability and I would preferthat they are scented.
Also, was a bit worried to read about tomatoes/virus as one overwintering site for Brug. would be my greenhouse and I want to have tomatoes in ther over summer
Jackie

 

Hi, Murdo. It might be easier to keep all the Brug comments on the other thread.:wink:
We had two threads running before and it caused all sorts of confusion.

 

Jackie if it is your first time growing them start off with the Suaveolens type brugmansias they are the easiest to grow, all brugmansias have strong scents appart from the Sanguineas and some of their hybrids, the doubles you mention are available from http://www.jungleplants.co.uk/ they are expensive but a reliable outfit, there are some doubles available at http://www.thompson-morgan.com/plan...=brugmansias&gclid=CNSloa6f9pkCFQZgZwodfCWYRg
the price is quite good,you would need to overwinter your brugs in the g/house you can put them outside when the frosts have gone,I have been putting some out for weeks now and taking them in at night or when strong winds blow. They are in the same family as tomatoes (solanaceae) and yes viruses can pass between the two but if you grow your toms from seed you are unlikely to pass a virus on to your brugs as seed tends to not transfer viruses,the same applies if you grow your brugs from seed you will not pass anything to your toms.Just remeber to be scrupiously clean when working with one then the other.

 

So start hardening them off now Walnut?
First time I have looked after one so reading this thread through.

I don't know which type I have,I'll take a pic tomorrow if you don't mind helpig me,

 

Thanks so much! Walnut, I will look at the Jungleseeds. I am sorely tempted by Berkonigin or Langenbuscher Garten... is one harder to raise than another??? (sorry don't know their parentage, so not sure if they are one of the easier ones you suggest??

Good idea Cajary, sorry...I wasn't sure if I added my stuff there if I was hyjacking someone elses thread, so wasn't sure if I should "jump in". If someone/a mod wants to whoosh this over to the other Brug. thread that would be fine
Good to hear about the tomatoes being ok from seed. I like to propagate plants, so that will be fine. I've got some heirloom variety tomatos and pea beans on the go already, so they should be safe

Is there a book anyone can recommend. I've seen this???

Brugmansia and Datura: Angel's Trumpets and Thorn Apples: Amazon.co.uk: Ulrike Preissel, Hans-Georg Preissel: Books

 

The more I read these Brug threads the more I'm am sure I need one.

But I can't cope with yet-another-project. Or can I?

There is obviously a devout following here, can you enlighten me as to the fascination? It isn't just the unusual flowers, presumably?

 

That's the "Bible" Murdo. The one that walnut recommends

 

Claire said,

Yes andno problem with the help.
Jackie I do have some seeds of Arborea and a pink x white suaveolens drop me your addy if you want some.As Caj says the Preissel book that is the bible.
Kristen said,

it is the scent that exudes in the late afternoon and evening,most types are self sterile (apart from arboreas and sanguineas) but they are easily crossed and you can do your own crosses each cross is unique you can even name and register new varieties, each seed pod can have hundreds of seeds each seed can be different so you never know what you can end up with,I have a plant called Xena one is pink normal shaped its pod sister is white with some of the flowers having 6 points on the corolla instead of 5.
Please be warned it does become addictive.

 

Will they grow in my conservatory, or do they need to be outside?

 

This is the one I am looking after.

 

Kristen said,

Yes they will but it would do them no harm to drag them out onto the patio in fine weather,nothing like sitting out there in the evening savouring the scent.

 

As walnut says, the scent is stunning (even for someone that has smoked for 40 yrs.) For me it's also that they look sooo exotic. You walk up the path and see a plant that looks like it belongs in the tropics and you've got it in your garden!! In cold,wet, England. You can grow bananas etc. and think "Oh, they're tropical" but they don't do much. Brugs give you everything. Incredible flowers, wonderful scent and with a little help ( via walnut usually:D) they're there year after year. That's the fascination. for me.:luv: Also the history of the plant and the use that we've made of it, albeit, not in this country