Brugmansia

Hi walnut. Well It can't be rot, the compost is dry. No it couldn't have been frosted, I had them protected at the end of Sept. Having looked at Metcheck, the one in the ground is going to have a severe test over the next week!!

 

One of my Brugs is Flowering in the Ghouse, looks like another yellow one.. Cool..Ive took pics but ive lost my Card reader so can't upload them.. :(

 

Hi Young Daisy I also have the odd flower and some with pods hopefully these will carry on ripening through winter, Caj some brugs are more tolerant of cold than others I have a list of cultivars that will come back from the root after overwinterig in zone 8-8b, I cann't stress how important it is to keep the soil dry in the colder months by rigging up a cover.

 

Thanks Walnut

 

Brugmansia Superspot in flower in the g/house another bud on the left hand side,seed pod developing in the middle, Hibiscus flowering in the background.Usually run the g/house at min 10c through winter to keep things growing this winter (due to increased fuel costs) i'm running it at 6c up to now things are still moving albeit a little slower.

 

Cuttings and seedlings growing in light box,



More cuttings in a bucket,

 

The Sensei.:ntwrth:

 

What are you doing there, Caj my friend?

 

Well, I was bowing to walnut.
I've "bottled" it. I've bought a "Bell Cloche" Stuffed it full of fleece and covered the one in the open. I really want to give the one in the ground a chance.
I still think the one in the garage is dead but, we'll see.

 

I have left about 7 outside one in the ground that was outside last winter with a cover over it,it was the Arborea type which is more cold tolerant I was not impressed with its growth rate this year so if it survives this winter it has to do better in the summer. 2 Suaveolens are in pots and swaddled 4 are just in pots and put near the house they were all headed for the compost so i'm not worried if they don't make it it's just to test them to see what they will stand.

 

Walnut - great to see you using your light box. Mine has been full for two months now - with different cuttings.

At one point you said that the fresher the seed for Brugs and Dats the better. I have some of your seed that you kindly gave to the seed exchange, and I was planning to sow them in spring. Is that acceptably fresh, or should I be sowing them earlier? With a light box I have the facility to sow earlier, but there is a lot of competition for the space.

 

They will be fine next spring Peter they are this years seeds,they will only be 9months or so old,stored correctly they will last a few years but with a decreasing viability.

 

Thanks Walnut - thats very helpful. I know that most seeds will last a few years, but there are some that hardly last a few months. I am glad that Brugs and Dats are not in that category.

 

Walnut I just wanted to update you on my progress. The first lot of cuttings I sadly 'lost' all but one but that one is doing really well and now has 4 inch roots! I'm really very chuffed with it!:D

I did take more cuttings although wasn't brave to really hack down my parent plant and I'm looking after these guys better than I did the first lot, they are just about ready to burst from the little white spots and grow some roots.:yho:

I also followed your instructions regarding the waxing of the branches where the centres of some of the cut areas developed lost of middle (for want of a better word) and doing so tidied up the cuttings no end.

Next year I'll be looking for some more plants to hack to death next winter as I'm pretty sure from seed I'll struggle to grow these plants!

So many thanks Walnut for all your help and advice on these truly stunning plants.:luv:Hel.xxx.

 

Your welcome Helen,they are easy from seed and well worth trying.