Brugmansia?

I overwintered a brugmansia in an unheated greenhouse and it pretty much rotted away. The wood that's left is solid and has new growth but for some reason I don't think it's brugmansia new growth, can anyone help?

 

I had one that grew like that, I think it was some kind of root disease, eventually I got some cuttings going that didn't have the problem, I think it should settle down.

Of course it could just be because its lost all its top growth.

 

@pete

@pete thanks

 

@JWK thanks, aaah a pleasure to have a decent conversation with people who know their stuff.

 

Oh nice, I'll pot mine back up then and remove most of the new growth.

 

Well chuffed, leaves are brugmansia, I thought I'd lost it. I'll pot it up now and remove most off the shoots. Thanks for the advice.

 

After an hour looking through a couple of A4 note books I can't find the brugmansia potting mix I used, help please

 

I grow mine (Brug or Datura? ) Chartreuse (from @pete ) in a standard multi-purpose with a bit of extra grit. Since they're thirsty, I like a compost that doesn't drain too much - but tbh, they just seem to grow
By the way, I found that when I repotted it, I put broken off roots in a separate pot, and they produced top growth - IE root cuttings.

 

Agree with Caroline they grow in anything, a water retentive compost and I used to add the rose and shrub version of slow release fertiliser.
I'd still liquid feed as well once well established with high potash.

 

Is yours called Chartreuse?
If it is you didn't get it from me.