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Posted by Browneyedsusan z7b AL (My Page) on Sun, Oct 16, 05 at 23:40
This is my first year growing Brugmansias. I received a bucket of cuttings last fall from Tony that I overwintered in my garage. I planted them outdoors in spring. They are about 5 feet tall and have a lot of buds on them. Only one has bloomed- a yellow trumpet with spidery projections from the petals-very beautiful. Can you ID this one for me, Tony/Deb? Will it overwinter outdoors in Birmingham?
Thanks,
Susan.
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| There is a good possibility the yellow may have originally come from me. If it did, it is a Charles Grimaldi. Was it very fragrant and did the end of the flower get draker as it aged? It is the hardiest brug I grow. Cut it off just before frost and cover with a bucket full of chopped leaves. Uncover about April 1. |
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| Hey Susan, It could also be Jean Pasco. Very beautiful. Deb |
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Terry and Deb,
Thanks!
I think it looks more like Charles Grimaldi than Jean Pasco. The first flower hasn't faded yet so I don't know if it will darken. It is so beautiful!
Thanks to all of you for introducing me to such beautiful plants that I might not otherwise have tried. I am waiting for three other plants to bloom. They all have buds. Susan |
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| I have two that grew to about 5-6 feet tall and neither one bloomed! They are in large pots, watered and fertilized regularly and look very healthy. Just no blooms. I've had others before that bloomed their hearts out! Do I need "opposite sex" attraction?
c |
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| I too am VERY excited about my new angel trumpets - several of the ones i got from Terry & Sylvia have buds hanging - pending opening in next few days - mostly the white ones i believe. |
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I looked out the kitchen window this morning and saw that another Brug has bloomed! This one has at least twenty white flowers, held more or less horizontally. They are beautiful but have no perfume. The first Brug to bloom, which I think is Charles Grimaldi (yellow, flowers held vertically, very fragrant), also has a large number of flowers on it. Spectacular!
Susan. |
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| I have six brugs all are about nine feet tall they are two years old i did not want to cut them back but they will not fit in my greenhouse and i do not have a garage can anyone suggest what i can do for this winter as it is fast approaching |
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My Brugs are all alive after almost 4 years in the ground. Every year they get larger and more beautiful. I pinch off the terminal buds in May or June to get more branching and more flowers. I don't fertilize them-I just add compost every year in spring. I mulch them with leaves for the winter as Terry suggested, and this protects them from freezes. This should work for you as well.
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| Gatehouse, plant them now so the roots get established before we have freezing (colder than frost) weather. Cut them back just before frost, take cuttings as needed, fill buckets with leaves and cover the stumps with the bucket of leaves and mulch around the roots outside of the bucket. Remove bucket and leaves around April first. I always take cuttings in case we have a severe winter. |
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Terry - do you mean to turn the bucket of leaves upside-down over the stumps? And leave it like that all winter? I have one of your brugs in the ground from spring 09 swap. It is a single stalk still, growing, but no branching yet. Should I cut off the single stalk about 2-3 inches from ground?
Thanks, Dana |
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| Dana, yes, fill the bucket or pot with leaves and turn it open end down over the stumps. I leave the stumps around 6 inches tall. I chop my leaves with the lawn mower because the pack closer together which gives greater insulation from the cold. Also, cut off the stem and cut it into 12 to 16 inch pieces. Stick them in some real dirt (not that bagged stuff) and put them in a sunny window. You will have new plants next spring just in case you lose the plant you leave in the ground. |
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| Terry traded me 6 plants this spring. I potted them up in 5 gallon buckets. They are about 6 feet tall now and flowering. I will take cuttings before frost. I do not have a place to keep them inside overwinter. Will they (in the buckets) survive in an unheated rental storage room? The room is on an outside row. |
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