Tropicals & Tender Perennials: What Did I Do Wrong?, 1 by bettydee

bettydee wrote:
I bought some Brugmansia sanguinea seed last year before I read that they need cool temperatures to grow well and bloom. I have no idea how long Brugmansia sanguinea seed are viable so I germinated them using damp paper towels. As soon as I saw a root, I planted it in a Jiffy-7 Peat Pellet about 1/4" deep. The seedlings pushed their way out, but they were still encased in the seedcoats. I had to remove the seedcoat by hand in all the seedlings that emerged. See the damage to the cotyledons. They are putting out their first true leaves so they didn't get too damaged, but I could have killed them by removing the growing tip. Did I plant them too shallow or is something else involved here? Does this happen to all Brug seed?

Has anyone in Texas been able to grow them and get them to bloom? Any recommendations?