Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Is this really happening??, 1 by Eclipse

Eclipse wrote:
Violabird, this is a species that comes from the high Andes, warm days cool nights, they need the temp difference to do well....so for now it will be OK here but soon when our days are hot and humid with warm to hot nights it may fallter. It is self fertile( can be self pollinated) and form viable seeds. It can only be crossed to itself and sanquinea forms.Vulcanicola is a sanquinea type so it too can be crossed to arborea. Sanquineas lack scent but have true red flowers a color we wish we could incorporate into the larger fragrant forms. Maybe some day. In years past suaveolens species were labeled arboreas. Care must be taken in buying seeds to know if the parent was the REAL arborea or a suaveolens. The flower is smaller than most brugmansias, but no less spectacular.This one has a totally unique fragrance as far as brugs go,in my opinion. Very fuzzy calyx and leaves with a definate toothed edge to the leaves. I keep these moist not wet for now only because its in a very fast draining soil mix. not too much fertlizer so far either...I pollinated the flower last night and will see what happens.

kyle