Tropicals & Tender Perennials: I've never grown Brugmansia or Datura, 1 by ROSES_R_RED

ROSES_R_RED wrote:

Last summer we had a new grandson and bought our first brugmansia plants for our new garden. I knew how to overwinter the baby, but the 3 plants baffled me. I took them all in and had dropping leaves and aphids all over the place. I have read about overwintering them in a place that stays around 40 degrees in the winter, but our garage and shed get much colder than that and the basement is heated.

Can someone give me a "Brugmansias for Dummies" course on how to make them small and keep them somewhere safe.

Another problem I have is that if I am not home all day to water them at least twice, they droop. I have read that this drooping state severely limits the number of flowers that I get. Any advice to help with this.

I am new to DG and am loving it. So helpful and the dialogue is worthy of being published.