Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Starting Standard (Topiary) Brugs, 1 by LeawoodGardener

LeawoodGardener wrote:
Progress Report:

Last night I went to the basement and was overwhelmed by the sweet, familiar scent of Brugmansia in bloom. The blossoms open in the evening and give off a tremendous fragrance that fills my garden in the summer.

It seems the branches I started as standards last October and planted January 25th have put out some blooms, in spite of my having stripped off all the leaves and blossoms when I cut them from the mother plant. Now they are standing in front of the windows in my basement, struggling to get some light, and blooming! They are also putting out a few leaves, which I'm sure they will lose when they go outdoors in the bright sun.