Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Holly and Rics Swap Followup Plant Questions- "what is...?", 1 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
Jill,

Yes! Brugs are toxic like Daturas....and like MG.'s and Moon Vines, and 4 O'clocks, and any plant in the Nightshade family. Of course--it also always says---IF INGESTED.
I play it safe. If I have been shelling seeds or plucking leaves or any other "messing with" any of these plants--I always wash my hands afterward. No biggie!

As my "desperation" continues to find homes--I have posted these on Craig's List--(selling them for $$) but got 3 Spam e-mails referring to my add today. No other real responses.

Today, I also sent a detailed e-mail to Cylburn Arboretum to the head horticulturist there (Bill Vondrasek) and attached several pictures from both. Awaiting to hear back--hopefully today or tomorrow. That would be my preference #1 how to dispose of these.

My next plan of action is to call some local Florists/Greenhouses and see if they would want them--maybe as a novelty in their Greenhouses?
I already called Valley View farms--but they have RULES as to where their plants come from.
Watsons would be the same--I am sure. Retail stores have rules........

I have also thought of D-mailing Lastelf (DG)------none of us have seen her post for ages--but she may "live" on other Threads and Forums. She started the MAF's "getting to know you" Thread.

I am sure I can sneak a cutting or two of the "Maya" for you--as it is really very branched. I would just remove one whole branch. IF I have no takers at all--it would be a repeat of last Fall's carnage--which produced many a cutting. I am sure you have seen the picture!

As it is--I have a very healthy cutting of the "Maya" growing that will replace this "monster".....It is one of the cuttings left from last Fall. Have given/traded all the rest away. It just "Y"'ed--and there are 2 buds on it. It is in an 8" pot.

Then I have the "Charles Grimaldi" that Chantelle gave me That was so pathetic looking when I got it at your Seed Swap. It is going gang-busters now. Is now about 3' tall--growing huge leaves.
It is planted pot-in-a-pot. Inner 2gal pot is what goes in the basement. It has to "Y" before anything else can happen--like blooming.

Then I have the other "Rose Souvelons" (that Chantelle gave me--BUT--it was supposed to be a Dr. Seuss). It has grown into a nice umbrella canopy plant about 4' tall. Has bloomed at least twice already. Has buds on it again--ready to pop. I will keep this one--IF I can give away the older one.
By now in my "Gardening Life" re all this has become pretty Ho-Hum. Too much to attend to! Time to simplify!!!!
The main problem with all this is that every cutting and divided plantling requires space in my house in the Winter. I sure could use a huge Sun Room.....

It is NOT your average MD resident that knows what a Datura, a Brug, a Clivia, a Pregnant Onion, a Climbing Onion, a Ric Rac cactus, and 3 types of Epis I have are. How can you give/sell any of them???? There are NO takers.....

Jill--did you see my pictures of dividing my old, old (35yrs--that I was given 2 yrs. ago) Clivia I posted? That produced 12 more pots to Winter over......Hope they root in well. Would like to sell them next Spring. I may go insane! I am sure you can identify with all this.
You have bigger things than I do to Winter over....--like your Bananas!

Here is a pic of the "Maya" cutting that I plan on keeping. This will replace the "monster".....
This shows where it just has "Y"'ed--and, immediately, there are 2 flower buds. It is just the season for this.....

Wish me luck--you all. And--as you know--if I cananot find new homes for these any of you in the Baltimore/DC area are welcome to come and get these FREEEEEEE!!!! Just drive a truck!

Gita