Question about getting a Y in your brugs

Hi everyone,

Went to a garden nursery today and they had a beautiful brug
it was only about two feet tall and had lots of blooms on them, blooms start off just before they open looking bright yellow then turn tangerine orange.

anyways.... back to my question,

The lady said they all Y'd and bloomed so small because she twisted a bit off the top forcing it to Y.
IS this true???
Crystal

Mine are now close to 3 feet and have not Y'd. Wondering if I should try this

You mean she pinched them?? I don't think it works.

It could be they were cuttings from the flowering region ,and she pinched the end thinking they would y , when they would have y'd anyway,why does this sound stupid?Did I say this right?

I have been wondering about this too! Should we pinch them back? Anybody know? I am going to try it! What the heck...experience is the only teacher!

I'm not sure, but think that if you pinch them back it will take longer to get bloom. They will Y and Y again without being pinched.

Didn't think it sounded right, but this is my first season growing them.

Not going to do it.


Crys

P.S. Her prices for blooming unnamed brugs was $26 Can.
This sounds not to bad right?

Sounds high to me for unnamed brugs. Maybe you could find someone in your area to do some trading with. Would certainly be cheaper than paying those prices.

Crys- the price is too high.

Well...I am still gonna do it and see what happens and will report the results to you all...hopefully the report will be good! Experiement you know!

Thanks everyone.
I am assuming that this is a good price if named?

Update: Today my one brug is almost 3ft. Kinda had a growth spurt over the last week or so, I thought they were all 2 to -2.5. Gonna go get some more soil today and put it in a much larger container.

My baby's are all about 3-4 inches. Where am I going to put them all!!

Thanks to everyone for all your good advice and willingness to answer any questions.
Crystal

Have you asked, if she maybe used a product to hinder the growth, which keeps plants small and lets the flower earlier. These products are use in the Netherlands in masses on all kind of flowers. This is the reason, that you have huge plants and in the cataloges or graden markets the same species small, neat and full of buds and flowers. These products slows the growth down for one vegetations period. Buyers of such neat plants will get a big surprise in the following year, especially with Brugmansias.I believe, this is also practiced in US Nurseries.

Monika,
I bet Cala would know what that product is called....Oh Cala where are you?

We used to use B-Nine or B-9 to inhibit growth on the marigolds in our greenhouse. I don't know if it is even legal anymore.