Guess what??? The cuttings Mrs. C gave me are doing great, so I went out today to fertilize the little buggers and two of them have buds on them!!!!! I am so excited... My question is this. Do you all think they are starting to bloom because of the cold at night? And if so should I leave them out at night or bring them in? Thanks, Mere
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Hi Meredith,
I just stumbled over your other thread about the cuttings. Its amazing how fast they have buds. Congratulations :) I hope that you are posting a few pictures, when they come out.
No, I don't think it has something with cold or for that sake hot nights to do. Cold will sometimes slow the process, where the buds are builded and heat spped the same process a bit up.
All Brugmansia plants has in them a kind of drawing of, in which height they will bloom. In case of cuttings, the height also depends on, where from the mother plant the cuttings were taken ...
... If we take an example with a plant that bloom in a height of 6 feet and play with the thought, that it is cut down to 3 feet, then ... this plant will have an internal drawing that cause it to grow additional 3 feet (up to the original 6 feet), before it blooms again.
The next examples are not always true, but can be taken more as a set of coarse ground rules for blooming heights ...
If we return to the tree that blooms 6 feet high and now take a cutting from the base just over the root system, this cutting also has a tendency telling it to grow to6 feet, before blooming. On the other hand, a cutting taken from the original plant in a height of 3 feet above the ground will only have to grow 3 feet, before blooming and so on ...
The lower circle on the picture is where you would take cuttings for making high trees and the middle circle is cuttings for medium sized trees. The upper circle is where you take cuttings for making heavy flowering bushes or shrubs.
I hope I didn't confuse you :)
Tonny
Well...Tonny, you certainly did not confuse me! Now, finally I understand about where to take the cuttings and what to expect of the new plant...THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!
Awesome Tonny! Now I finally know why some of my Brugs bloomed while so short and others took greater height before setting buds. Thanks so very much for the info!
RikerBear
Marc
Thanks Tonny, Being in a zone that doesnt support outside plants all year. A mid section would be best as it wouldnt be really small but I wouldnt have to wait for 6 feet of growth to see some blooms !
charlotte
Thanks Tonny, I always wondered how to take cuttings and found myself wondering earlier today why these were trying to bloom already. I can't wait!!!Mere
Valuable information. Thanks Tonny! I didn't know any of that.
Well, that explains a lot to me. I got one bruggie as a gift and it has been blooming but only 2-1/2 to 3 feet high. In fact, the first blooms dragged the ground. Now I know that those are best potted (duh). Thank you so much Tonny.