Hi all,
I've been a lurker on this forum for awhile, just recently joined so I could get all the info rather than just the original post. I am a fairly new gardener, and find the brugmansias to be beautiful and fascinating. I received cuttings from someone of Charles Grimaldi, tried rooting them semi-successfully, and am afraid I am just killing them now. They're sort of, um, squishy. I don't think that's a good sign.
I have some mixed brugmansia seeds that I'm going to try to grow, and hope to get my hands on another Charles Grimaldi as well. Any tips on growing them from seed, or successfully nurturing rooted cuttings (or just cuttings!)?
Thanks so much for any help you can provide!
Brugmansia newbie
Pleased to meet you abcgirl, you'll love it here!
This link always helped me :) Good luck!
Julie
http://www.americanbrugmansia-daturasociety.org/brugcut.htm
Welcome abcgirl
Welcome abcgirl. I hope you find your answers at that site, but if not, don't hesitate to ask here. Growing from seed can have it's problems too, but if you keep them damp, not wet and in light, they will probably grow just fine for you. Good luck.
Is there still enough solid stem left? If so, and you only need a little piece to root, cut off the rot. Are you rooting them in water? Don't. Do you have some rootone? If so try it. Take a little pot with dirt in it. Wet it well. Drain. Take pencil and make a hole in soil. Stick cutting in down past a node. Push wet soil around stem. DO NOT WATER AGAIN.
Put under lights or in a bright but not hot window. DO NOT WATER AGAIN UNTIL SOIL IS ALMOST DRY. Lift pot up when heavy with water so you know what it feels like when it is dry!
Good luck. In another month I bet it would root easily!
You best get the seeds going so you have a chance at bloom this year! What zone are you in?
And by the way WELCOME!! Lurking is not as much fun as chatting with us all! LOL
It's nice to meet you abc, and don't worry, in no time at all, you'll be a pro.
I've only been around a short while myself, but everybody here will make you feel right at home.
I hope you can cut the squishy part off, is it at the top or the bottom? Or all over....uhh, maybe that wouldn't be so good.
I tried the same method that Kell suggested above by cutting off the top, and the harder part started to send out new growth. (Nevermind the fact that the top looked like a broken pencil point for awhile LOL)
You are in good hands.
Jackie
Welcome abcgirl.
Thanks for the warm welcome, and all the tips! I'll check out that link, haven't done so yet. I did check the two cuttings I was trying to root. They're hollow all the way down, which explains the squishiness. Nothing solid to 'em. I'll have to find some more, the Charles Grimaldi are supposed to grow as a perennial here in the Dallas area. I'm in zone 8, have to figure out how to add that in my profile I guess.
Do the brugs need full sun? I understand they are quite poisonous, and I have 2 schnauzers who currently rule my back yard. They won't bother the plants themselves (except to race through the plant as fast as they can), but anything that hits the ground is fair game for chewing and tearing apart. Once I have a plant, do I want to keep it away from them?
Kell, I'm keeping that info you provided, so hopefully I won't murder the next cutting I get my hands on. Have a great weekend everyone!
Howdy, I'm newbie to Brugs too and you have heard from most of the pros here. They are great people and always very giving with their info.
I was referred to http://www.americanbrugmansia-daturasociety.org/abadssitemap.htm and if you read there you will get some pet info.
Welcome to DG. Disney for Gardeners.
Sidney
Exactly where I was going to advise her to read on pets, Sidney. ABC Girl, CG is a great yellow. You will love him!
A warm welcome to you......ABCgirl. I am glad that you decided to join this group. Always feel free to ask questions as we have so many very knowledgeable people here to help you.