Ok, pros, I need help. A couple of my brugs (Charles Grimaldi in particular) seems to continually have yellowing leaves near the base. What does it need? Also, what do we do about those leaves that seem to have bugs eating on them but we can't see them? I notice in the photos that other folks have the same thing going on. Would an insecticidal soap work or are the brugs too sensitive?
My brugs have yellow leaves near base??
BDunn, Brugmansia is a tree. Yellowing and the loss of bottom leaves is normal in the life of a brug. The bark turns woody and there is permanent leaf loss the same as with most all leafy trees. High temps and the Fall/Winter seasons is normally when you see the greatest leaf loss. :) ... v
What to do about your insect problem depends on the amount and kind damage you are seeing. If it is just a a few leaves being nibbled then I wouldn't worry about it too much. If you grow a brug outside it is going to have insect nibbles of some kind throughout it's entire life.
Thanks for your help. Yes, it's just a few leaves yellowing so it must just be Mother Nature. Thanks again.