Thank you so much for your reply! I really appreciate all of the information. I didn't even think to pollinate all of them - I just did 3 because the videos I watched had only pollinated one or two and I thought that would be enough. Unfortunately, my all of my paternal plant's blooms have fallen off (too many suckers, a lot of the blooms were on their way out when I had bought them, but the plant itself looks very healthy. It's growing rapidly - I can't believe it. It's a good time to repot though, since it's not like I have to sacrifice my pretty little flowers). By the way, about how long does it take for new flowers to bloom after repotting? Once both plants are ready, I'll try again. I'm so excited! That's a great idea as well! I had just tied strings around the ones I pollinated. I had seen a few people take off the petals of their pollinated ones, but I wasn't sure how much of a difference it'd make. And even if that is just a superstition, I wouldn't be surprised if it were true. It may be the mother plant's fault - but I also don't know if I pollinated too late? The flowers had been quite open by the time I pollinated, and the paternal plant's pollen was also a bit old (though, I read older pollen is actually considered better in some cases). Thank you for the suggestion, I'll give it a go! Would getting a humidifier do the same job, or would it not help as much since all of the humidity wouldn't be concentrated in one little space? (I think all the plants could use a little more humidity) Will do :) Wow, your seedlings look great! The leaves are very interesting - good luck with them!

HI Annamaria !! if I were you, I would wait to repot until after the inflos bloom. Sometimes it might cause the inflos to abort .. It all depends on if you are potting up or repotting ( root pruning) . Most of us repot right at the beginning of our trees waking up in the spring.. I seem to repot in the spring/ summer when they are growing and leafing out. It's probably because I have so many that it takes time to get to them all. They don't seem to be bothered to do this in the spring and or summer. But if they are root bound and you have inflos, I would wait.. Once they bloom and you are just going up in size( potting up) and not messing with any roots then I would do it if it would help out the tree. Good luck!! Thank you for your kind comment!! The MGP forum did .. It's been a few years now. Something happened to the site. Doug still sells and has a great service and a great reputation for his healthy trees!! I love purchasing from him!!! Laura

I asked this on the Brugmansia forum, but it's pretty dead over there. I know we have some brug growers that pop in here from time to time. I have three brugs, all grown from cuttings from the same plant, all NOID pink suaveolens (look a lot like Frosty Pink). They are all planted in a row. The other day, I realized that two of my bloom stems had not fallen off, and now there seem to be seed pods growing. I live in an area with lots of apartment complexes, and have never seen a brug anywhere in this neighborhood (which doesn't mean there aren't any). I have always been told that you need two varieties to cross-pollinate, but here I am with seed pods, seemingly from one variety, just different plants. There are pods on two of the bushes. So I know that most of them will be white, which is o.k., since I don't have a white one, but how could this happen?

It depends on how mature the pod was. If it is close to ripening, there may be a chance that you will have good seeds. One well-known hybridizers routinely cuts her scapes and puts them in buckets of water to mature. If the pod was young, it will just die. It doesn't hurt to try. Nancy