Ann, Don't hesitate to ask any and all questions on the WS forum...you'll always get helpful, friendly responses here! There is lots of great info in the FAQ's section...I printed it out to use as a guide for my first attempt at WSing last year. I had great germination with all the WS Daturas, but didn't sow Brugs. I'd think they'd do well also...I'm WSing them this year too. The white 'Belle Blanche' Dats were the first to germinate. The doubles and colored ones sprouted much later. Good luck! : )

hi. just moved into a new house and found a plant that i dont know. should i wipe it out as a weed? or cultivate it as something good? sorry i cant figure out how to upload my pix here. the plant seems to be a vine with multiple stems/stalks coming out of the same spot in the ground. its stems/stalks are 1/4 inch+ thick, purple (blue? i cant tell colors well.) with short, thick thorns. the thorns are spaced a few inches apart and 2-3 of them appear on opposite sides of the stem. (honestly, they remind me of rose thorns.) the stems/stalks are long (3-5 feet) and bow slightly under their own weight. leaves are slightly long, serrated, and in groups of 3 or 5. when the tip of a stalk meets the ground, it plants roots. i have not seen flowers or berries....yet. it climbs the fence near it, so i am guessing it is a vine of some sort. but it might be a bush. i really cant tell the difference here. as you can all tell, i am not any sort of expert on plants. that is why i am asking for help here. thanks in advance.

This specific page will help you and there is a lot of info on all the other page at that site, just click the word 'site map' at the bottom in the purple box to see the others. Here is a link that might be useful: Rooting cuttings

Marie, are you fertilizing? Those little leaves will be big before you know it. Is it Jean Pasco? I'm finding in Kansas to get earlier than September blooms, I have to keep them barely alive in winter. I do this by stripping the leaves (in the fall before bringing them in), trimming a bit of top growth off and put them in the basement in front of a small window and watering very sparingly till spring. I had blooms on my versi in June this year! I was ready to say to heck with Brugs, I pamper and feed and water all summer only to get blooms when it is time to bring them inside in the fall. The versi is about to have a HUGE flush this time, I just love the evening smell. The pic is in June, I've been getting flowers, just not heavy flushes like it's about to give me now in August.