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Brugmansia Florida Gardening

Opened the door to let the cat out this morning and...

2 years ago

last modified: 2 years ago

...was overwhelmed by the glorious fragrance of my pink courtyard Brugmansia (angel trumpet) in full bloom. The ones outside the courtyard haven't bloomed yet. You really can't see all the blooms, because it was cut back this year and is very dense. There are about 6 more blooms than what you can see.

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dirtygardener
Original Author

2 years ago

Kathy, sadly, a lot of people get ripped off buying seeds. Most seedlings will not come true to the mother plant, and will turn out white, but some will turn out to be gorgeous hybrids. All brugs can grow in sun if they get enough water, but the blooms won't last as long in the scalding summer sun. Even my Charles Grimaldi, which LOVES sun, has its blooms scald and die very quickly in the summer, despite being watered profusely. Fall and winter are the best times for these plants, when the sun is not so harsh.

Just be sure to give them a lot of water and a lot of fertilizer and they'll do fine, but don't give them bloom fertilizer. It will cause the leaves to fall off. I use vegetable fertilizer or 10-10-10 on mine and they grow and bloom like mad.

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irma_stpete_10a
2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago
Beautiful! Nice protection with that wall. How much sun does it get (need)? (Obviously I'm not a Brug Discussions but a FL Gardening person.)
dirtygardener
Original Author
2 years ago
Irma, This one gets very little sun, but it's a shade lover, so it doesn't need it. The Charles Grimaldi is a sun lover, so I'll put it in a part of the courtyard that gets more sun. Right now, the one I originally planted here gets afternoon sun, and it seems not to love it, so I'm going to try one in a place that gets sun up to about noon, and see how it does. I had my CG at my old house on the east side of my house and it did great, so that's where I'm going to put the new one.
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carolb_w_fl_coastal_9b
2 years ago
Like very much!

What a pretty color too.
Kathy Hamlin
2 years ago
I'm just starting out with Brugmansia (FL 9B) I have one rooted cutting in the ground and starting other colors from seed. How do you tell which ones like a shadier spot or full sun?
dirtygardener
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Carol, thanks! I love this pale pink and how the edges are darker, graduating to a pale almost white at the top. It's one of my favorite all time brugs and so easy to grow. Meanwhile, my Charles Grimaldi is a PITA to grow. I've yet to find the perfect place for him. I have one I grew from cuttings that is going next to this pink one if I can ever find the time to plant him! LOL

I still have two seedlings that have not yet bloomed. I have no idea why. I put one into a pot and have one in the ground, but they just sit there. I keep praying they'll grow and bloom so I can see if I got a white one like I wanted. Most of them lived about a year and died. I'm still praying these survive and thrive.
napapen
2 years ago
I have cuttings and have made more cuttings. My main plant is 3 years old, about 3 ft tall with new growth and has never bloomed. Any hints.
Glenn Jones(9b)
2 years ago
Looking good

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