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Brug cuttings needed please

9 years ago

Hello all!

Does anyone have any cuttings available now! I don't have anything for trade but will pay for postage.


thank you!!!

Comments (5)

  • 9 years ago

    Check eBay.

  • 9 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    "green.thumbs.galore" on eBay just shipped me a nice Brug "Naughty Nick" cutting in record time. NN is a tall growing double peachy orange. Was 1" dia stem and already rooted. So was better than expected. Good price too.

    The "Brugmansia Cultivar Register" is a great "one stop" place to compare Brugs http://www.brugmansia.us

    There's some other proven Brugs currently listed on eBay like 'Adeline' and 'Painted Lady'. As it gets warmer in spring for safer shipping many more sources tend to list. I like to buy as earlier than later. I'm hoping to get "best pick" rewarded. My theory is that they want good initial feedback to drive sales.

    I like to buy from growers that don't call Brugs "Datura" or have other mis-information. Having seperate websites showing they have Brug growing and shipping experience is encouraging to me. If they know how to grow well the plants might also be stronger.

    Like their relatives, Tomato and Eggplant, Brugs are easy and fast grow fast from seed. However, I tend not to buy from international or other off mainland sources, other than Hawaii or Puerto Rico, unless there's a large number of high seller ratings. Some esp China seed sources post a lot of wrong information, not building my trust much. I for instance see seed listed from know sterile plant cultivars, thus they must be look alikes. In contrast, I've had good luck with Thailand plant purchases (eg orchids).

    It doesn't hurt to buy cultivars that have been around awhile and have widely proven claim. It's hard to lose with eg Frosty Pink, Charles Grimaldi, Cherub, Maya = Sunset, Peaches and Cream (might be Maya?), Cypress Gardens, Super Nova, Painted Lady, Ecuador Pink, there's many others too.

    Home sales sources online that post good original photos, with plants resembling those picture in respected databases, have often supplied me the most generous size plants at the best good prices. Remember these rare find JEM sources when you find them!

    For home grown plants, I like cuttings over plants to avoid mites or other unexpected pest entry to my yard and house. (Making your one's own cuttings is also a good way to replenish one's stocks if mites get out of control.) Cuttings can be alcohol wiped before rooting to kill surface challenges.

    Not to scare you ... but here's a list of some problems for Brugmansia and how to combat them

    www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/brugmansia/brugmansia-diseases.htm

    Finally, some viruses such as Tobacco Mosaic described in the link above, is an example known for Solanace family plants, including Brugmansia. It's always good to isolate your plants few weeks to inspect them before exposing the rest to them.

    If these ever get out of hand in the industry, as has happened with Canna or Lily bulbs at times in the past, propigated and distributed from the Netherlands. Tissue cultured plants or growing from seed are solutions

    Tissue culturing plants (as they do for Bananas and Orchids) primarly gives exact duplicates. Seed grown plants "gift" more variation, unless the line was interbred enough to give a more uniform population. I've recently grown Salvia 'Lighthouse' and Lobelia 'Starship Scarlet' from Burpee seed. Amazing uniformity. Acted like exact clones.

    When I grow anything from seed I grow several to select the "best growing looker". Gives you the chance to select a plant equal to or better than the parent(s) for your location. Currently on eBay there are some Brug seeds offered by a few serious Brugmansia Enthusiasts. Awesome potential for a patient gardener. If you grow tropical or almost any other kind of seeds.

    Parks Biodome incubators under lights with heat mats and those sponge inserts have given me awesome results. Placing one seed into the center well, and pressing one or two backup seeds into the sponge sides (if you have enough seed) has given me 100% success. The small original sponges or next size up work best for me. When roots poke out pot up. Canna, Cardinal Flower, Pink Calla, Cyclamen and rare albino Dragon Arum (white Drancunlaris from Crete) seed worked at 100% success per sponge this way. Want 5 plants? $1.25 of sponges gives 5 final plants. Great rare seed starter.

    If you have small diameter Brug stem cuttings, this system works great to root, rather than rot, them. Possibly most any plant in the Solanace family including the decorative sweet potato vines I wanted to multiply work great this way. Sarcococca e.g., humilis plants for PNW ground cover or larger plants at your front entrance are much loved here for for late winter fragrance. But they are expensive here. One spring I made a few dozen quickly this way.

    The ventilated dome look like you can make your own. But they are strong, durable, drain salts away if it gets dry there and float seedling sponges at the right uniform depth in the durable styrofoam sponge holding blocks.

    Lots of data here, but it's better to share than only watching that Football game, and the Brug info might be helpful. Altanta Falcons are killing Green Bay so far! Atlanta is better Brug growing habitat too.

    chrholme thanked garyz8bpnw
  • 9 years ago

    If your looking for Noids pink , yellow and peach I can help

    chrholme thanked rednofl
  • 9 years ago

    i have lots of single white datura seeds. If interested, email me.


  • 9 years ago

    Gary, that is a lot of great information! Thank you for posting.

    Too bad about the game.