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Post by beejay on Oct 2, 2006 9:03:20 GMT
A friend has been growing one & needs advice on how she might overwinter without greenhouse/conservatory. Any advice would be welcome.
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Post by sweetleaf on Oct 2, 2006 11:09:33 GMT
Speaking from experience, its possible to bring them indoors and keep them over winter, but they are large and tend to get in the way over christmas when you need to move it to put the tree up! ;D
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Post by andy on Oct 2, 2006 11:28:26 GMT
Brugmansia will tolerate a fair amount of cold and even a degree or two of frost.
Now if the plants can be bought inside into a cool area, that would be ideal. Other than that, if the plant is in a pot, i would considder cutting the plant very hard back....to about a foot high and then covering the roots and stem in fleece and straw and putting the pot in a very sheltered area of the garden.
It's quite hit and miss.....all depends on the severity of the winter but if there's no other choice, that's what i'd do.
Hope this helps a bit
Andy
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Post by chickadeedeedee on Oct 3, 2006 1:31:04 GMT
Hi Beejay. I have Brugmansia 'Jamaican Yellow' and have over wintered them here successfully. I believe if I can do it .... any one can! ;D I have 2 trees, over 7 ft. tall and right now they are in their second flush of flowers. What I have done last year and will do again this year is to cut them back to about 4 ft. tall and place them in a large planter. These stay on the breezeway ( an enclosed porch type thingy that is not heated but very sunny.) If the trees remain above freezing they will continue to produce new leaves and grow. Should they fall below 20° F the plant will turn into mush and perish. I have taken the extra branches from the cut - back process and either placed them directly into a pot with soil or into a bucket of water. The cuttings root VERY easily and VERY quickly without any effort. There should be an over abundance of Brugmansia plants next season!   |
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Post by beejay on Oct 5, 2006 7:33:02 GMT
Thanks for your comments/help. I wondered why you would recommend cuuting back, apart from size & perhaps to remove any very fleshy growth. Would longer stems not help to protect the main bit of the plant from damage?
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