Comments on: Brugmansia care

By: Fonda

Fonda — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:50:26 +0000

I might ad I have 2 others that are in separate pots that do not have this.

By: Fonda

Fonda — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:49:13 +0000

Yes but the dogs are in the back of the kennel. I keep my plants (during winter) in the front.

By: Fonda

Fonda — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:17 +0000

My brug is growing good indoors. However, I just got back from a trip, (2 days) it looks like it is growing hair on the leaves. I sprayed it (misted) with sevin in water just in case it was mites or a bug of some sort. Any help will be appreciated.

HI Fonda
I’m not sure what your’e describing. Could be “hair” be spider webs or a thread-like mycelium from a fungus. Do you have a dog?

By: Tony

Tony — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:04:25 +0000

Not blooming
I do not know as it has never flowered. It does keep growing, I keep cutting it back.

Hi Tony
I’m assuming that this brugmansia is getting as much bright light and fertilizer as the other plants. Hmmm.. what about pruning. It blooms on new growth. Prune it in the spring and trim off the tips to a node during the growing season to stimulate new growth and bloom. Don’t cut back the central leader, wait till it develps a Y to prune. The branches above the Y produce the flowers. If it is in the same pot for the last 3 years, you might check the roots in the spring, if they are crowded and coming out of the bottom, trim the roots and repot the plant in fresh soil.

By: Tony

Tony — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:08:32 +0000

Hi…I have a question rather than a comment. I love brugmansias, I have had a wide variety of colours but one plant in particular I cannot get to flower, it just keeps growing tall. I have cut it back but again it grows back without flowering. This has been going on for three years…any suggestions?
Tony

Hi Tony
What colour is it?

By: Karen S

Karen S — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 08:45:39 +0000

Brugmansia care in Ohio
Hi, i live in Ohio and i have angel trumpets and keep them all the time. I cut then back put the pots the basment.take the cuttings and cut them about 6-8in long put in damp dirt, root then plant in pot. pull them out in the summer and plant the new one’s.and have more.you have to feed them ever two weeks for to do good.and WATER WATER WATER. I have good luck. P.S.take in when it stays below 40 thay do not like it. i am looking for a red trumpet can you help me? I hope this help someone. Nov 1st 3:40am Karen S

Hi Karen
Thanks for the info on your experience with brugmansia. I’m sure it will be of some help to other Hortchatters.Hopefully someone has a lead on a red trumpet.

By: Karen

Karen — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:13:07 +0000

Winterover Brugmansia
Hello-
I live in Portland, Oregon and I am just starting to grow these beautiful plants. I have a grouping of 5 of them that grew well in the ground over the summer and bloomed profusely. They are now about 6 feet tall, and I am wondering if I can mulch the roots and winter them over? Should I cut them back any? I believe I am in zone 8-9. Any help would be appreciated!

Hi Karen
I think you will be ok in zone 8/9. It may or may not go dormant and drop its leaves if it gets too cold but should regrow from the roots next spring. Mulch the roots for winter protection. Wait to prune, see what happens this winter. The plants may die back to the ground if not prune any winter damage in spring. Brugmansia blooms on new growth so you don’t have to worry about pruning too much.

By: Sandi Johnson

Sandi Johnson — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:44:30 +0000

I have a new angel trumpet I got this it was covered with blossoms and then they all fell off but one it was real pretty. How can I get the blossoms from falling off

Hi Sandi
Blossom drop can be an indicator that the plant is experiencing some sort of stress eg: too much water, not enough water, insects, cold or hot temperatures, or root damage.

By: sam bass

sam bass — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:16:52 +0000

well, i sprayed some catepillar stuff, but then the plant did its initial flowering. then i sprayed some malathion to kill a spider mite infestation. two days after the malathion spraying i started giving it brief foliar showers of fresh water in the unusually hot afternoons. i thought it might be the malathion, but i have now noticed several other burgs in my neighborhood doing the same thing. note: this particular tree was pretty messed up when i got to it. no flowers and only a few leaves. the leaves are doing great and there is lots of new growth. i have also started weekly feedings of a mild, balanced fertilizer. what n-p-k induces the most dramatic flowering? i’ll keep trying. s

Hi Sam
The best recommendation for Brugmansia fertilizer is a balanced fertilizer. The middle # Phosphorus simulates blooming.

By: J. McKay

J. McKay — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:56:11 +0000

I have… well, had a large Brugmansia in my back yard in South Louisiana. It was very tall and flowered constantly throughout the spring and summer. As we didn’t have a true frost last winter, we were worried about pruning and left the plant as is. As a result, the branches were extremely thick and heavy. We just suffered a very strong 24-hour period of storms which resulted in our Brugmansia splitting in two at the roots, with each half of the plant laying opposite the other.

Is there anything we can do to revive this beautiful plant? We’re newbies with this plant. Who am I kidding? We’re newbies with plants in general. Thanks!

HI J
I’m not sure how to treat your brugmansia tree. I know the branches will have to be heavily pruned and they take well to pruning. What I would try is to take the split branches and tie them together and give them support so that there is a possibility that they will heal. But that will always be a weak spot on the shrub.
I would recommend that you contact the Louisianna extension service (Master gardeners) so that they can give you detailed info as to how to treat your brugmansia. If they can’t help try UC extension.Napa MG’s phone #877 279-3065