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Angel trumpets and other perennial flowers for the garden of a lonely hostess
Only rare perennial flowers for the garden in beauty and abundance of flowering can be compared with luxurious Brugmansia. "Our beauty!" - proudly call her my neighbors in the country. And when you look at these photos, it's hard to disagree with the neighbors.
Angel trumpets, as they called the plant for large hanging flowers, are only beginning to conquer suburban areas in Russia. But can become for all lovers of exoticism the subject of pride and admiration. We tell you what it takes.
The appearance of Brugmansia Brugmansia is a decorative flowering shrub from the nightshade family. The birthplace of the plant is considered to be South America, where it can reach 6 meters in height. In our conditions, the green beauty grows to 2.5-3 meters, and in winter requires transfer to a warm room.
On one bush can bloom up to a hundred (!) huge fragrant bells of white, scarlet, yellow or blue. Narrow at the base, they reach a length of 30 cm and boast a skirt of petals with a diameter of 15-17 cm.
Surprisingly, the flowering of the southern guest is not hindered even by the night cold and a short-term decrease in temperature to zero degrees. Only on hot summer days do the flowers of Brugmansia close to open with the onset of evening coolness.
Brugmansia can be grown at home from seeds and with the help of cuttings. Cutting is advantageous in that it allows you to preserve all the properties of the parent bush. The grown plant can be moved to a tub or planted in the spring in the garden when the temperature exceeds 10 degrees.
However, it should be remembered that in the winter in the open ground, the “stupid tree” will die. Therefore, it is better to immediately purchase a spacious pot with a volume of up to 20 liters. In autumn, it will be possible to transplant a tree with a root coma and place it in a room with a temperature of 10-15 degrees for the winter.
Like all children of shady rainforests, Brugmansia loves humidity and does not like too intense sunlight. This means that the place for it should be illuminated, protected from drafts, but if possible shaded at noon.
For friendly flowering, the plant needs regular feeding. Every two weeks you can apply liquid fertilizers with the addition of wood ash. During the flowering period, potassium and phosphorus mixtures will be especially useful.
Brugmancia falls asleep in winter. At this time, it sheds some of the leaves and does not need much light and frequent watering. This continues until the end of February, when the buds appear on the branches. From this point on, the green pet should be placed in a sufficiently lit place.
During the same period, the adult plant can be cut. It is recommended to remove all dry branches and shorten the healthy ones by a third. It is not necessary to cut the Y-shaped shoots. This is where flowers will form in the summer.
It is important to remember that, like many other plants in the nightshade family, angel tubes are poisonous. It is advisable to place the pot with the plant in a place where children and pets will not have access to it.
Angel trumpets, as they called the plant for large hanging flowers, are only beginning to conquer suburban areas in Russia. But can become for all lovers of exoticism the subject of pride and admiration. We tell you what it takes.
The appearance of Brugmansia Brugmansia is a decorative flowering shrub from the nightshade family. The birthplace of the plant is considered to be South America, where it can reach 6 meters in height. In our conditions, the green beauty grows to 2.5-3 meters, and in winter requires transfer to a warm room.
On one bush can bloom up to a hundred (!) huge fragrant bells of white, scarlet, yellow or blue. Narrow at the base, they reach a length of 30 cm and boast a skirt of petals with a diameter of 15-17 cm.
Surprisingly, the flowering of the southern guest is not hindered even by the night cold and a short-term decrease in temperature to zero degrees. Only on hot summer days do the flowers of Brugmansia close to open with the onset of evening coolness.
Brugmansia can be grown at home from seeds and with the help of cuttings. Cutting is advantageous in that it allows you to preserve all the properties of the parent bush. The grown plant can be moved to a tub or planted in the spring in the garden when the temperature exceeds 10 degrees.
However, it should be remembered that in the winter in the open ground, the “stupid tree” will die. Therefore, it is better to immediately purchase a spacious pot with a volume of up to 20 liters. In autumn, it will be possible to transplant a tree with a root coma and place it in a room with a temperature of 10-15 degrees for the winter.
Like all children of shady rainforests, Brugmansia loves humidity and does not like too intense sunlight. This means that the place for it should be illuminated, protected from drafts, but if possible shaded at noon.
For friendly flowering, the plant needs regular feeding. Every two weeks you can apply liquid fertilizers with the addition of wood ash. During the flowering period, potassium and phosphorus mixtures will be especially useful.
Brugmancia falls asleep in winter. At this time, it sheds some of the leaves and does not need much light and frequent watering. This continues until the end of February, when the buds appear on the branches. From this point on, the green pet should be placed in a sufficiently lit place.
During the same period, the adult plant can be cut. It is recommended to remove all dry branches and shorten the healthy ones by a third. It is not necessary to cut the Y-shaped shoots. This is where flowers will form in the summer.
It is important to remember that, like many other plants in the nightshade family, angel tubes are poisonous. It is advisable to place the pot with the plant in a place where children and pets will not have access to it.
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