lavender Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Many years ago I bought a peach colored, variegated brugmansia at Longwood Gardens. It is the first one. It isn't a particularly robust plant but it blooms periodically with the peach colored flowers fading to white as they age. A couple of years ago it threw off a green "sport". We are always advised to take these off or they tend to take over the plant. Sometimes they are desirable variations and that is where we get a number of unusual plants. I couldn't bring myself to throw it away so I rooted it. It finally has bloomed. The buds are yellow and they open to a white flower with a yellow tint. It is a faster growing much sturdier plant that the parent. Something interesting when the snow is flying! sapphire, Bon, fadedgenes and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelnut Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 I love it, thanks for sharing! It made me think of warmer weather on this cold winter's night sapphire 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Nice!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMJ77 Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 FYI.... there is a greenhouse for sale/trade in the clsfids lavender 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Is this the same as Angels Trumpet or Devils Trumpet (sp) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted February 13, 2016 Author Share Posted February 13, 2016 FYI.... there is a greenhouse for sale/trade in the clsfids Saw that but do I need another? I've got the one in the picture which is heated and attached to the house. Then I have a huge commercial sized one where I grow my seedlings and grow plants for the garden club. That isn't heated but is handy in the spring. It gets the perennials off to a good start and houses plant babies. Don't you need one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted February 13, 2016 Author Share Posted February 13, 2016 Is this the same as Angels Trumpet or Devils Trumpet (sp) They changed the taxonomy on these but according to my understanding is this is a brugmansia or angel's trumpet. It grows quite large and treelike and can get woody. It isn't hardy around here and as you can see the flowers are pendulous. Devi's trumpet or datura is more of a bush and the flowers are not pendulous. The datura have spiny seeds and the brugmansia have smooth seeds. Jimson weed is an example of datura. We've managed to get datura through some of our warmer winters. There are some on the embankment replacing the ones that were winter killed a couple of years ago. Those are the white ones. The little purple ones reseed so readily that they are almost a weed. They never come through the winter. People tend to use angel's trumpet and devil's trumpet interchangeably and since common names are not specific the answer to your question is "yes". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Brugmansia is a small tree and the flowers face downwards which is why it is nicknamed Angel's Trumpet. Generally it is started by rooting cuttings. Datura is a short plant and the flowers face upwards which is why it is nicknamed Devil's Trumpet. This one is started by seeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 I had several plants that had a spiny seed pod. Mine died when I had surgery cause I couldn't water it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 The spiny seed pod is the Jimsonweed or Datura. I have never had a Brugmansia set seeds pods in our area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 The bottom pic is what they looked like. Pretty white trumpet flower on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 That one may come back up from self seeding or you can collect seeds, store them in the refrigerator and toss them into a planting bed in the spring. The Brugmansia you take in for the winter, cut it back, root the cuttings and in the spring you'll have a bunch to share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 That was years ago. Don't have any seeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Sorry I don't have any either. This is one plant I refuse to grow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted February 14, 2016 Author Share Posted February 14, 2016 If you want one, Bon, I'll get you a seedling datura in the spring either purple or white. I have my ways. The new green brug roots easily but the variegated one not so much. If I get to it I might try to get the peach one to set seed. Again I have my ways. Datura is hallucinogenic. It may or may not have been what caused the Salem witch trials. Ever hear of loco weed? Farmer's hate it and it is on the list of noxious invasive weeds. Not that hardy around here so it usually isn't a problem but out west it is a problem with the cattle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Funny you mention the Salem witches trials. One of them was my relative. A famous poem was written about it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted February 15, 2016 Author Share Posted February 15, 2016 Who! Gotta look her up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 I have to look up the name on fb. Its in my messages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 http://historyofmassachusetts.org/susannah-martin-accused-witch-from-salisbury/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nwa/sm.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted February 16, 2016 Author Share Posted February 16, 2016 You are related to the poet John Greenleaf Whittier as well! How fascinating! Bon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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