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October 11, 2009
Cuttings, cuttings, and more cuttings...
This weekend I decided to make a dent in my fall propagating schedule and here's the result:
I ended up filling 48 trays of assorted Angel Trumpets. Each tray has 50 cells so that equals 2,400 potential brugmansia plants. Add that total to the ones I did a few weeks ago and I'll already have over 3,000 liners ready to pot up in spring. That number should double next month when I start phase two of my propagation schedule.
I ended up filling 48 trays of assorted Angel Trumpets. Each tray has 50 cells so that equals 2,400 potential brugmansia plants. Add that total to the ones I did a few weeks ago and I'll already have over 3,000 liners ready to pot up in spring. That number should double next month when I start phase two of my propagation schedule. 
So how do Angel's trumpet's spread? I had one and then mysteriously I have another a couple of feet away and then a third, but the roots aren't co-mingled?
And you propagate with cuttings?
And you combine two types like you do apple trees, by slicing one stalk and then putting a second stem in the slice and wrap? Or is there some other way? It seems you mix and match them without a lot of trouble on your part or is it because you've gotten so good, you've gotten quick?
You have a heck of an operation Fred. And I love the frog pics!
Most brugmansia are propagated by cuttings while daturas are cultivated primarily by seeds. Larger brugs will send up suckers from the roots, but normally they are in close proximety to the base of the mother plant.
Brugmansia will self seed themselves in your yard if you live in a warmer zone, but this is not real common. It takes time to cultivate a brugmansia from seed to blooming size, but when you see the results it is worth it.
I'm glad you like my frogs. I always carry a camera in my pocket when I'm out with my plants because I never know when I'll run into something unusual.