Re: Fragrance in the Garden
Debbie Baas wrote:
> enjoy the list. When Linda of San Antonia commented on how much she
> enjoyed the Brugmansias it reminded me of the thread about them earlier in
> the year. I've had one for a couple of years and it's acutally survived in
> my unheated greenhouse in some moderately cold weather, but I've never
> noticed the heady sent the is so often mentioned.
My brugmansia's are only fragrant at night starting in the early evening
and increasing the intensity until daylight. The strongest fragrance
seems to be about an hour before daylight.
Fragrance is also a key
> factor for me when I choose a plant and I'm wondering if my nose is dying
> or the plants just aren't as fragrant as they use to be.
Have you tried sniffing them after dark?
I must say I do
> enjoy the information I pick up from the different threads. When you were
> discussing brugmansias mine started forming the seed pods and it was great
> to be able to read on the list just what I needed to do. So now I have
> seeds from my brugmansia and I wonder if it will survive another winter in
> my greenhouse,
I leave my brugs in the ground and mulch with hay. They die back but
come back quickly from the roots and usually at least have the stems
survive and grow new leaves. I am in zone 9. Of course they won't make
any seed if allowed to go dormant in the winter, not a long enough
season. :-(
and I'm anxious to see if they will germinate come spring as
> I understand the seeds themselves are quite hard.
It is best to soak the seed overnight them remove the hard outer
covering before planting.
Linda
San Antonio, Texas
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