Re: Brugmansia
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- Subject: Re: Brugmansia
- From: D* M* <d*@post.its.mcw.edu>
- Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 18:07:44 -0600
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>Does anyone know why these plants don't seem to ever produce seed? My Daturas
>always produce tons of seed, but never any from the Brugs, which are just
>coming back into bloom from their cut down and repotting this past fall.
>
In my experience, most brugmansias seem to be self-sterile. I only have
gotten seed pods to form when cross-pollenating two different varieties or
individuals. I have tried several times to cross brugmansias with daturas,
but that does not seem to work.
Don Martinson
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin (Milwaukee suburb)
USDA Zone 5 (-10 to -20F)
Heat Zone #4
