Air Layering
On some cultivars, air layering a stem from a temperamental cultivar — rather than taking a cutting, is preferred.
On some cultivars, air layering a stem from a temperamental cultivar — rather than taking a cutting, is preferred.
Begin by gathering all your supplies and your cuttings. I put cuttings of the same cultivar in a roll so there is no confusion. The cuttings are best of they are larger, woody cuttings, not soft green cuttings.
Hybridizers pollinate the flower of one cultivar with the pollen of another to create a new cultivar. Sometimes the results are spectacular.
One of the easiest ways to overwinter in cold climates without taking up much room is by using bubbler buckets.
Hopefully the following information will be useful when you begin the challenge of growing brugmansia seed at home. It is fun, challenging, and rewarding when you see the end result.
The only way to grow the brugmansia cultivar you love is to start from cuttings. Here are several methods that work well.