Brugmansia - it is a flower with a woody stem up to five meters high. Flowers of plants with a diameter of up to seventeen centimeters, their length varies from 25 to 50 cm, during the day they are able to change color. The smell of flowers in the afternoon is barely audible, because the flowers are half-closed, as the blooming is in, the smell increases. The leaves of Brugmansia are placed in two tiers. In the first row the leaves are elongated, their edges are smooth. In the second row the leaves are smaller with jagged edges. The length of the sheet reaches 50 cm, they are large with clearly defined veins. The reproduction of Brugmans is carried out both by seeds and cuttings.
Did you know? Due to the tubular shape of the flower and the incredible smell, the circle of the mansion received a second name - the angel's trumpet.
How to grow Brugmansia from cuttings, when to start
Brugmansia propagation with green cuttings is carried out when the plant is one year old. Carry out cuttings in the fall (September) and spring (March). Experienced gardeners prefer spring cutting. In the spring, the flower wakes up, there comes a period of resumption of sap flow, and at the same time the stalk takes root better. Since it is easier to propagate Brugmansia by cuttings than to tinker with seeds, most gardeners prefer to use this method of cultivation.
Important! Brugmansia is a poisonous plant, so all work with it is carried out with gloves.
How to prepare cuttings Brugmans
Growing Brugmansia from cuttings has its advantage: the plant is better acclimatized and blooms earlier. Many puzzled how to prepare the cuttings of Brugmancia, in fact, the process is quite simple. Cut the stems with a sharp shears from the top of the plant, reaching a height of 15-25 cm, having their apical point of growth. From long shoots get a few cuttings. The lower leaves of the cuttings are cut off, and the upper leaves are cut off half.
It should be noted that the preparation of planting material should be taken from the plant, which reached a height of more than eighty centimeters, since the buds are not laid below. In addition to stem cutting, you can also resort to root grafting. Shrub grown by root cutting is better adapted.
Did you know? On one seedling Brugmansia can be located about a hundred flowers.
How to root the cuttings of Brugmans
Rooting cuttings Brugmans spend in two ways: in the substrate and in the water. Everyone chooses a convenient way. Rooting Brugmansia in the substrate will require less time resources. In cut stems, the lower leaves are torn off, if they are long divide them into cuttings of 15–20 cm in size and are placed for rooting in water or substrate.
Rooting in the substrate
Since not all varieties of brugmansia take root in water, they resort to rooting cuttings in the substrate. Before planting a stalk in a pot, you need to prepare a planting pot. Drainage is placed on the bottom of the pot (vermiculite, foam), then the substrate is poured. In the substrate make a groove and put the stalk. The earth around the cutting is lightly crushed, then covered with a jar, creating greenhouse conditions. When planting in the substrate using root growth stimulants. Up to four blanks are inserted into the pots. In a month, the plant will be ready to transplant to a permanent habitat.
Rooting of Brugmans cuttings in water
For rooting cuttings in water, separated warm water is used. In order for the stems placed in the water, not rot, it is diluted tablet of activated carbon. At the bottom of the jar or plastic cup pour a little water (3-5 cm) and prepared beforehand cuttings are placed in a container, then transferred to a warm well-lit place. Not only water but also oxygen is involved in the formation of roots, so the water level should not be high. Cap with the handle covered with polyethylene and put in a warm bright place. After 10-15 days, the first roots will appear.
Important! Activated carbon must be added to the water in order to avoid rotting of the roots.
How to care for cuttings brugmansii
When a flower is propagated, the question is not how to prepare Brugmancia cuttings, but how to preserve them. The main methods of care for cuttings of Brugmans are the right watering, comfortable temperature and sufficient lighting.
Care for cuttings in water
In order not to wither the leaves of the cutting, they are periodically irrigated from the sprayer. Mandatory is the daily ventilation of the mini-greenhouse. Also monitor the condition of the water. At the slightest turbidity of the fluid in the vessel, it is replaced with fresh.
Did you know? Brugmancia is widely used in folk medicine for the treatment of tumors and eye infections..
How to care for a cutting in the ground
First of all, when caring for the cuttings of Brugmancia, you need to monitor the soil moisture. The soil should not be overmoistened, but it cannot be completely dry. The pot is placed in partial shade so that the plant does not get sunburn through the jar. The jar is periodically removed for a few minutes to ventilate the plant. When the cutting rooted and grows, begin to temper it.
Brugmansia cutting: transplanting
The stalk is planted from the water into the pot when the tubercles of the roots appear on it. Landing is desirable to carry out in peat, so that there is no stagnant moisture. Planting Brugmansia cuttings from the substrate is carried out when they are rooted well. The signal for a permanent landing is the complete filling of the pot brugmansia with roots. A flower is planted in a fertile air- and moisture-permeable substrate using drainage. Perlite or foam is used as drainage. When landing in open ground or tub, the landing site should be well lit.
Important! Brugmansia is afraid of even small frosts, therefore, when grown in open ground for the winter, it is dug out and put into the room.
