On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 16:50:10 GMT, "Vox Humana" opined:

I picked mine up at a sale in June of 2001. They were only about 6 inches
long. They didn't bloom that year until I brought them inside. They
bloomed around Thanksgiving and then I put them in the basement were they
went dormant. Last year they bloomed very late as the temperatures started
to drop at night. I didn't realize how much fertilizer they required, and
they got all chlorotic and lost their leaves until you told me what to do.
This year I am feeding them heavily and keeping them very moist. They look
better than ever and I am happy to see them bloom so early. I hope they
continue all summer. I don't know what varieties I have. One is white and
is very heavily perfumed. The other starts out the palest pink and turn a
salmon color. It doesn't have the intense fragrance that the white one has.


Finally they have translated the book Englestrompeten into English. It is the
only book in the world I know of which is dedicated to Brugmansia spp. In it,
they have a fantastic section explaining how to identify what you have, or see
somewhere. I bough the German edition years ago, now I own the English edition.
It was well worth it. You can also visit this site:
http://www.americanbrugmansia-daturasociety.org/ for great photos.


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