Hi Dave, slight correction if I may. b.arborea is a cultivar to
itself. A pure arborea is a smallish five pointed creamy white bloom
with a special fragrance unlike any other brug. To sniff one is truly
mesmerizing. The leaves are pubescent and the plant is fussy almost but
not as bad as sanguinea.

b=2Esauveolens is a different brug. Way back they used to be confused for
one another so now when buying an arborea plant or seeds, one must take
steps to assure it is a 'true' arborea.

Thanks for listening ;-)

Some way to introduce myself , eh ? lol


Dave Poole wrote:
Ann Heanes wrote:

Hi, Just wanted to ask if anyone out there grows the Brug.Sunset? I find
this the earliest of my plants & the most wonderful type.

It is a very nice Brugmansia and the bonus of the variegated leaves
gives it a long season of interest. I'm pretty sure that Ray and
Sacha have this in stock quite regularly. At one time I did intend to
test it for hardiness here, but never got around to it and there's no
room left to try. So unless I heave something out or move to
somewhere with more space, hardiness will for me, remain a mystery.

As to the doubles, a few nurseries have double white forms of arborea
and/or suaveolens. In the past, I've seen double pinks and yellows on
offer too, so they are to be found. I'm not wild about them
personally and really prefer the unadulterated single trumpets. There
are some incredible hybrids - raised mainly in the US and Germany with
an astonishing range of rich shades. All very, very tempting, but
they grow so big even in a single season, that providing room for more
than 2 or 3 is a major problem, which I've managed to avoid so far.

Dave Poole
Torquay, Coastal South Devon UK
Winter min -2=B0C. Summer max 34=B0C.
Growing season: March - November