What is the consensus on overwintering Brugmansia?

[otorongo]

The sanguinea is hardy here, no need to do anything to it unless we get another Dec 2010.

Mine is in a pot and I think I'm going to plant it in the ground come spring, just need to think of a good spot for it

It's enjoying the glorious sunshine right now, and I'm jealous as I'm in the office!

[Mr List]

anybody got a clue which brugmansia is the most 'hardy' ?

[Yorkshire Kris]

anybody got a clue which brugmansia is the most 'hardy' ?

Mr Poole will know.

[Dave Brown]

anybody got a clue which brugmansia is the most 'hardy' ?

Mr Poole will know.

He has already told us

[Yorkshire Kris]

anybody got a clue which brugmansia is the most 'hardy' ?

Mr Poole will know.

He has already told us

Exactly!

[Mr List]

sanguinea?

in my books this comes up as one of the most tender I think

[Chad]

sanguinea?

in my books this comes up as one of the most tender I think

Get new books; quick.

Chad.

[Steph]

Or Aurea.
Shall be trialling that outside next year......

[DaveP]

sanguinea?
in my books this comes up as one of the most tender I think

Throw that book away then. B. sanguinea has long had a reputation for being a cool loving species and any claim to otherwise suggests that the information is deeply flawed.

Or Aurea.
Shall be trialling that outside next year......

I've got some of Ludger's aurea seedlings outside and despite that cold spate, they are looking extremely lush. No doubt I'll turn chicken and send them to the nursery for the winter, but they aren't suffering ATM.

[Steph]

All I can say in his favour is that he's in West Yorks and we are soft Southerners.... our plants do stand a better chance of surviving outside.
Saying that I have never had a Sang survive outside overwinter.

[Mr List]

looked again and yes it says large specimens in cornwall can take some frosting but they are not fragrant?

I think I have suaveolens, how 'hardy' is that one out of curiosity?

[otorongo]

looked again and yes it says large specimens in cornwall can take some frosting but they are not fragrant?

They're not fragrant and their flowers are different, smaller but with deeper colour and variegation.
They take more than a light frosting, I think I've read on here their leaves can take -2 and the wood much more, perhaps -4?

I think I have suaveolens, how 'hardy' is that one out of curiosity?

It's in the warm group, fragrant and flowers best in warm weather. I have 2 suaveolens (I think), one is finished flowering by the looks of it, the other one is still in flower. In the warmer months I've seen them attract bats.
The flowers are not as fragrant at this time of year, they need heat to bring out their fragrance and colour.

It's less hardy than the cold group, the leaves die with the slightest frost and the stem is mushed at around -2C (according to Dave). Mine survived last winter outside with fleecing and some damage to the softer branches, especially the bits in contact with the fleece.

[otorongo]

Saying that I have never had a Sang survive outside overwinter.

What temps have you had kill them?

Last winter was a mild one so I guess not a good indicator.

[Mr List]

I wonder if careful sourcing of a high altitude specimen of sanguinea in the wild could herald an almost hardy plant?

my brug always seems fragrant , very much so, in an evening when ever it is in flower.

I have to be honest I don't think a non fragrant brug is worth the effort to keep as a tender plant.

[parkeey]

a few winter ago i had mine in the outhouse, very thin glass, it killed it, prob as bad as being outdoors ...really no insulation in that room at all. It was a huge 8ft specimen as well. so cold for so long just wiped it out.
This year there in the house and 1 of mine is still got a big flower on! despite many of the leaves dropping