Exotic brugmansiya: growing at home

Brugmansia is famous for its large, reaching in length of 30 cm, tubular flowers in the form of bells. People call them "trumpet of the archangel", because in appearance they look like wind musical instruments. This plant is rather capricious. Flowers that blossomed in the morning, may be unexpectedly closed during the day because of the heat. Datura is a relative of brugmansia, therefore it has the same poisonous flowers and intoxicating aroma. But this does not frighten those who grow brugmansiya.

Growing it - it's very troublesome. Most often in culture brugmansiya is found fragrant, dendritic and blood-red. This plant is an evergreen shrub, a height of not more than two meters. This flower is very thermophilic, so even the weakest frost for it is disastrous. In winter, the temperature in the room where it grows must be at least 5 degrees. The plant has a very powerful and well-developed root system, so the volume of the tub in which it grows must be at least 10 liters.

With the onset of spring brugmansiyu should be taken out to fresh air and sunlight. Do this gradually, so that the plant does not get sunburn. During the hot summer months, the flower should be in the fresh air and under the bright sunlight. If there is a garden or giving a plant, you can plant it in an open ground or a tub with it put on a loggia or balcony. Brugmansiya, whose cultivation in the fresh air and under natural light is very beneficial for the plant, will please you with luxurious colors.

Particular attention to the cultivation of brugmansia should be given to the soil. The plant develops very well in a fat nutritious soil, which consists of humus and loam. Flowers that live in a tub must have good drainage. On sunny days it is necessary to water them every day, on cloudy days as needed. With a lack of water, the plant can discard buds and leaves.

Regardless of where the flower grows - in a tub or in the ground - during the season it grows to one meter. Exotic brugmansiya, the cultivation of which requires close attention and care, begins to please its owners with beautiful flowers in July and August.

In autumn brugmansiyu must necessarily be brought into the room to protect from the advancing cold weather. When transplanting back to the tub, the flower is cut off by the largest roots. The plant should have as many asymmetric leaves as possible, on which the future flowering depends. If in a room where the flower is transported for the winter, the temperature is not lower than 15 degrees, then the plant will continue to bloom for a long time. Remember that at temperatures below 5-7 degrees frugmansiya can die. In addition, for the plant, the drying out of the root system is fatal.

How does such a rare and unusual plant reproduce , like brugmansia? Cultivation of seeds of this flower is used rarely. Using this method of reproduction, do not forget that the seeds of brugmansia, like all parts of the plant, are very poisonous.

Most often, brugmansia is propagated by cuttings. For rooting, the cut shoots are placed in water or directly into the ground, covered with a jar. Do not forget about the shape of the leaves of the plant. Lower symmetrical leaves are responsible for growth, and upper asymmetric for flowering. Therefore, the flower, grown from cuttings taken from the top of the plant, will blossom faster in the spring.

Brugmansiya, cultivation of which was conducted in accordance with the above rules, will develop well and give its beauty to everyone around.