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Sowing: Sow at any time of year at temperatures of 15 to 21°C (60 to 65°F) Brugmansia are fairly easily grown from seed. Soak the seeds overnight in hand-hot water. Fill small pots or trays with a good sterilized soil mix or seed compost. Firm the soil and stand the pots in water to moisten then drain. Sow the seeds on the surface, and then cover with a fine layer of vermiculite or sieved soil. Do not exclude light as the seeds need light for germination. Cover the pots with glass or a plastic dome. Use a propagator if you have one as bottom heat is beneficial. Maintain a temperature of 15 to 18°C (60 to 65°F) Germination can be between 2 to 6 weeks, so patience may be required. The trick is never to let them dry out; keep them moist but not wet at all times. Transplant seedlings when they have their first pair of true leaves and continue to pot on as roots emerge from the base of the pot. Plants will not bloom until the trunk has forked or formed a "Y". The plant continues to fork and produces a bloom at each "Y". Sometimes they fork when very young; sometimes they are a meter high before the first Y is formed.
- Brugmansia suaveolens is an exotic beauty that is native to the mild lowlands of Brazil. Angel Trumpets are large shrubs with lush foliage and masses of delightfully fragrant blooms that grow 25 to 30cm (10 to 12 in) long, often blooming the first year from seed. They can transform a terrace or patio into a tropical paradise, blooming continually from midsummer until frost.
- Grow in large containers, preferably in full sun, and winter them indoors near a sunny window. They can either be grown in a 20cm (8in) pot and pruned hard each year after flowering, or given space and allowed to grow into a specimen plant. If grown outdoors, Brugmansia will attain a height of 90 to 120cm (3 to 4') the first season and can double in size in subsequent years.
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