Cultivation Of Brugmansia Candida In An Apartment And Winter Gardens

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Datura snow-white - a fragrant plant for apartments and winter gardens

The zodiac sign Scorpio (October 24 - November 22) corresponds to: dracaena, common oleander, motley staplia, desert cacti (Sylvester's chamecerius, Gruson's echinocactus), cap-shaped aloe, tiger faucaria and snow-white dope. Most botanists believe that the long-rooted name snow-white dope should be considered erroneous. It is correct to call it snow-white brugmansiya.

Brugmansia candida; refers to this. Solanaceae (Solanaceae) and the genus Brugmansia (Brugmansia). The plant is named after the Dutch professor of natural history Sebald Justin Brugmans, who taught at Leiden University (early 18th century). By the way, Brugmansia was previously attributed to the genus Datura, but now the latter includes only herbaceous annuals with bell-shaped flowers growing upward (and not downward, as in Brugmansians). Evergreens of this species, like

brugmansia aromatic Br. suaveolens, are widespread in retail sales and are in cold and temperate climates one of the most favorite ornamental flowering plants grown in greenhouses, conservatories and apartments. In natural conditions, they are original shrubs or small (up to 5 m high) trees, remarkable for their huge drooping, tubular-bell-shaped fragrant flowers. Brugmansia are widespread in tropical and subtropical South America (from the West Indies to Argentina and Chile), where they grow in a humid climate of forests located along the banks of rivers in the foothills, and in hilly terrain (at an altitude of 250 - 1000 m). In the cities of Brazil, for example, in Buenos Aires, brugmansia, fantastically beautiful during flowering and filling the air with a delicate aroma at night,planted as ornamental plants on lawns in front of houses and in front gardens. Brugmansia flowers have a rather intense pleasant (intoxicating) aroma, which they need to attract pollinating insects (mainly hawk moths). Sometimes (during heavy rain), abundantly flowering trees, which cannot withstand the load of hundreds of huge wet flowers, break easily even with small gusts of wind. In Russia, brugmans are still quite rare, although on the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus they are occasionally found in the open air in tubs and even in the open field in summer. But more often in the south of the country, species of real dope of the genus Datura are cultivated in the open field. In Russian flower shops, you can sometimes find small trees sold under the name "Datura tree" (D. or Br. Arborea),which in fact are usually complex hybrids or varieties of fragrant brugmansia or snow-white brugmansia, differing in the degree of drooping of the flowers - in the first they are semi-drooping, and in the second they are hanging. An adult indoor brugmansia snow-white is a large beautiful tree, scattering branches in all directions (up to 2 m) with light green oblong ovoid leaves (up to 22 cm). They usually keep it in a tub. Brugmansia blooms in summer and until autumn (from July to September). Large (up to 25 cm) white funnel-shaped flowers with a strong sweetish smell are especially fragrant in the evening. These plants need careful care. They prefer a spacious room with a south-facing window, where there is a lot of space (air) and light. Brugmansii tolerate direct sunlight or partial shade well. If we allow low light in the room,for example, to move the plant deep into the room (at least one and a half meters from the window), it will respond to this by wilting the leaves and a significant decrease in the turgor of the non-lignified part of the trunk. In the shade, foliage grows more abundantly than in the sun, but at the expense of flowering. In summer, large specimens feel better in the fresh air - in the garden or on a balcony, sheltered from the wind, in partial shade. These plants are considered relatively cold-resistant: they tolerate temperatures below 10 ° C well, but temperatures of 13-15 ° C are more optimal for winter maintenance, in a well-lit room. In apartments and conservatories, brugmansii, with sufficient illumination and humidity, remain evergreen, only partially dropping leaves in winter. But with a lack of light, they can not only partially or completely fall off the leaves, but the whole plant can also die. Some experts suggest keeping brugmansia in winter in a dark, cool room or basement, where the plants naturally completely shed their foliage, but such a wintering, others note, is very risky and, most likely, will end with the death of the plant. This is a very moisture-loving plant that accumulates water in its slightly lignified trunks and branches, and, in addition, large leaves evaporate a lot of moisture, therefore, during the active growing season (spring and summer), abundant watering and frequent spraying of foliage with an air humidity of less than 60-75 %. In winter, watering is reduced, but the soil is kept in a slightly moist state and the turgor of leaves and green stems is constantly monitored, preventing their critical dehydration. For this plant, fertilizing with a solution of mineral fertilizers in the summer (once a decade) is useful. Young plants are transplanted annually, mature plants as needed. Nutrient (preferably slightly acidic) loose soil with the addition of sand is used as a soil substrate, but the soil must be well-drained (ready-made flower mixtures with a pH of about 6.0-6.5 can be used). In the lower part of the pot or tub, drainage is arranged to avoid stagnation of water and rotting of the roots. If an adult plant is not transplanted, then the top layer is replaced with fertile soil. Brugmansia snow-white is propagated by seeds, but more often by stem cuttings in spring. When phytohormones are used and when the soil is heated, the rooting of apical and stem cuttings in water or in a light moist soil under a glass jar providing high air humidity occurs rather quickly (after two weeks). Untreated brugmansium seeds with a growth stimulant, which are often commercially available unpeeled, usually germinate after 1-2 months, therefore, before sowing, it is preferable to soak them for a day or two in a solution of root or heteroauxin. When transplanting, young plants are easily formed into standard trees by pinching or shortening some shoots; they tolerate even the most severe pruning well, but it is important not to damage the flower buds that are laid for a long time. In connection with this factor, pruning and transplanting is desirable to be carried out no later than the end of winter - early spring (late January - mid-March), i.e. before growth begins. It must be borne in mind that all parts of the plant are poisonous. Let's add,that there is even a certain ban on planting floripondio (as they call brugmansia in Argentina) in crowded public places because of toxic and psychotropic substances contained in large quantities in all parts of the plant (especially in its seeds). The high hallucinogenic properties of brugmans have long been used by South American Indians in rituals of communication with spirits and for medicinal purposes. Now in some provinces of Argentina, they are engaged in the cultivation of brugmansia on an industrial scale, growing plants for the needs of the biochemical and pharmaceutical industries in order to obtain the valuable alkaloids of scopolamine and atropine. In indoor conditions, despite its toxicity, snow-white brugmansia can be severely affected by spider mites. The high hallucinogenic properties of brugmans have long been used by South American Indians in rituals of communication with spirits and for medicinal purposes. Now in some provinces of Argentina, they are engaged in the cultivation of brugmansia on an industrial scale, growing plants for the needs of the biochemical and pharmaceutical industries in order to obtain the valuable alkaloids of scopolamine and atropine. In indoor conditions, despite its toxicity, snow-white brugmansia can be severely affected by spider mites. The high hallucinogenic properties of brugmans have long been used by South American Indians in rituals of communication with spirits and for medicinal purposes. Now in some provinces of Argentina, they are engaged in the cultivation of brugmansia on an industrial scale, growing plants for the needs of the biochemical and pharmaceutical industries in order to obtain the valuable alkaloids of scopolamine and atropine. In indoor conditions, despite its toxicity, snow-white brugmansia can be severely affected by spider mites. In indoor conditions, despite its toxicity, snow-white brugmansia can be severely affected by spider mites. In indoor conditions, despite its toxicity, snow-white brugmansia can be severely affected by spider mites.