Hi, I'm thinking of purchasing some B. sanguinea seeds. Any recommendations for a good source? Any help would be appreciated. herehttp://www.network54.com/Realm/Bobky/thanx.gif
Duane I think I bought my sanguinea seeds from JL Hudson or Thompson & Morgan. It was a couple years ago and I'm not positive of the source. You can check online and see if they have them. Both are reliable seed suppliers.
Karyn http://www.jlhudsonseeds.net/ http://www.thompson-morgan.com/uk
I've grown sanguineas from seeds - 4 orange and 4 red/yellow. The seeds were given to me, but came from J.L. Hudson.
I hope you have better luck getting them to bloom than I have. I got a Y from all of them & a couple of flowers, at the end of the 1rst year. That was considered doing well. But in their 2nd year, they grew & grew, but formed no buds until time for frost. I kept 1 plant of each color and gave the rest away at a Nov. plant swap.
I think you'll find they hate getting much sun. They wilt very easily, so I give them morning sun and filtered sun to shade the rest of the day. Mine grew so tall & leaned towards the light...got to where they'd blow over easily. This may be the last year I grow them....altho if I could ever get ahold of 'Hans-Georg Preissel' or 'Ripred', I'd knock myself out trying to please them!
Patrick
Brug Moderator
USDA Zone 8b
Heat Zone 3
Sunset Zone 5
SeaTac, WA...one cool place
Wow Patrick you got them to bloom the first year. WTG!! I started some from seed last year and they grew but haven't yet Y'd. They are dormant now but I doubt that I'll get them to bloom this year either. We have miserably hot and humid summers, just what they don't like. lol If they don't do anything this year I'll probably get rid of them.
Karyn
This is an old thread, but I just wanted to tell you Karyn that it must have been beginner's luck! I got those few blooms at the end of the 1rst year & haven't had much of anything since! My sangs spent this winter outdoors & weren't subjected to very cold temps (upper 20's a few times). The foliage was still in place in early January, but finally got fried when the temp went below 30. Every year I swear it may be their last chance...but I seem to hang onto them.
Patrick
Brug Moderator
USDA Zone 8b
Heat Zone 3
Sunset Zone 5
SeaTac, WA...one cool place
John, a couple of years ago I happened across a web site that was operated by students at a college somewhere in CA. They had a sang called 'ripred' & showed 1 pic of a bloom. From the angle the photo was taken, it appeared most of the color was on the inner surface of the corolla, but it was a really nice deep red. The date I found on that site sorta told me the data had been entered at least a year or two previously & it seemed the site might not be in use any longer. I did email them, but never received a reply. I sure would have liked to get ahold of one!
Patrick
Brug Moderator
USDA Zone 8b
Heat Zone 3
Sunset Zone 5
SeaTac, WA...one cool place
What luck! Have planted some B. Sang. seeds this afternoon and just now caught this thread. Sure would appreciate any and all advice/tips for bringing them into growth. This is my first year sowing seeds, have a few Daturas coming along, but this will be the first Brugs. TIA
Los Angeles County, CA
Hardy Zone:9B
Heat Zone:8/9
Gloria I would give them a little more drainage that your usual brugs and keep them cooler than you usually do. For the seedlings to thrive they love really high light, but not direct sunlight when it's warm.
2-4" from a 4' flourescent light fixture in your garage at 50 degrees with extra sharp drainage and don't let them dry out = growth like gangbusters!
I believe some good natural day/night temperature variation will help you get better germination. Lots of other methods work well too with variations on those conditions.
Thanks, Tom for the advice. Will try my best. This is my first time sowing seeds. This morning found that I had lost most of the Datura seedlings ... too moist and Fungus Gnats!!! Will have to do something about this learning curve of mine!! lol.
Los Angeles County, CA
Hardy Zone:9B
Heat Zone:8/9
Ok, so I've got something like 70 sang seeds in domed flats 4" under the shoplight. Extra sharp drainage, I used Whitney Farms &/or Gardner & Bloome seed starter & mixed in a bunch of pumice, sand, & perlite. (Haven't got any vermiculite yet, they only have like 50lb bags around here.) Temps between 45 & 60. How much moisture/humidity is enough or too much? And is this green "algae" growing on the pumice in the biggest flat ok or should I hit it with some chamomile or something?
John
Sweet Home, Oregon
Zone 7-8
Heat Zone 4
Linda Charlton (Login napdognewfie) Brug Moderator
Re: B. sanguinea seeds
April 22 2008, 3:59 PM
I have two Sang seedlings. Has anyone else noticed that they smell (stink)?
While theirs' is different/unique, I've found lowland brugs that have a strong scent as well, such as 'Shredded White (Fantasy?)'. And as far as I know all Daturas have a smell too. Maybe it has something to do with the hairy foliage?
Apparently the "algae" is ok, I had my first seedling come up today! The seeds in the other 2 propagaters haven't done anything yet, but I started them later. There is also no "algae" growing in them. It's starting to get warm here, so I guess I'll have to put a fan or 2 in there.
