Sommer Gardens / Thursday, February 17, 2011 / Categories: Brugmansia After a near death experience, 'Mobisu' shines One of the challenges of growing Angel Trumpets in Florida is that we are limited to what is known as the warm weather group of brugmansia. Actually at times our weather is even too hot for them, but they manage to adapt. Keeping the cool weather group, Sphaerocarpium, alive in Florida can be a real challenge. One of the cultivars that can be grown in Florida with some TLC is 'Mobisu'.I almost lost my Mobisu plant this summer due to fertilizer burn. What was once a two foot tall plant, turned into a small shoot coming up from the roots. During our cooler fall weather my plant rebounded and is now rewarding me with blooms. Hating to see its blooms fade without being pollinated, I had to scramble to locate some compatible pollen. Thanks to Teresa, a cool weather friend of mine up in Canada, I was able to obtain some sanguinea pollen to dust the new blooms with. I have one other cool weather brugmansia, an arborea, that is now in bud so I should have some additional pollen to use in a few weeks. Of course miss arborea can be assured that she will be dusted with some Mobisu pollen when she blooms.I'm hoping I can get a pod or two to set because I would like to grow out a couple generations of cool weather seedlings to see if at least a couple of seedlings will show a better tolerance for heat. Introducing Brugmansia 'Amber Glow' Gee, I wonder what I'll be doing this weekend...... Print Rate this article: No rating 7199 Tags:Angel TrumpetflavamobisusanguineaSphaerocarpium