Solved Brugmansia

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    I have a problem with my new rooting of the Pink Brugmansia. I can't see critters but I am sure something is eating it as you can see through the brown bits. I sprayed it with washing up liquid but I have lost all six leaves now. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

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    My guess would
    be the dreaded red spider mite.

    People of our age,:biggrin:, need a hand lens to spot them.
     
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      I thought you would come on and say that. :rolleyespink: What else can I do ... I don't have any chemicals. Strange my big Charles Grimaldi is okay.
       
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      Well if it is RSM, keep it well away from Charlie, they spread from plant to plant very easily.
      Brugs are a sucker for them, usually because we have to overwinter in a greenhouse.

      You could make sure it is kept humid by spaying it a few times a day, especially under the leaves.
      I've been using mite killer that is designed for use in animals hutches:biggrin:, it works if you spray very lightly.

      But first you need to make sure that is the problem.
       
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        Well, both of us have looked with a magnifying glass (and glasses on :heehee:) and can see no pin point red dots. The mother plant (which resurrected itself after being dead/dormant for years looks fine down on the lower dining patio where Charlie is. I have this one on the front of house patio ... about two meters from the Iochroma. :hate-shocked: Can they recover from RSM, I am down to no leaves on it, just a stem now.
         
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        Well it sounds a bit drastic, no leaves al all. RSM are not red, they are a small yellow insect with a couple of black dots
        Maybe its not RSM, could it be a soil problem?
         
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        It is a new cutting off the mother plant which I rooted in water then planted in fresh compost. It had only developed the six leaves so far. Think I'll add a little alcohol/hydrogen peroxide to my spray and spray the stem.

        Here is a picture of RSM I took off the net ... looks red to me. :scratch:


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        That is not the kind I get.
        It actually looks like the bug you can buy that kills it.

        I think its called two spotted red spider mite that I get, its mostly pale yellow with two black spots.
        It is often found this time of year on the undersides of the leaves, its only if you get a total infestation that you see lots of webbing and the tiny bugs moving along the webbing.
         
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            I put a little Isopropyl Alcohol in my washing up liquid spray as I read you can use it or Hydrogen Peroxide and it said keep the leaves wet to deter them. Went back out and I was wrong there are two leaves left. I shall leave things alone now and see if it recuperates.

            Thanks for the help Pete.
             
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              Just to say after losing all leaves to the whatever ailment three weeks ago, it has come back quite nicely ...

              Brug Pink 1 14 Jul.jpg
               
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                Here I am back with this Pink Babe again. It survived and has grown to 65cm tall.
                Pink Brug 12 Feb 23.jpg
                I found this on The 'Y' Factor.
                Brugmansia cubit: Brugmansia: The "Y" and subequal leaf
                It was a side shoot from the mother plant which bloomed last year. I keep wanting to chop it in half ... but will I ruin it? I plan on giving it away to a friend as I have three pink ones,who will hopefully put it in the ground.
                What would you do?
                 
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                Personally I'd say do you want a multi stemmed bushy shrub or a standard.

                I've only taken this idea of a Y as applying to seed grown plants, although when older they often still branch into a Y at each flower, but not always.
                I've had cuttings flower at less than a foot tall.
                It looks a bit yellow @Victoria .
                 
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                Sorry just read the link.:redface:
                 
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                Shrub I think. maybe standard. :rolleyespink:

                Colour is okay, just my lighting. :scratch:

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