Jack - It just is baffling to me that you are so far north of here and yet you are at least zone and a half warmer! ... anyway three months since my last post down below, all the snow is gone :-) the babies have all been in the ground about 8 weeks and the two reds are now neck and neck in size! I can't even remember which was the smaller one in my post from March. It has recovered from its shrinkage this winter, since they were the exact same size in Nov. at the hard frost. One shrunk somewhat in the house over the winter but now they are even again. The Bordelon from the picture in that March post has not put on many new leaves or gained height but it hasmade a few very nice pups that are doing very well.
Hopefully by the season's end, the Maurelli will be taller then the Brugmansia -which in the pic above is in it's second bloom cycle for this year and is about six foor tall.
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I think this was the smaller Maurellii who has worked hard to catch up !
I'm anxious to see the progress of other members Red Abysinnians, especially those who stored them bareroot in cellars and such - I might be forced into that type of winter storage this year - especially if it continues to be a rainy growing season!