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Yep but it takes a while for the buds to develop into blooms But yes there will be pictures!

I'm so thrilled for you, Diane! I know the feeling well now, thanks to you!

My Charles is getting his second round of buds now that the others have finished blooming. They are still tiny, so it will be a while as you said, but it's still very exciting!

this morning when it was still dark I could smell the Unnamed pink,,
Finally I have a bloom and more to open




Look at the size compared with my hand



Njoynit where ever you are, Thank you for your gift I have enjoyed for three years now

Diane

That is so beautiful.......

Mine dont do that good.....Unless it is another brand.

dodge

Thank you Dodge

More blooms this morning on the Unnamed Pink, I'm waiting on the other brugs to bloom,, Adora has Buds,, as does the cotton candy the buds from Charles Grimaldi dropped

wERE WAITING..
B

me too Barb another unnamed pink brug bloomed today in another area of the yard,, But it looks just like the one I posted above

JEEEZE Diane - that flower is HUMUNGOUS!!! And beautiful!!! Good job!

Can't wait to see more blooms on any of your brugs!

Thanks,, I believe it's the biggest bloom ever I've gotten from the unnamed pink
I have another brug Njoynit sent me two years ago,, I rooted it and planted it but it only grew about 10 inches then appeared to die, last year nothing came up, BUT this year, it came up and is about 3 ft high and has buds on it,, I think it may be the Jean Pasco but I can't be sure,, I had so many starts that particular year,, I'm not sure which one it may be?? I just have to wait until it blooms and see.

My brug isnt as nice as Dianes, wah...........

But I loved the view of it todays am shot..

Beautiful Brugs, Diane. I wish I could have seen them in all their glory!!

Thanks Shirley,, Dodge yours is sooooo pretty, The picture you took doesn't look like the flower has FULLY opened,, take another picture when it is fully open

Dodge the color of yours is gorgeous!!!

Thanks Diane an Shirley......

Do they like shade?

It goes down in the sun?

Thanks again..

The others are a foot tall only.Wahhhhhhhhhhh..

b

Go see my Finch in the Bird thingy......

Thanks Plants n pots.......i missed your name there..

AWESOMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
* Did you hear that all the way to NY Lynne?*

He is the Happiest Charles G I've ever seen!

Plants nPots.question

Do you keep yours in the ground over winter there/

Id love a perennnial one.


Tell me how you go yours .
i am zone 5 or 6

Dodge - I cannot overwinter them outdoors here either - zone 6. Last year I dug up the trunk of Charles Grimaldi, and I also took several branch cuttings. None of his cuttings made it, but the main plant grew enormous leaves inside. It was looking so terrific when sometime around February it got a horrendous case of spider mites!!! I sprayed it with rubbing alcohol and that caused all the leaves to fall off. I was afraid he was done for, but when I took him outside as soon as I could - early May, just to get the spider mites out of the house, he started putting out new leaves. And now you see the result of that!

I will most likely dig up and pot up the main trunk once again, as well as take cuttings again. I had more Adora cuttings but they were hit by a frost, and amazingly those cuttings fared better inside. I was able to transplant about 5 of those, but only 1 is blooming so far.

I, also would prefer to be able to leave them outside, as I have to bring more and more plants indoors to overwinter. This year I will need room to overwinter some pond plants as well!

pnp,

That is how I did mine.. Adora I started from seeds. It was indoors and leaves about 18 inches long. White fly hit it .Oh yuk

So this year it was in the basement all winter cut back and it is the only one in bloom.
Cuttings a friend sent me most died and some are only about 18 iches tall. Was all in basement in soil.
How did you do the cuttings? They say in the why..??????
How did you root them?

Some grew others didnt.

Do you have seeds from Charles? To spare?
Pm me.

b

Dodge If you Like I'll send you cutting of the charles and Unnamed pink when I cut them back in Nov probably,, I can root for you so all you have to do is put in soil,
Cuttings are easy,, Just put in water,, white nodules will appear then white roots,

Diane your just the most maravelous person I ever came upon.
I would love some rooted.......I think my problem is , they cut about Octo or nove. And my climate is already headed into winter and wont root for me.

One year I lost a fist full just putting in water.......Last year I put them directly into soil........Lost most of them again.

I will pay postage to you for them.........Thanks ..
Your so angelic.........

Thanks again for computer help last nite.........

dodge

I take cuttings every second week of September because any later, school works gets in the way :( I put them in a pot of soil and water real well. I don't water until I see new leaf buds breaking (yes the leaves will all fall off first). If they're smaller cuttings, I put them in water and then into soil as soon as I see little bumps but before roots start growing. For me, cuttings with 'bark' work better than cuttings that are all green.

Your welcome Sweetie!,, Here's the thing,, when I send the rooted cutting you'll have to place in soil and keep in the house until spring,, and really watch them for spider mites and wipe the leaves off with rubbing alcohol at the first sign of spider mites. I will also send Priority mail so they won't have time to freeze!

Kenny I agree barked cuttings are far better But I've also gotten them to root with green cuttings and I always start in water and don't place in soil until I have at least 3 inches of root.

Thanks Kenny/ Diane,

Sounds easy for you 2.

Do your cuttings bloom the first year?
I have mine in the basement , and water just a little and the big one went bananas...My small are just starting new leaves and one says Equator ???????????

They all had names that rubbed off in the rain..

Now Diane,

I cant find my video part for the compute rto put stuff on cds ........Do you know where I put it ?

Yes they bloom the first year When it grows and forms a Y in the branches they are more likely to bloom from the Y then Below the Y tho it does happen some will Bloom without a Y growth of branches.

There is a Brug called Ecuador Pink,, Equador pink is this what you have ?


Dodge look in your ALL PROGRAMS for your CD Burner it should be there. right click and open it.

maybe that is it ?Ecador /

Have to look it up..

Hey the part was in the computer drawer where I store the papers.. for photos.

I see why, USB connection and I am using both ports for 2 different camera ..LOL

Thanks Jiffy, Time for my beauty nap now..

See ya ............

Dodge click on the words Equador Pink that is underlined in the quote above it is a link to show you what it looks like

Beautiful brugs! Mine should be blooming soon. I will be sure to share!

I'd love to see your brugs Jessica!

Ex cuse me ladies........

Know what I just found out of my Brugs??????they are nite bloomers.
Went out last nite and tonite an caught the suckers wide open.
In the day they close............

Are yours day or nite?

Also found out my 4 oclocks are nite bloomers too. Or are they going bonkers?

b

Brugs and daturas are night bloomers. Also tobacco (Nicotiana), four o clocks, and evening scented stocks. Some people have a little 'night scented garden' around their windows so they smell the flowers even at night :)

Thanks Mr SO
No one ever told me that......I sure wondered what the heck was wrong here.

Today I looked and the plant as about 6 more buds ready to bloom . Wow.

All new to me ......

I will post if it get all aglow again..LOL

my other ones are nonly about 18 inches tall. No blooms

Adora finally is blooming



so is Cotton candy,, smells soooo sweet!


and unnamed pink

Diane
Excellent........do they come in other colors?

I have a bud on my small datura........The plant is purple too.

b

Dodge click on the words Equador Pink that is underlined in the quote above it is a link it will take you to a site that that shows hundreds of different colored brugs

There is different albums to click on for different colors

I did

They are funnier than the one in bloom.
I got more photos of that tonite..If I get the stupid machine to cooperate..

b

Here is how my Brugs look tonite.........
They arent Texas style, but I love them just the same.. tee hee.
:ding:







ps........

Your friendship is like a Brugs , that bloomed in my heart. :ding:
To my nice friend Diane.

dodge