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Here it is October,, and my Brugs are just now Blooming vastly as they should have been a couple of months ago,, But it's been so Hot and dry here Finally we've had rain, rain ,rain,, No more spider mites they were horrible this past summer,, but with buckets of rain and cooler temps the spider mites are few and far between and the Brugs are Happy!

Unnamed Pink almost 10 foot tall well above the 7 ft fence, & to the right you'll see a smaller brug,, it is supposed to be Dr, suess BUT it's looks primarily white So I believe it may have been label wrong



Adora



Snowcone


I've had to cut then all back except for the tallest Unnamed Pink due to the problems with Spider mites Most of them I had to cut back twice and remove all infected branches and leaves,, but they have finally rewarded me and didn't give up!

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And Good Ol' Charles Bounced back He had to be severely cut back twice the spider mites almost "took Him" But he's pulling thru like a champ!



as the supposed Dr. Seuss Opens More I will get another Picture however unfortunately I really Don't believe it's a Dr. Seuss now

Hi angelblossom, your yard must be beautiful at the moment. Glad you have had some good rains. What colour are the Dr Seuss brugs supposed to be?

Also, what do spider mites look like? I have had some extremely tiny critters inside some of my flowers, and I don't know what they are (but they don't seem to do much damage). I have also had some little critters that make web- like structures on another plant, from which I assume the young insects hatch, but they don't seem to be any sort of spider.

Hi Joclyn, thanks for that info about the spider mites. It sounds like I did kind of the right thing with them, as I did wash away the webbing when I saw it. I haven't used soap, though- mite try that next time (mite, ha ha). Come to think of it, that plant was struggling for a while.

Anyway, I agree with your comments about angelblossom's brugs; at the moment I'm not growing brugs, so it's nice to enjoy someone else's flowers. Just missing out on the scent!

Thanks Stevie and Joclyn Good advice about the spider mites!
When it gets hot and dry here spider mites Love that weather

I have No idea what the Dr, Seuss might be,, I did look up Dr. seuss,, and I DID see a few that were a more creamy color , but I still don't know what it could be,, I probably never will, I have no way of contacting the person that sent it to me, but it smells very good,, .
maybe next year it will mature more and have some color??

I think white is one of the most beautiful colours for flowers anyway. You are so lucky to live in a climate where you can easily grow brugs!

Thanks Stevie,, I do like white flowers as well,, they look so crisp No matter the back ground,

Diane! Don planted Charles for me today! I decided to put him on the other side of the pond this year, as he got too big for the spot on the right side. He is next to the arbor bench this time, and I'll have to cut him back so he fits in that spot as summer progresses, but I can't wait to see him grow back his leaves that the spider mites all killed while he was wintering inside again.

Here he is, naked from the spider mites but ready to grow!

Oh, So wonderful, Lynne.

You are one very lucky lady. It must really make you smile when you look ouside & see all of that beauty. It must be so calming as well.

Yeaaaah! You'll have new leafs before you know it ! I can't say it enough times,, I'm soooooooo glad Charles has bought you many blooms year after year,, I've got to go get a picture of my Charles,, Daddy to your's,, I just uncovered it a couple of weeks ago,, It not tall but has many leaves already
BRB!

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Here is the daddy to yours Lynne :wink:



here is the snowcone,, beside it is the passion flower vine you sent a couple of years ago,, I wish it would Bloom,,

It's all looking VERY good Diane! I might ask you for a cutting back on the passionflower vine one day - mine is long gone, but I'm not sure I want to grow it again... hmmmmmm!

okay Lynne No Problem just say the word and I'll send it !

DIANE!!! LOOKIE LOOKIE!!!
Just 1 1/2 months after being planted outside, Charles has 3 buds already! I'm so excited - this is early for him, so I'm hoping to get a few more rounds of blooms from him this year!

WOW I can't believe it's almost a year now, and we just got my brugs outside by the pond! Here is Adora - all my plants in the basement got a bad case of spider mites this year, and are just beginning to grow new leaves. Charles isn't doing so well, as he got totally eaten by the mites - we still need to plant him in the ground, but he's so huge that Don has to do it for me.

Adora on her first day outside this year. There's lots of sticky sap on the pot and plant from the mites, but hopefully that will subside as she sits in the sun.

Lynne sent me some brug starts several months ago,,, they rooted in water,, leaved out but some has since lost their leaves tho they have lots of roots. I've had them in water all these months,, I also got a cutting from a past coworker From a brug I had given them,, I'm praying they all take to the ground now that the boys and I have planted them finally!!!,, Keeping my fingers crossed I will once again have wonderful brugs in my yard! ( BTW If I had known we wouldn't have had a freeze the last month in Feb I would have already planted these earlier

They are getting stronger with all this rain we've had,, I've gotten them all mixed up now don't know which ones are charles grimaldi, adora, or the white ones a past co worker gave me I know eventually I will have to separate these as they will be close together but for now, I put them all here to give them strength and full sun light and let them grow .