Tropicals & Tender Perennials: How do I tame this beast?, 0 by konkreteblond

konkreteblond wrote:
I'm going to post this pic and ask for help even tho I'm afraid you all will talk about my scraggly Brugs for years. It looks pitiful, and stays that way most of the year, as I struggle to keep it alive. This year when the weather turned cold I put it in the garage and poof it bloomed profusely! It either love the cold, the dark, or the combination. ?? It finally stopped blooming and I desperately need to do something with it before I forget about it, again.

I keep it in a pot on my porch because that's the only place that has any shade, but I think that it must get too hot. Can these live in the ground in N. Texas?