Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Have a question on Brug planters w/ other plants, 0 by glen74

glen74 wrote:
Okay, it's been a while since I've posted here. It's easy to get caught up in things and not have time to post. I do browse, but that's part of internet life I guess.

I have to say I meant to post a picture of my brugmansias but well...see sentence above. hehe My 'Cypress Gardens started blooming exactly a week ago on Saturday. I picked the first bloom and took it to my parent's home to show them. OH MY GOD !!! BRUGMANSIAS ARE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FLOWER IN THE WORLD!!! I have NEVER seen an actual live blooming brugmansia before. The bloom is so intoxicating. People who go by are fascinated that something could grow so large a bloom in IL. And that's just a few blooms. It's not like it has dozens of blooms on them. But right now 3 are open and about 4 more will be in a day or two. And that's not counting the dozen or more buds that are growing ever larger. Sorry Elephant Ears, but Brugs have one my heart. I also have a 'Goldrush' that I bought from Karchesky Cannas this summer but it hasn't bloomed yet. It grows differently than 'Cypress Gardens' (quite different actually and I love it's leaf structure) but it has set a few buds, just not sure if it's gonna bloom in time before frost gets here.

I'll post a couple of pictures, a few taken over a month ago and a few today. I'd say 'Cypress Gardens' right now is about 4 feet tall with 3 large branches growing up and spreading out. I never realized leaves would get this big either. Clearly local nurserymen who continue to offer the sickly looking variegated plants are doing something wrong. I staked it while it was little because I was afraid of a storm snapping it. Well, I think that saved it. I put in a more sturdy stake two weeks ago because of the weight of the plant's top. I sooooooooooooooooooo hope I can winter these suckers over in my home, dormant or growing.