Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Brug seed questions, 0 by bettydee

bettydee wrote:
1) The answer to your first question is NO, not for certain. However, thanks to all the work that has been done by some fine hybridizers, your chances of having a pink Brug are pretty good. Much better than they were many years ago. White appears to be the dominant color.

2) From what I have read in old threads, again the answer is no. Seeds seem to do better without it.

You mention the size difference between your two plants. Even though the seeds may have come from the same pod, each is a distinct and unique plant and can vary greatly from one another.

3) You did a fantastic job! How long did it take to get them from the seedling stage to the blooming stage? I would keep them especially if they are your first and only Brugs. There's a lot you can learn about Brugs through these two, including the proper way to collect pollen, how to pollinate the flowers (the fun things), how to ID Brug problems (the not so fun, but neccessary, things), etc

Welcome to Brug mania. Once bitten, there's no turning back. You'll need lots of space to overwinter your Brugs in the future.

A photo of a Mountain Magic bloom from last fall. The color was actually darker than it appears in the photo. Something happened on the way to Dave's.


This message was edited Sep 29, 2008 11:07 AM