Texas Gardening: Brugs - do you grow them?, 1 by bettydee

bettydee wrote:
Mitch, 'Cherub' is not red, but pink and not a very dark pink at that. The only 'red' is B. sanguinea, a gorgeous tri-colored bell shaped flowered Brug. Unfortunately, it hates hot weather. The seeds germinate very well, but as soon as the weather gets warm, they go downhill quickly. A few winters ago, I planted 5 seeds, all germinated and grew into stocky foot high plants by early May. We had great weather most of that month until about the last week when the heat arrived with a vengence. I lost three literally overnight. The other two lasted a few weeks more before they too died. Now if we lived in San Francisco, we could have them in our yards!

I had 'Cherub' last year, but it died when I couldn't get out and water my plants due to illness. It never got to bloom. pbtxlady. if you are looking for a dark pink, there are a few better ones than 'Cherub'. Two of my favorite ones are Mountain Magic and Painted Lady. I was finally able to get a small Mountain Magic last year. Here's a photo taken late October. I love the way the color goes all the way up the corolla. You don't see that very often in Brug flowers. I hope the blooms get darker this year! I took some cuttings when I took my mother plant into the greenhouse, but they didn't make it. It took forever for them to root. Then they died. Boohoo! :-( Yet my Dr. Seuss cutting rooted easily and seems to be hanging on well. Go figure! The ones you want can be so aggravating. I still don't have Painted Lady.