Tropicals & Tender Perennials: general question, 1 by fredrump

fredrump wrote:
thanks for all the comments.
I did not treat this brug different from any other planting in my garden, ie no special food or soil preparation. Soil is nothing but sand here. Deeper down it's all limey coral type stuff. This used to be part of the FL Everglades and I realize non-native plants need extra food, but how do I know how brugs do until I tried, right? I already thought light was the problem and cut some of the neighboring branches down to provide more light. At one point I had lots of trumpets hanging from that bush but now it's sad and skinny and the reason I asked for help here. :-)

I have another by my pond which is lush and green and full of blooms all the time. It's also under trees but they are high and plenty of light comes to the plant. The soil is the same there but it gets better care, ie food, as it is in an area I have many other new plantings. Here's a picture