Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Think Spring! Lunch & Seed Swap, Sat. February 21, 1 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
Aw, Terri!

You made such a pretty setting for it!

YES! It definitely has to go outside for the Summer--as soon as the weather breaks. Take it easy with the light---full shade to start with, then a bit better light, and, eventually, in full sun. However--Brugs are not too happy in sweltering sun--so see if you can put it somewhere that will shade it a bit in the hot afternoons.

You will need to plant it in a really BIG pot! This "little thing" will grow to maybe 4'-5'. They are trees in their native habitat.
You will have to bring it in for the winter. I keep mine in my cool basement with no light. They always make it. Because of this, you may want to pot it in a 3 gal black pot, with holes cut out along the sides for roots to grow through, and then dig the black pot into a big pot--like maybe a 20" or so. Brugs blow over in high winds as their huge leaves are like parachutes. I dig my pots 1/2 way into my beds to keep them upright.
Lots to know......Feed! feed! Feed! They are 'pigs"....Water almost daily! etc...etc...

I have information on Brugs in my Documents. If you would give me your e-mail address, I can send it to you as an attachment. Then--there is the Brug Forum....

Good luck! Will this be your first time growing a Brug?

You think I am kidding about the size???? I think I over fertilized it last year when i was potting it up. All huge leaves and very sparse bloom--until it was time to dig it up and cut it back. EVERY tip had so many buds on it--I could have cried!!! That is probably why the cutting bloomed--it was buried there somewhere....