Tropicals & Tender Perennials: This is not a brug, but it's been blooming all week, 1 by Clare_CA

Clare_CA wrote:
Hi Guys! Antoinette, your plant is gorgeous!

Shirley is quite right that I had difficulty rooting this one this past fall and winter and never was successful. I cut off quite a few branches trying! It probably was just the wrong time of year and perhaps the wrong method. I think the nurseries probably root hardwood, but I can't be sure of that. Seeds are very hard to get to germinate and need to be scarified. Here's a good link: http://www.meden.demon.co.uk/Malvaceae/Alyogyne/Alyogyne.htm...

I have Santa Cruz, which is a light lavender, and Purple Delight, which is a darker purple.