My Pink Brugs decided to bloom all at the same time. I went out side a few minutes ago to open a vent in the greenhouse since the rain has stopped and was knocked over by the scent. It's so strong you can hardly breathe .. Thank goodness the a/c is on .. I don't think I'd survive the night with the smell wafting through my bedroom window. I'm one of those people who only like the smell of brugs and datura at a very great distance.
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Xer, Your brug is beautiful. I am waiting for my pink to bloom. Do you bring them inside during the winter or leave them in the ground? We are in the same zone, so I am hoping you leave them outside. This is my yellow from last year. I agree, the scent can be a bit too much.
I leave mine in the ground .. I don't cut them back until after the 2 or 3rd killing frost mainly because it will sometimes stimulate new growth and it takes awhile for them to go dormant since our weather is so weird in the Fall. I also take cuttings and root them for insurance.
I feed mine once a week and my last feed is usually at the beginning of September.
I can't wait to see what the brug room will look like in September when they are all in bloom.
Your's look like a Charles Grimaldi.
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You might be correct. It is suppose to be a "Dr. Seuss" . It opens as a soft yellow and gradually turns an orangy yellow. Thanks for the info.
My Dr. Seuss never got as orange as yours .. color can vary so much with different types of soil, water and food. Could very well be Dr. Seuss.
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My two brugs are very short this year.
I wonder if I should feed them more? I generally feed them every two weeks with Miracle Grow.
Mine are shorter than usual as well and they get fed weekly with a double dose. For me it can be three things .. first, my oak tree has grown enough for them to be shaded by 3pm dst and second, it has been a rather cool summer compared to others and third, these are all "first year" brugs in the ground. All of them came from rooted cuttings and were planted in the ground this Spring. They are all under 5 feet. In previous years when they had been in the ground for years, they were getting upwards to 10 feet tall.
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One of mine was from a co op, and was a rooted cutting....it is grown very well...but is still only 4 feet tall. It gets enough sun...but is in part shade by 4pm. The other is in full sun most of the day.....bought at 4 ft tall.....and has done basically nothing.
At least the one from the cutting has four buds LOL
I will increase the feedings and see what happens.
This was my Dr. Seuss years ago. It was the one and only time I got a brug to bloom so after a while I gave up on them. Interestingly, the ones I gave away bloom beautifully for their new owners.
I have found that brugs are greedy guts for food & water. Lots of food. I feed mine a double dose once every week or so. If you don't feed them they seem to bloom sporadically in my experience.
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