I'm new to growing brugs and from reading old threads am I right to assume that the first blooms may not be the true color?
color change?
That's right, they can gradualy change, or the next bloom can be a different color.
flsusie,
Maybe it will help to understand the differences between color, shade, tint and hue first.
http://www.color-wheel-artist.com/basic-color-wheel.html
http://www.color-wheel-artist.com/hue.html
The color remains the same. A pink flower will not bloom yellow the next time. What may and does change is the intensity of the color. Some call these hues, shades or tints depending on how clear the color, how much white or black can be found in the color. It also depends on whether the Brugs you are growing are cuttings or seedlings. Cuttings will exhibit what ever color the mother plant exhibited. Seedling may not show their true intensity until they have become mature plants and that may take 1 - 3 years.
What adds to the confusion is that the intensity of the Brug flower color is influenced by temperature. Pinks tend to be paler or more pastel in color in cool weather while yellows and oranges tend to get darker with more intense color. In warm weather the reverse is true. Yellow and orange Brug flowers become paler and pinks darker. Other things also can influence the intensity of the color. In some areas of the country, Brugs may not exhibit their true color at all because of these other influences. Here in Central Texas, my Creamsickle blooms, whose color is supposed to be apricot, were always a beautiful creamy white color. Once or twice, just before they withered, a few of the flowers would exhibit a slight apricot tint. In Florida, Creamsickle would color up beautifully for a friend of mine.
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/86866/