Where to plant brugs?

I purchased my first brug cutting Feb. 02, and by the end of the summer, it was 6 ft X 6 ft. The last wave of flowers in September produced about 50 blooms - - nearly causing traffic accidents in front of my home due to cars stopping suddently as people paused to look. Needless to say, I am hooked and am now wanting to plant some in the ground. I plan to have a couple in containers, but have heard that you get bigger brugs with more flowers if they are put in the ground.

I have a large yard filled with "granny" flower beds. Please advise where to plant some brug cuttings. Here are my options: 1. Full sun against fence (afraid that summer sun will be too much), 2. Morning sun (but afraid that my dogs will eat leaves), 3. Dappled sun under Oak trees, 4. Morning sun against house.

I feel like the best place is inside my fence - - but am worried about my dogs. Is this a good option if I put fencing around bed to keep dogs away?

Attached photo is my brug in late August. Once the weather cooled down, it had a power surge in growth and in blooming after this photo was taken.

P.S. I purchased 3 cuttings from Callas Tropicals about a month ago, and already have two "Y's"!

nathalyn . . Your porch area is beautiful. I like what you call granny beds. I live in Texas and our temps reach 100 and the brugs will get wilted looking in the miday and afternoon sun. If you have a sunny place where there out of the sun during the hottest part of the day, then I would suggest planting there.

BrugNanny,
Yep, it gets pretty hot here too. 90's are the norm from late June through August. On my front porch, my brug only got full sun late in the day, and it would wilt if I didn't water it every day. But being in a container, it could be moved to full sun once things cooled off a little.

I am hoping to be able to find a spot in my yard where brugs will do well besides my front porch. My first brug was so large that it just about took over my porch area.

Anyway, I love all of the old fashioned flowers - hollyhocks, foxglove, larkspur, scarlett runner beans, etc. My mom says that my yard reminds me of her grandmother's flowers - - but the love of gardening skipped two generations! But my brug was my pride and joy last year. I have Datura's started under my grow lights. But I understand that they can take more sun than the brugs.

What a lovely job you did with your porch! It looks so charming! I've always wanted a old home with a large porch!
I don't think your dogs will eat the brug leaves. I have dogs in and out all the time and not one of them try to eat the leaves. I would go for morning sun and afternoon shade. I think they do best with that type of light.
Enjoy!
Kristi

Your porch is gorgeous! I have always wanted a porch like that! Even your hanging plant are huge! What is your secret?

Reminds me of my grandmother's porch. I loved it, especially her swing.

Geez, I forgot to say that your flowers look great. They must really like when they are growing.

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Wonderful porch! Bet the hummers love it too.

What Brug is it?

Looks like a nice place to sit and smell your brug in the summer as you sip on lemonade! Your brug is sure pretty!

Hi guys,

I don't sip alot of lemonade, but I drink my coffee there every morning once it warms up to the point I don't need an overcoat. And yes, I have lots of hummingbirds, especially in my back yard where the majority of my beds are.

My brug was only labeled as "orange", but the blooms are a pale yellow when they first open and then they turn a deeper orange color. Of course, depending on the temperature - they sometimes stay a pale yellow. My new brugs are Isabella, Frosty Pink, and Veriscolor Peach. Maybe next year, I'll add a white to round out my colors.

My baskets get just enough sun to do well, but not enough to get cooked. The large baskets are million bells (Calibrachoas), which out produces petunia by 10 fold. I also feed them miracle grow every two weeks. This past year, I also added terrasorb (water absorbing crystals) to all of my containers. It helped my plants to not get heat stressed, and it was really hot here last summer.

Thanks for the compliments. If you are ever in Knoxville, Tn., come by, pull up a chair and sit a spell. :)

nathalyn,what a spot!I love to watch my passiflora open with coffee,Would love to see your yard wake up,it is such a nice time of day.
Bob