Just opening:
Valley Misty Pink
Thank you, Glory!
My First Brug
What a beautiful picture!have to make that one Wallpaper!Isn't it great Arlene,that first night open,the smell makes up for all the hard work!
I have never seen this one, please post again when fully open. Looks like a nice one!
It looks so nice and I look so much forward to see more pictures as I have never seen it before :D I have several crosses growing here with Valley Misty Pink as one in the cross, so it like saying hello to one of the parents *lol* They haven`t bloomed for me yet though :) What does it smell like? :)
Glory
Jul 09, 2003
You are so welcome!!!
Now that is gorgeous! Congrats to you both!
Arlene, so glad you had success with this brug. They aren't as hard to grow as you thought, are they? You did great!! Can't wait to see some of the others now.
what a delicate color--------congradulations!!! cheryl
It brings tears to my eyes! Of course I have to lay on the ground to look at it! LOL Makes me so proud and I have others ready to bloom. Just having trouble posting pictures this evening. Brugie, thanks for all your encouragement!
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Will try to post another pic tomorrow; how long does bloom last; there are 4 on this one.
This message was edited Tuesday, Jul 8th 11:08 PM
Very very nice?
Valley Misty Pink 4 blooms - day 2
Valley Misty Pink
close up of bloom
Day 2
Oh that is pretty!! Looks like you are doing great Arlene! Susie and I had a hard task convincing someone brugs would do well in zone 6. Look at you in zone 4!!
Your are doing such a great job growing these. I am so happy that you are getting blooms. Valley Misty Pink is a pretty pale pink.
They usually last about 5 days for me, but if you are a bit cooler, you could get more time out of them. However, when it is really hot and humid....mine just don't last much more than 4 days.
Valley Misty Pink - Day 3
Valley Misty Pink Bloom - Day 3
Gosh, it had more color in the beginning. You could almost say it is white. Still.....it is a brug and they are all pretty in their own way.
Yes, Brugie
It doesn't show in the pic but there is still a little "pinky" left on it. But it does get full sun in the afternoon so maybe that fades it.
Thinking also that it would be affected if the soil were amended differently.
The "Holly's Pride" hibiscus next to it has done an about face. Last year it got sunk in the ground in soil that was amended with sand for good drainage. It pouted for awhile and dropped some yellowed leaves and then took off.
Got more stature over the summer and bloomed it's true peachy pastel color.
This year, while trying to harden it off for the outdoors a late surprise snowstorm completely defoliated it. It looked so sad. So I stuck it in the ground on the other side of the property that gets the same sun exposure as the old spot. Amended with some sand again. This bed when prepared had sphagnum peat moss and 4 yr old rotted horse manure roto-tilled into the basic clay we have here.
Planted Holly's Pride there as well as the brugs. Mulched around all.
Holly's Pride finally got leaves again and quite a few blooms. But they are almost ORANGE ~ half the size of the ones it was producing during the winter.
And . . . some are coming out flat-faced!! (don't know a better term to describe) and some are coming out double,double ruffled (the way it is supposed to look).
I wonder if Kyle knows if they eventually just give out and revert to smaller uglier blooms. It's close to 6 years old. Or is it just having a nervous breakdown because of all it was put through?
Just switched 2 days ago from the fish emulsion that was going into the watering can to that MG 20-20-20. And in a week will try some of the J.B. Plant Tonic.
Who knows? Next flush may be a different color.
This was the prettiest on the second day.
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This message was edited Thursday, Jul 10th 5:01 PM
I love white blooms esp at night. Great plant for your first one. My first was a Frosty I think or a CDW. We have those along with CGs all over here. Still a beautiful sight when covered in blooms even though i see them all over. Finally after years and years I may take them out and put in deeper colored ones. I am thinking about it!
Thanks for your insight, Kell
This is my first one so I was estatic! Glory was so nice to send me this cutting, not knowing if I would tenderly take care of it. She is a wonderful person!
It gave me such joy!
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