They are in full flower right now. Much more than they have been all summer. People have huge ones. Then I came home and my 3 were also in bloom! I have already given away 2 big ones of them. But now that everyone has seen Rosamond, they won't take the rest of my Frosties!
It is beautiful in flower!
Stunning Kell!!
Wow Kell! If I were there, I'd take your Frosties. They are gorgeous!
Look at all those blooms! They look like huge plants.
They sure are loaded with blooms.
I remember when we were all excited to have Frosty Pink and now we are looking at the better brugs, but when you look at that picture, it is gorgeous.
Nice, some of the old ones still bloom the best
Brugie: Load up the truck, we need to move to Kell's backyard.
I remember the first Frosty I ever saw. I had to have it!
How old is your plant?, and is it in a pot or in the ground? You must live in Paradise, the perfect zone.
OH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.... LOL. This one is not mine! It was one of many I saw yesterday on my nursery rounds. I stopped the car and jumped out! I do have one that is at least 10 years old that is taller than my house. If I can get to it I will take a pic. It has been abused this year for I have pushed all my huge potted brugs up to it so I can't get near it. My big one will be taken down this winter and replaced with a Rosamond. I hope it is as frost hardy. The one in the pic is much prettier!
I was on the crape myrtle hunt yesteday. I am nuts over crape myrtles the last few years. I actually bought 3 standards and 3 bushes all in 5 gallon pots yesterday. I quietly dragged them out of my car and brought them one by one to the side gate that leads to the back yard. I was so thankful my DH did not come out and catch me. And then I picked up the hose and started watering in front. Soon I heard my DH open the sidegate to bring in the green garbage can. I DIED!!! BUSTED big time. But you know he never said a word to me when I went in. He is finally trained.
this one is mine!
WOW! They sure are pretty. Something I never had, and there aren't too many flowers that I haven't tried.
I love crepe myrtles too. They are so carefree and do great in our South Texas climate. I have to admit though, that I've never had any flowers bloom like yours. Is it your climate, or is it what you feed them? They all look so healthy and covered in blooms. Where do you live (what state)? How many brugs do you have? You must have a large yard. Do you do all the work yourself, as it is just beautiful?
LOLOL Kell you sound like me. I pray the mail arrives before DH gets home so he won't know I got more cuttings. I used to go through the same thing with cats. I finally stopped at 10. God everytime I went to a cat show I saw a new differnt type I wanted. Once I called him long distance at work begging for one. I had to put it on the credit card as I didn't have enough cash with me. The guys at work ribbed him for along time about paying for kitty except they used another word. I had a Siamese, 2 exotic short hair persians, 3 himalayan persians, abasynnian, cornish rex, maine coon, and asain snow leopard bengal. My asian snow leopard is all I have left. Most lived to be 10 to 13 years old.
Gloria you should try one. I love them for when everything is winding down in the yard and trees that have bloomed all summer are looking tired, these come into their own and you do not notice the fading ones. Just do your homework and pick one that fits the place you are planting it. This one is so huge, it looks weird in my front garden.
I agree Minigrannie, mine is amazing if I do not say so myself. My flower heads are huge. Some are 2 feet long and 1 1/2 ft wide! I have 2 of these planted in the front. One is a standard and one a bush. I got them different years at differnt stores and both get the huge flower heads, so it is not a fluke. I think it is because I prune them severly in October. I cut the bush by 2/3s every year. If I didn't it would take over the yard. I bought the wrong size for the garden. I didn't realize they come in all sizes. I know you are not supposed to prune them (they call it crape murder), but I do every year and mine looks better than all that I see that have been allowed to grow unpruned. I notice that their flower heads keep getting smaller and smaller.
Gee Donna, you must have been the catlady! My DH said no more at #4. But mine are all adopted ones from either broken homes or unwed teenage mothers.
Wish they were hardy here. Beautiful.
Are you sure they are not, Brugie? When I was in NJ this last time, they were all over. Just in beautiful bloom. There was a purple one I just have to have. I can't find it here. I am already making plans to go sneaking up to one when I am back in October and go SNAP SNAP! Though it may be dormant by then!
Donna B, your DH sounds like mine. He was fussing at me yesterday, because I have so many rooting on the patio. He says I'll never find places for all of them. I sure am going to try though. I plan on waiting until they all bloom and what I'm not just wild about, I'll give to my 4 daughters. They love flowers almost as much as I do. I don't think you can ever get enough of a good thing. LOL
Brugie, I found this:
Although considered by many to be only a "southern" shrub, they are dependably cold hardy in Zone 7 and south but they also grow well in Zone 6 in sheltered locations, only occasionally freezing back to the ground in a very cold or changeable winter. They also grow in Zone 5 which includes much of Missouri but there they are grown primarily as a multi-stemmed shrub susceptible to dying back to the ground in cold winters. Plants will, however, grow back vigorously from the ground, particularly if the soil has been well mulched. Plants tend to leaf out around the second week of May so patience is needed when evaluating winter damage.
I could send you a gallon one in spring and you could plant it early spring in a more protected spot, to get good roots in, then see if it comes back. I bet there are some varieties more likely to survive than others.
Thanks Kell. There sure are a lot of drawback to living in zone 5. Purple? Wow, that would be too cool. I love purple and orange or yellow together.
If you have time Brugie, see if you can google up varieties that are more hardy for me to look for. If I find you a true purple I will buy one for me also! LOL
I really love the one you have pictured. That is one gorgeous color.
Actually Brugie, I regret picking this color. I went for my usual bold and gaudy look. But it is an odd color and clashes in a bad way with any other pink.
Those are beautiful! I don't see any around here, none for sale, so don't think they would live. We have over an acre of plantable land, that I haven't filled yet. Might try one sometime. Thanks for sharing.
whats christmas without Frostie? hope you dont mind Kell--but thats alot blooms you had goin on there. cheryl
Love those Crape Myrtles. Kell, my cuttings didn't make it. This Frosty looks great in the picture.
