HG is finally opening a bloom. Today is the first day it has had color, so I'm hoping that tomorrow it will be even darker and that the inner skirts will drop more. With our cold and the lack of light, I feel fortunate that the bud even opened.
HG is finally opening...
Way to go! Now I must rethink the whole getting rid of it thing....
Oh Shirley, I'm SO glad that you're getting blooms, & on HG to boot! I felt so bad for you with the cold weather coming in so soon.
Good going Shirley. Now if the rest of us can just be so lucky! Is this making you have second thought about composting it?
I've dug mine and potted it to overwinter in the GH. Hopefully with some TLC it'll bloom for mr by spring.
Your box is in the mail as of this morning. The rosamond has some length to it but still is rather puny looking. My enitre rosamond plant is like that right now. You shouldn't have any problems with it though.
Thanks David. With some luck, you will get yours today. I'm tickled to have a bloom that didn't fall off on HG. Sure hope it will be bright orange soon. My double peach is open now, but only has a hint of color. If it makes it, I'll post a picture of it soon. Thanks everyone, I guess you can tell I'm tickled to get this one to bloom. Too bad it didn't do it when the weather was nice.
Way to go Miss Brugie . . I am so happy for you. It appears that it does take this one 2-3 years to mature and bloom. It's beautiful and I hope you have put some special pollen on it.
That's a beauty! You are so lucky.
Bambi
I had already planned to keep mine.....I like a challenge!
It has already dropped all its' buds twice, for me now.
Got carried away there..forgot to say it is a beauty,Shirl.
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WOW!!! Way to go,Shirley!I am glad that you have some flowers and didn't lose everything to the killer frost and that must have been a great moment when it finally opened.Hope you have some special pollen to put on it!
LOL Brugie, you can tell it really wanted just the luxury of your garage! LOL.
Am I wrong to think that this is the first in the USA that has actually bloomed?
It couldn't have happened to a nicer lady, Shirley!
Kudos!
Congratulations Shirley! You did it!
Way to go Shirley!! I'm doing the Happy Dance for you!!
Applause well deserved!! I was wondering how long it would take HG to mature and bloom........looks like I got a couple of years to go. Like commented before, couldn't happen to a sweeter soul!!!
"eyes"
Shirley, the good Lord rewarded you for all your hard work and kindness to others. He knew you needed that beautiful flower.
You guys are all so nice. I'm sure others have had it bloom. Liz and Brugcrazy have both had blooms and didn't Abutilon and Bward also? This one is a definite challenge and to think that it bloomed in the garage instead of the heat of the summer blows my mind. Thanks again.
Welcome into the HG-Club..:-)
Shirley, CONGRATS!!! I knew it: You are best Granny and best Brugmom :-)
take more pics!!!
Big Standing Ovation coming from KC!!!!
Bet the compost threats and garage it decide it wants to live and bloom!!!!
Congrats!You have the touch!
Kell, how many picture can one take of a single bloom? I'm waiting for it to get darker and drop the skirts and then I will take another picture. Ludger, thank you so much. I don't think it had anything to do with skill. This brug just decided to bloom and has more buds, but with the shorter days and cool weather, I don't expect them to mature. Doc, you might be right. Threats sure didn't hurt in this case.
Congrats!!!
I'm so happy so many are now getting it to bloom!
(A whole 4 people?)You guys are so lucky
Whats the secret?Or is it just patience?
Can't be patience, mine is 3 years old and has never held its' blooms. Am I patient or what?
Or what, meaning must be a "little nutty"?
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Mines 2 years old and just starting to Y
One year old with no Y,Patience test coming I see.
I just got in from watching fireworks,they must have done them close,I sat on my tailgate here.
So Shirley,not only a Standing O,but fireworks to boot from KC!
Brugie: Congrats. I know how long you have wanted HG to bloom. Hoping next year it will bloom when the weather is warmer for us. Oh, and I see an E. Ear in the background. Good going girl.
I saved mine for ONE more season to see what happens..
You know I'm thrilled for you Shirley, lol, I've been waiting for days now. It couldn't happen to a nicer person and a great send-off to summer.
Can you hear me cheering from way up here??
Thanks everyone. Liz, I can hear you!!!!! I knew you would be cheering for this one. We both waited a long time for those crazy blooms to open. Doc, I thought I saw some fireworks....FOR ME?????? I guess patience is the main thing with this one. I sure didn't want to deal with it another year without seeing bloom. In fact, I was pretty sure it would be composted this year.
Congrats brugie! I keep praying that horn worms will come at chew it down to a nub and scare it into submission. I have a mean streak in me.
I can hardly believe my eyes! Way to go Shirley.....
I've had mine for 8 months now. It has been Y'd for quite some time. Has had buds continuously for over 3 months now but just keeps dropping them. I think the largest one made it up to about an inch or so before falling.
I'm not giving in though. I'll keep it until im 100 years old if that's how long it takes for me to see it bloom in person!
I dug it up and put it in a pot a few days ago. I'm going to baby it through the winter and see what it'll do for me.
It's about 6ft with one central stem and a 3way Y.
My plant came from this lady (Shirley-Brugie) who is so fortunate to have hers finally bloom at a time when shes lost a lot to the weather.
Hope it keeps those flowers coming for you Shirley!
Oh Shirley you have the majic touch. Congrats
David, thank you. I must tell you that mine did the same thing last year. Built buds, dropped buds. I got very frustrated. Then this year, someone here told me that their plant bloomed on two year old roots, so I thought I might have a chance. Yep...a bloom, but remember it is a single bloom and not what I think of as a flush. I have more buds, but I'm not counting on them. So, if 2 years means one bloom, I wonder if three years will be two blooms. I'm certainly not going to wait much longer if performance doesn't improve.
Donna, just patience. This brug wasn't treated better or different than any of the others except that it was allowed to stay warm in the garage when many others had to freeze. LOL!!
Shirley, I am so happy for you. Cheering for you here also!!! Way to go!
Ok, Shirly, what does HG mean? Not all of us are bruggie-educated.
You will be soon! LOL
Herrenhauser Garten
thanks, kell. Let's start here. I took a lot of cuttings from my Isabella, put 2 in pots and have about 8 others in water. While a few showed little white nubbins like the roots were started, they are not continuing and I'm beginning to think I'm not going to get any. What am I doing wrong? Did I wait too long and the plant knows winter is coming? I am so frustrated.
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!! TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR HELP-MY DR. SUESS HAS 1 INCH BUDS NOWSO I AM GOING TO LIVE UP TO MY WORD AND HAVE A PARTY-HALLOWEEN-ANYBODY WHO CAN MAKE IT FEEL MORE THAN WELCOME-OYSTER ROAST IN LADSON,SC IF IT GETS BELOW 35 I AM GOING TO BRING MY BRUGS IN AND PUT UNDER GROW LITES-THEY WOULD PROBABLY MAKE IT HERE BUT I DONT WANT TO RISK IT THIS YEAR. MY DOUBLE WHITE IS MUCH FULLER,BUT NO BUDS YET-THANKS AGAIN I DIDNT KNOW THEY WERE SO ADDICTING AND THAT SO MANY OTHERS FELT THE SAME WAY!!!
woodspirit: I change my water every day, use pretty warm (NOT Hot) water. Have them under florescent lights, have two that stopped the white nubbies, will plant in good, loose potting soil, do not keep too wet, they should root for you from the white nubbies. Good luck!
I only use water when I am lazy. I usually pot them right up. Because it is getting cold at night, I have pots rooting all along my window sills. Most brugs root with no trouble. I use the bag method now almost all the time only because I am so lazy. I do not have to touch them for weeks until they are up and growing.
Remember, cuttings probably die more from overwatering then underwatering.
