First brug to bloom for me is Charles Grimaldi, I am so thrilled, it dosen't have a really strong fragrance but it is somewhat fragrant,I love it.
I have been watching this like a Cat stalking a mouse.....LOL...first thing in the morning, couple of times before noon and so on throught the day, then last night it happened, it opened. Oh how wonderful this is.....
Dee
Very nice Dee. Hang on, it will have a great fragrance. I think quite strong. I love it.
Your in for a treat tonight!!!!
And yesterday,
Dee
And another...can you tell I'm am sooooo thrilled, wonder what I'll do when I have a bunch blooming.....oh, my goodness I can barley keep up with myself now....LOL
Dee
Dee,you will have another one in a couple days!!Now you see why we get so excited!!!!Love them Brugs!
Yes root you are right it has several more buds on and one is pretty close to blooming now.
I also have one called Coconut in the spa room that will bloom in maybe another week. Thats another I stalk regular....LOL, and Tequila Sunrise will probably be next....my goodness, this is soooo great.. I'm hooked for life
Dee
Join the crowd of brug crazies. Happy for you.
Lucky you, having already flowers WillowWasp! CG has a wonderful fragrance!
Dee, I know how excited you must be. I feel that way about every brug bloom. Sooooo happy for you!
Congratulations, Dee. The Charles Grimaldi has an overpowering aroma in the late evening. You are now 'hooked', a full fledged brugmania addict. Welcome to the club.
Dee -- its beautiful! Congratulations!!! I'm so excited for you :)
It has got to be getting dark there soon,have you got that nose ready Dee?
I'm going out to get it now......just wait a minute...
Dee
Ohhhhh, I think I fainted,I can't belive this, I'm gonna bottle this stuff.
Now I know what yall are all raving about.....it is very strong, but didn't get really heavy until I brought it in the house.....Oh Boy my whole house is gonna smell like this as long as I have one blooming....
Thanks guys for giving me this diease.....LOL
Dee
Dee that's wonderful. You really will be hooked now. Hurry and tell us what ya think of the smell.
I don't know how to discribe it....it is heavenly, I want more of them for sure. I think it is a heavy fragrance but don't know what off....
I brought it in maybe a hour or little more ago. At first the fragrance was very faint. After about 15 minutes the living room and kitchen smelled of it. Now I can smell it all the way to my bedroom.
This couldn't come at a better time too. Me, my son and husband stopped smoking the first part of January. Now we can really smell something good.......
Dee
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Your hooked now!Other then say Gardenias,and some Roses,this is my favorite smelling plant,now you know why we all rant so much,you lucky duck!LOL!
oh that is so yellow so beautiful.. congradulations.. i'm drooling now.. blessings
Beautiful picture!....can't wait to see it in person....drooling until then.
Willow Wasp. I do love CG when it is in bloom. I usually have a large pot of it on my deck just outside and when the sliding door is open the fragrance is wonderful. You pictures are very enjoyable. Donna
Congrats on your first BRUG EXPERIENCE, WW. It only gets better and better as your addiction grows Larger and LARGER ! :)
Renee
I am just so Facinated with this flower. Do you think they have a Hypnotic Effect on us. I watch this one and still have it in the house. It smells wonderful and is just beautiful, the second bloom is starting to open today and maybe will open fully tonight or tomorrow night.
I am sooo hooked it isn't even funny.
This is it today
Dee
Oh Yes,It will only get worse too,I do not have a bloom,so the staring starts at the buds for me!LOL!
Don't starve it for light,you want to make sure that other one opens too.
I was going to mention to that the color is changing to a pale orange, gold, that is so great. It started out yellow and now is a golden color around the skirt.....How far up will the gold continue?
Dee
Great shot! My CG could get very gold depending on the weather! This brug is always flowering. It has always had at least 1 bloom on it all winter. I just love it!
Dee, it would bloom in great flushes. You won't believe all the flowers it puts out.
Yep everyone she is hooked...
smiles...
Diana~~~~~~~~~think spring.. :( still too much snow..
That is so pretty.
This is the secone bloom to open on the Charles G. It opened sometimes last night, it is just wonderful to have two open at the same time....and that heavenly fragrance again.....
Dee
Great pictures!
Usually in Spring mine don't have much smell but later in the year the scent gets stronger. Beautiful. Congrats Willow
OH wonderful pictures, thanks for sharing!!
The third and fourth blooms are opening tonight and probably tomorrow night. I have to have it outside today and tomorrow so it will stop dropping its leaves. Ho Hum.....weather is really nice today and the rest of this week so I guess it will be good to have them all out getting sun.....So many of the blooms on others have dropped since I had to bring them inside while we had our little freezey.. frosty nights....
Dee
Hey, Dee,
The Charles Grimaldi is probably the most prolific bloomer I know. Of all the ones planted in my garden, all have periods of bloom and rest, but the CG keeps on blooming/ Non-stop.
To encourage mine to grow taller and with a stockier trunk I pruned mine severely. They responded by pushing out new growth almost immediately and all are covered once again with blooms. Here's a photo of what your CG can look like in about a year.
Joe
aka 'maintreefrog' [eBay]
Great Picture, mainfrog.
holy moley Joe!! that's beautiful!
Willowwasp, I'm so happy for you!!!!!
Nice Photo Joe,
yes the Charles G is continueing to bloom and putting out new shoots and buds. I just potted it up from a 5 gallon to a 25 gallon pot, so now we will see what it can do...
I really like it and can see why folks use it in the crossings. I will use it in mine to...I have pollenated it with Creamsickle, now just waiting to see if I did it right and if we have a pod..
Dee
Holy Smokes Joe!!!
That is what I would call a full Flush!!!
Dee that sounds like a great cross,I have my fingers crossed for you!
LOL You are just too cute Dee!! Congrats on your blooms, and the smell!
Joe!! WOW is all I can say!
Amazing blooms Joe. Congrats on having such a beautiful specimen. Would love to be able to stick my nose in a few of those blooms right now.
