I have noticed some plants have it, some don't. Some get it and then lose it. Some don't have it and then get it. A little can be charming, a lot very ugly!
What causes recurve!
Same plant
same plant....ugly!
A great question, Kell. I hope someone answers it. I'd also like to know.
Don't know...I really like recurve on the blooms though!
I agree Kell....I don't care for the last picture at all. I actually prefer the second one. Have no idea why it happens.
Good Question. I just assumed that it was the specific genes in a plant. I like the first two, but too much recurve in the last.
The first two pics are lovely, and the color in the last one is too, but I don't care for the last photo either. I have a brug that had some blooms recurved like that the first flush and they didn't recurve on the 2nd and 3rd flush. The difference I noticed was a change in the weather. The first flush was in the cool, dry, very early spring and the brug was in the ground. I repotted it and the rains came and it turned HOT. I don't have a clue if any of that has anything to do with it. What are your thoughts, Kell??
These are all on the plant at the same time!
Mine were all on the same plant too, that is I had maybe three that recurved and the other 30 or so blooms were normal. I'm just a newbie, but I thought maybe the blooms were deformed or had been damaged by weather conditions or wind, or 'stunted' by the grower, my plant came from a local nursery. The minute my recurve blooms started to fade, they changed from a pleasant med yellow and turned road line orange/yellow, IMO, a very ugly color. The only reason I'll keep this plant is because I'm so green and need security blooms and it is a real blooming doozie...
I like a little recurve but when it comes all the way over it does take away from the beauty.
christmascactus
Jun 13, 2004
This message was edited Jun 14, 2004 11:56 AM
Brugmansias are 'Night bloomers'. They open their flowers at night and close them again in the morning. The recurving makes it easier for bats and moths to reach the nectar glands.
christmascactus
Jun 13, 2004
This message was edited Jun 14, 2004 1:02 AM
Then I wonder Monika, if when the recurve is the greatest is when the stigma is most able to be successfully pollinated.
No, it is not Kell because the flowers recurve even after the stigma has already turned brown. Pollination within 24 hours after the flower has completely opened has worked best for me.
Thanks Monika!
Kell, which brug is this? Did I tell you I love recurve.
Cala, I have grown to love recurve, since Monika posted that they do that to make it easier for bats and moths to reach the nectar glands - when my Butterfly bloomed the first time, there were several blooms that recurved - my family loved that little story, especially my hubby, it makes the plants so human like, some kinda way, we think it's very sweet, as well as turning their leaves up at night to protect the buds...
I bet it is Rosamond, Susie.
I like to pollinate the day before the flower opens. I wonder if that is why not all mine take.
I pollinate the day before they open too, but we're having 90's daytime, 70's nighttime and I think that's what's causing my little pods to drop. I'm glad I pollinated some back in March! I've got ripe pods now to feed my pod habit.