Double Peach had a bloom that opened last night, but the underskirt isn't turning peach. Strange looking bloom. LOL!
Took this picture at about 2 this afternoon.
Petticoat is showing...
Wow, that is strange...it almost doesn't look real! Wonder if it'll turn later on?
Gretchen, I've never had one do this nor have I had one that dropped the inner skirt so far. It really is strange. The first two blooms that opened were normal. I'll see what the next ones do, probably tonight. That is another thing. This plant bloomed all at once for the the first time and now it is a bloom or two each day.
WHew!! This is one of my favorites!! I kinda like the two tone!
In my opinion, it is very pretty! It could stay that way at least for me! I like it.
I'm sure she will straighten out when the weather does. Hey Bob, did you see the little egg sack hanging there? Still no bugs hatching.
HAd to go look again,yep see it! Myine has done nothing either.
Shirley, what kind of bugs are you hatching?
Praying Mantis, Gretchen. The egg sacks have been hanging for over a month now and nothing. I am keeping one of the sacks in a screened bug house so I will know for sure that they hatch. I bought them to help me with the cucumber beetles. The beetles are here now and nothing to eat them. I hate to have to spray, but if I want any descent looking blooms, I'm going to have to do it.
Pretty cool Shirley! I like it too.
How's Star Dancer doing? I lost my big plant over the winter, and have just had one bloom eaten by the japs so far :( I sure hope you can make a cross or two with it.
The mantis sacks should open when you have a couple of 70 degree nights. But, I've started seeing them, and it's been cool at night and in the day. But that's what I was told when I bought mine. I just scattered them around in the garden the first year and I've had them eversince. I always see them on my daylily blooms. They must of just hatched in the past week or so, there tiny. Cathy
Thanks Cathy. Last night and tonight will definitely be over 70 degree nights. I hope they will hatch soon.
Mine is just beginning to Y Vi. It is going to be a while yet.
Oh! I havent seen this one before!! I love it!!!
You've seen it, but it was peachy color all over. Something went south with this one. LOL!
Brugie,
Years ago, when I had the energy, I used to walk the "wastelands" near my house where now a huge Mall sits. When I found a Praying manthis egg sac, I would cut the whole twig off and bring it home and tie it here and there to this and that in my Garden.
Once, I actually watched the young ones "hatch". They come out the bottom of the "thing", each one consecutively crawling down the previous one in a kind of "Mantis chain".
I have read that they are "canibals" from day one, and often eat up the siblings as they hatch. Keep an eye out!
Love all the beautiful pics you post! Gitagal
I think your brug is cute as a button Shirley, talk about accentuating a double, neon could do no better!!! I really like it, sorta art deco, ya know...
hi Brugie, Here I go being an idiot, but still learning about brugs. That is a great looking flower, but my question is that it looks like it is under trees. Have I been hurting mine keeping them in the sun? I have only one flower on the Dr. Seuss and that was the plant that I kept inside over winter, after cutting it back. No pods on the others, and I don't see another on Dr. Suess. Any suggestions? Thanks , George
George,
I have most of my brugs in full sun, but the heat and humidity has been horrible here this week so I just moved some of them into shade a couple of days ago. This one had a bloom that the calyx cooked around the bud. I figured I better try to save her other buds if I could. I have very few blooms right now, but they are all budding up so if the weather will cooperate, I should have lots of blooms before long. I think as long as you are feeding them and giving them adequate water, you should be okay. Sometimes the heat will stop bud growth. I had a CG last summer that put on lots of buds in August, early. They just sat there, no matter what I did to try and push them to grow. Finally after our first frost, those same little buds bloomed. I thought they would at least drop off, but they hung in there. She was beautiful, but I only got one flush of flowers for the whole summer. On a lot of my plants it was that way last year. Very disappointing summer for me.
Thats awesome shirley
did you polinate it with anything?
Oops.......no I didn't pollinate her. Haven't the slightest idea what to use. Will have more blooms opening tomorrow, so it isn't too late. What would you put on her Karyn?
Thanks Brugie, you made me feel better.
Beautiful Shirley!
Wow, beautiful, Shirley. It sure is different.
Thanks everyone. She sure is a great smeller. Smells very similar to V. Orange. Strong and sweet.
I'd use something with long tendrils......
Wow, that's really beautiful ! It sure is different.
I love the doubles.
This is a picture of her from last year in October. Okay, something with longer tendrils, but what about color? I don't have anything that is in the peach or orange range with long tendrils.
Please tell me how you could improve it? It is beautiful the way it is.........
I don't think the idea is to improve it, but to try to get something double from it that might be a little different. I'm totally happy with this one the way it is.
I can't wait till mine blooms. I wonder if it was crossed with Cream sickle if it would help with what ails CS. I have had a least 100 CS bloms in htis last flush and only pollinated about 4. I just can't keep up with all these brugs. I really need to win the lottery and quit work!
What ails creamsickle????
I think it pretty Brugie! How is it looking today? Still the same?
It is starting to get a little color on the inner skirt today. We are cloudy right now, still hot and humid, but severe storms are predicted for our area today, so who knows what it will look like by tonight.
CC, I hear she does not turn color for people in the heat.
Really?
I admitt mine has bloomed in the fall and winter and had WONDERFUL color
But due to my gracefulness(LOL) I broke off both sides of the Y's in 2 seperate incidences
So I have'nt seen a bloom in a while and never in the summer
Maybe she'll bloom this summer.....
It looks funny doesn't it Brugie? It sure does look like a petticoat.
Wow! That is differant, but I kinda like it...
Yes very different and interesting. I think it very pretty with the skirt a different color, probably will look like your last years soon or the next flower. Donna
Shirley, look down on the ground closely - bet you will find your answer. A little orange puddle in the grass - it is so stinking hot and humid here that the color just dripped out!
I need to kick my self. I still have it in a 1 gal pot. Gonna make myself get her potted up to a big blue tub this week. I want blooms on her before winter