...but it sure seems to me that brug flowers are oftentimes at their prettiest just before they are fully opened!
Luv the color and form of these babies at this stage!
Purty, eh? :>)
"Now, I'm not a smart man..."
The following day it opened its mouth and hollered out loud. (I think I preferred it when it was "whispering"!) :>)
I prefer the hollering stage myself, but that's just my nature. LOL
Hehehe...I hear ya Mgrannie! ;>)
I keep looking for that 'hollering' stage each time, too...mainly to see "what's this one gonna look like inside?"!
Very pretty Shoe! :)
Looks great Shoe! That IS a real pretty stage.
That one is sure pretty in the beginning and the end! LOL. A nice dark rim. Isabella?
And I think you are pretty smart there Shoe!
WAH HOO Shoe!! Ain't they great! I like the first stage too!
kell, yeh...I guess you hit the nail on the head...it's pretty in both stages. And yes, her name is Isabella. (You're good! I find it difficult to tell one type from another unless one has super outstanding features.)
Thanks for the compliments ya'll. I'll pass them on to Isabella, she'll love to hear them!
I agree with Kell, both stages are beautiful. What a pretty bloom shoe, congrats!!!!
That sure is beautiful. I don't have a darn one blooming right now but your picture reminds me to keep watering and fertilizing. Guess I will go and get the waterhouse. ((sigh))
Wow Shoe, you done good!
Cala...I'm sure that's from one of your cuttings you sent a couple years ago. Thanks.
shadowgirl...This one is in a very happy place, surrounded by other plant friends. (I think she enjoys "bragging" to them!)
It is very pretty Horseshoe! I love them especially at night, when they are wide open.....and do smell good.
She's a little show off, maybe she'll get her "friends" to bloom!
I like.
Shoe, the flower is beautiful!
You can grow anything!
Shoe your subject line sure is an attention grabber. That sure is a pretty one.
show, she's showing and strutting her stuff. Hey maybe the others will get motivated and get in a competition with her. woohoo.
ah Shoe.... the pinwheel stage is a fav of mine as well... Isabella for all her plainess is still one of my favorties as she is so realibly hardy and such an eyecatcher during the peak of her flush or should I say *blush*
I agree with you Shoe - that is very pretty, before they open up. You're a smart man!
Wow Shoe, that is very pretty.... :)
My goo'ness gracious!....
I'm tickled ya'll like this stage of Ms Isabella as much as I do! She's downright pert, and purty!
Monika, yes...I hear ya...she's a real sweety! A nice perfume says "Howdy" as I walk by her on the way to the house each evening. (Do you know she is still perfuming at midnite!?)
TrishMunchken...I wasn't aware that was called a pinwheel stage, thanks! Now I know how to address those beauties!
Thanks folks for sharing your thoughts. Much obliged!
Keep smiling! Be happy!
(Be Happy Smiling Brugheads!) ô¿ô
I kinda like them at that stage too..
LOL "brugheads"
Both stages are beautiful; but I really love the pinwheel look too!
Ha Brugheads, thats a good one!
Bonnie
It's lovely 'Shoe'....great spirel with those long tendrils.
Thanks for sharing. :-)
The pinwheel brug bloom can really be an awesome look. I had one last fall after the frost that really caught my eye. Nice picture Shoe.
Ms. Munché, is it really officially called pinwheel stage? And here I thought I was beig so original!
http://davesgarden.com/t/430735/
'Shoe, the fragrance is even stronger at midnight. Even the sweet fragrance of Mobisu can then be noticed of a distance away and B. x flavas usually do not have such a strong fragrance like the other brugs.
I recently saw something on a yahoo message board that read: ME LOOK FER SMART MAN TO MERRY ME! DO YUO LIEK SPAGETTI? JELLO? YEAH GOODY!"
I can't remember it all, but it was pretty hysterical.
LOL Karrie, does Shoes brug remind you of Spaghetti or jello??
Wow Brugie, that's a beaut!! And Kell, I didn't know you had also fallen for the "pinwheel" look ...nice pics in the thread you linked above! (If I came to this forum more often I would've seen that thread and could've posted my pic there. Sorry to have started another one and became a "copy cat".)
monika, I don't know what Mobisu is...is that a variety of Brug? I"ll do a search and try to find a picture. Thanks!
I like your new post Shoe! Here is Mobisu.
http://davesgarden.com/t/441423/mobisu
http://davesgarden.com/t/446964/mobisu
Wow!....I like that Mobisu! Also like the "tree training" look!
Guess I better start feeding my little brugs better so I can get as many flowers on them!
Shelly, no of course not - it was the "Smart Man" part that reminded me of someone in there saying that, which I found funny. I couldn't refrain myself and just had to share it with Shoe, lol!
ohhh ok, that flew right over my head! lol
Hehehe....Karrie! Wheww...guess I'm lucky to NOT be a smart man, eh? :>)
lol!
SHoe,how did that BBQ turn out??
Delish!!!! I sure wish I had taken "in progress" pics! I actually just got around to pulling it last nite and finishing it up. So good! (Today I hope to take pints and quarts around to give to friends as a surprise!)
(Never got to the mango salsa though. Sorry. However, I'll be doing this again soon!) Thanks a ga-zillion for your help and expertise!