The blooms are so pretty. The foliage- well it stinks...
Snowbank tonight...
The foliage looks beautiful to me as well. How in the world did you ever get it that big? Mine purchased in January is still only about a foot tall.
Gorgeous plant, beautiful foliage. You should see mine!!
Dang,I gotta have a talk with mine.
I don't even want to say anything about mine. It hasn't grown at all since last fall. One very ugly brug and probably one that I won't keep this year. No signs of it doing anything. It bloomed last fall and has the same Y's on the plant. I'm very disappointed in this one. Yours looks wonderful Kristi. I can easily say it is the best looking one that I've seen.
datdog gorgeous wow!
Beautiful dispaly Datdog! I am going to print the picture and hold it up in front of my Snowbank and say to it, "Now aren't you ashamed of yourself?" LOL. Thanks for sharing the picture.
You must have the magic touch! It is beautiful! Mine's pathetic! What's your secret?
Bonnie
That's just beautiful! Mine like several other people's here, has not grown at all, and just looks terrible...what are you feeding that thing???
Thanks. The only thing I can figure is it grew last season because of the pond water/plants/scum mixture I would throw on it every couple of days. It really hasn't gotten any larger this season but has thrown out lots of suckers. Of course this year it didn't get any special treatment. I find it burns for me no matter where I put it. Terra Nova should have tested this plant better before it was released. I was very luck and thankful I paid 5.00 for it thanks to AnnaZ. I couldn't imagine paying a lot of money and it growing like it does.
Well, it sure does do well for you! I am beginning to think that maybe its just too hot here for it to grow. Mine has never y'd and puts on about one new leaf a month, and loses one at the same time, so it always looks pretty pitiful LOL! And, yes I agree. The plant should have been tested, trialed more than it evidently was... Thankfully they're not all like this one (at least in my case)...
My snowbank.. this is the first of the blooms from the falls cutting... boy the catapillars do like this one... of all of the ones I have.. and it's got to be the hardest of the brugs to spot them on.. Gordon
Datdog: That is one gorgeous brug in bloom.
I lost mine this past winter, needless to say, I won't be replacing it.
She is too fickle.
that is gorgeous.. Mine is growing.. but hasn't Y'd.. hoping it will do something before the snow flies
Well, I think it's a beauty too.
And I can't even get my Maya to do anything, it's the slowest darn brug I've ever seen!
Gretchen: It must be too cold for it here, temps 66 daytime 50's nights. Mine is less than 1' tall, bought from Anna Z. same as Kristi.......what are WE doing wrong?? Have no fish/pond " water" here, gotta get a fish pond!
Gloria - I feed mine liquid seaweed along with a bunch of other goodies...its the only one I have that has not grown an inch all summer!
GH - what a view you have!
Great picture Gordon.
Gloria you need that fish pond. IIt's the fish poop I tell ya.
Viola are you sure you have Maya and not Peaches and Cream? My maya grows very quickly and blooms several times during the summer. Do you want some cuttings off of my plant? Debby I wouldn't replace it either.
I'll be keeping my fingers crossed MzMunchken. By the way, are you safe from the storm? Be careful.
Mine is not growing much either and I've never had a bloom. I probably have it in too much shade to keep it from burning.
I got 2 snowbanks from the nursery about a month ago. They have really filled out, and grown maybe 3-4" in height. I haven't noticed any stink tothe foilage. When I got them, I didn't know which they prefered, sun or shade, so one was kept on my covered deck, which is more ike a greenhouse, and the other has out in the yard, and got afternoon shade. The one that was on the deck was growing quicker and looked much happier. They both are on the deck now. I'll have to have a talk with them, tell them not to be so finicky as the other snowbanks you have spoken about here.
Linda in Victoria BC
Those look great MG! They evidently like your clime!
Kristi very pretty! Mine is doing OK, reminds me of Maya alot. I neglected it and left it in a 4 inch pot forever. Every since I moved it up, it has been growing quite well in full sun. No burn yet!
MG99, they look great!
That's beautiful datdog! So healthy looking and I bet it smells good.
Shoot Datdog!!! I do! lol
Hearing all this talk of lack of growth I'm wondering if Terranova treated them with growth inhibitors.
Mine has grown, Y'd and had a couple of bloom flushes but it's about 4ft tall. It gets bright light but absolutely no direct sun or it browns.
I'm happy with my Snowbanks. The one I bought last summer had a nice flush of blooms 6 weeks or two months ago. Has 6 or 7 seed pods hanging, but no more blooms. Is that because it is trying to ripen the seed pods, and how long does it take for the pods to ripen. I made two cuttings early this spring and they are both growing nicely. All three are in sun, the one with the seed pods is at east end of my greenhouse and does have shade from about 2:00 pm on. I love the foliage, never noticed a repulsive odor from the foliage.
Datdog, I think yours looks great, really good bloom flush. Donna
Datdog, that is the most impressive specimen of Snowbank I have ever seen! I guess the secret to growing this brug successfully is to water it with pond scum? I never noticed any odor from my Snowbank's foliage because the bugs left so little of it.
LOL Tom!
Actually, though Kristi's is superb, I recall Alice posting one from her GH that was fantastic also! I still think the foliage is very special on this one!
Dat, I think that's a great photo. You can tell the foliage is a little browned on the edges, but not enough to ruin the pic. Very nice - can't wait unitl mine gets that nice!
Wow, your snowbank is beautiful. Cathy
Wow !! that is pretty. Mine is still only about 2 1/2 ft. tall and hasn't y'd yet. It was the first brug. I put in the ground this Spring also.
Patricia
Can someone tell me the difference between the maya and the snowbank? They so look alike in so many ways wow....that's just beautiful datdog, Gordon and MG99
Here's a pic of mine...is it 'maya'??? or something else...thanks in advance if you can help me solve my mystery
Look at the leaves on this one. It is Maya. So little white, in comparison, and the green part is more gray/green.
They are all close,Snowbank is easiest for me to ID.
Snowbank
Peaches and Cream.
Maya.
So what do you think mine is? lol sorry for my ignorance lol...what was the verdict ....they are all very lovely. I'd be happy to claim any of them but I want to be right...
This is a closer shot of the leaves
Rootdoc and Brugie that was so nice of you to post pics of your's to compare, I forgot to say that :)
Your welcome,yours kinda looks like P&C to me,I sure am no expert on these.