My "whatever", I think Dr. Seuss finally has a nice flush :)
dr seuss or C.G., either way it looks nice.
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Very, very nice Charlotteda - It does look like Dr. Suess -- I sometimes have trouble telling the difference between my Dr. Seuss and my Jean Pasco. They have a different scent to them though.
Diane
You sure do have a nice flush going,what ever it is ,it sure looks happy.
I like the color..very soft and pretty.
Neat! Thats a great picture!
Very nice and its great to see you!
I could be wrong, but it looks more like CG to me, mainly because the leaves aren't heavily serrated. Whatever it is, it sure looks nice. It's good to see you to Charlotte. Looks like a cool place for gardening there.
If the second picture is from the same plant....I will take back my first statement. LOL! It looks more like Suess when up close. Beautiful blooms in any case.
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Nice to meet you Charlotteda! You sure do have a healty looking plant, and what a nice flush of blooms! Gretchen
Pretty brug, and a super swell place you have, Charlotteda!!! Do you have horses or cattle, or other field animals???
My Dr. starts out yellowish as yours and then gets a deeper color, I call it an antique look for lack of a better discription. Looks good.
Nice plant! It's not CG, the leaves are too "toothy". I used to think my Dr. Seuss was C.G. until Eclipse/Kyle explained the difference. My Dr.S. looks like yours in cooler weather but will turn a much darker golden yellow when it's warmer.
Just something to think about. I got a CG cutting, known to really be the real thing. I grew it last summer, and all summer I was huffing and puffing (being vocal) because it looked like Dr. Suess foliage. I wrote to the person I got it from and asked if they were sure it was CG. Yes, positive. Had it for ages. Well, it bloomed last fall and still had some toothed foliage, but for some strange reason, as the plant got to the one year old stage, the leaves became more smooth. I took cuttings and one is about to bloom and sure enough, it has toothed foliage again. I've had Dr. Suess before and I really do like CG because of the size of the blooms and the way they hang. The plant can really get big too. Just wanted to let people know that until CG is older, you may think you have Suess. My Suess continued to have toothed foliage from year to year, even held over as a full grown plant. I know that these two plants are two of the hardest to identify. Both are gorgeous plants and hopefully, I'll always have one of them.
Wow, Brugie, mine has never had that color! It is always yellow or gold. Kyle said the other difference between CG and Dr.S is that CG's flowers hang straight down, like a versicolor. So far mine has not done that, nor has it ever had anything but very toothed leaves. But, I have always left my plant outdoors so it has to grow back from the roots every year. This year I moved it into a container and I am going to overwinter it in the garage so it will keep the mature, flowering growth. Maybe next year it will develop the non-toothed leaves and longer flowers. If not I will be sure it's Dr. S!
Great news Shirley, there's hope for my CG yet!
Here's my DS with both colors.
Thanks everyone, I'm pleased with the flush of blooms. For now, I believe it is Dr. Seuss also, based on comments you have all made before.
Yes, we have a good bit of land for a mountainous area. Used to have horses but switched over to goats.
This is my first year with brugs. I'm really trying to learn how to ID them. I love to trade with others and like to give things that I really know what they are :)
Your brug is beautiful Charlotteda and it's nice to see you! :-)
My Dr. Seuss has bloomed 5 times so far this summer, very small flushes, 4 or 5 per flush. All the blossoms have been a soft yellow and the blossoms seem to be more transparent than other brugs, such as Rosamond, who has a heavy, 'thicker' blossom, here in Arky land. Question: do thin skinned blossoms, such as my Dr. Seuss, ever have recurve?? PS: I don't know if all Dr. Seuss brugs have thin skin like mine do, but it's pretty noticeable when there are other brugs blooming at the same time.