I have both Maya and Snobank. Maya is currently in the ground in a place that gets sun for only a couple hours a day. She is okay but not really thriving. Snobank on the other hand gets several more hours of full sun and is still potted. She is doing great and has tripled in size the past couple months. Should I move Maya where there is more sun? I am getting ready to plant Snobank in the ground and will put her in a sunny location since she seems to handle it okay. I know alot of variegated plants do better in shaded areas but these seem to be an exception.
Jan...
Question on light req. for variegated brugs
Maya does great for me in full sun . Blooms her silly head off all Summer .
If you are getting Snowbank to grow well pat your self on the back because YOU must have found the ideal combo of sun to shade.
SB ,as beautiful as she is , has so much white she cannot handle much sun and the white will burn off and turn brown.
I would not move SB from where she is happy she can be a pain in the patootie to grow.
My hat is off to you.
Shirley
Jan, when I had Snowbank, she did okay until the "real" heat set in. Then she couldn't take the sun. I had to grow her in dappled shade until fall when we cooled down again. Maya can take a lot of heat, but I'd bet she would hold her flowers better for you in morning sun and afternoon shade. Lots of fertilizer should make her bloom better for you too. I'm just trying to think of the kind of temps you would have in the summer and for longer periods of time than we in the north might have. Maya has done well for me in full sun, but my sun might not be as hot has yours and one summer she did tend to have flowers that drooped in the sunshine. Trial and error is the way to go. Give it a shot and if it doesn't work well this year, change next year.
Our sun is very brutal in the peak of summer. Most people gardening here for the first time tend to lose alot of plants because they follow the nursery tags that say "full sun". Full sun varies depending on where the plants are grown. I.E. pentas: tags all say "full sun". Well you plant a penta in full sun in the middle of summer and you might as well plant in on the compost pile. LOL Will not survive as a rule. I'll find a partial shade spot for Snowbank as I don't want to lose her now. I may just move her to a larger pot rather than in the ground so I can move her around if needed without the transplant problems from the hot ground.
Jan...