My First Blooms!

Hello All.

I actually did it. Last fall, as a complete Brugmansia newbie, I successfully rooted fifteen cuttings of various basic varieties that generous Dave's Garden folks shared with me. With a HUGE amount of effort, I managed to get them through our long winter. In early May, I moved them all to larger pots and put them in the garden. They have been watered every day, and have enjoyed regular fertilizing and Messenger-ing.

It's finally paying off.

Here is a picture of the first blooms of Frosty Pink. They are beautiful, and deliciously fragrant. And look at all the buds coming! I am over the moon! I also have plenty of buds on Insignis Gold, Sunray, Rosamond X Ecuador Pink and Charles Grimaldi. It should be quite the show in the garden for the next month.

Thank you all for your inspiration, and many of you for your kindess in sharing cuttings, advice, and encouragement.

Erick

Way to go. You get the attaboy award today.

Well Done Erick!
I must say that Frosty looks perfect.
Mighty Healthy looking too
You must Really be enjoying the evening hours

Looking good! I have a RM X EP too, I started 6 seeds 2 years ago & everyone of them has been white, pretty flowers tho. I was hoping that the 2nd blooms this year would be different, so far they have not been.
Glad to hear Frosty has a nice fragrance, mine should be blooming tomorrow. It is so exciting to have blooms on something you have "babied". Enjoy! Bj

What a great picture! And your brug is so healthy. Sounds like you are a brug guy for sure now. LOL

Yeah!! Congrats!! I bet it is a huge sense of accomplishment for you to get your very first blooms after all your hard work! Very pretty!

Ohhhhhh I remember when I was in your shoes..the excitement of the first blooms.....you are now officially hooked on brugs.....those plants look very healthy and well cared for...congratulations.....Judy

Looks like you are well on the way. Good job!

Erick you have done wonderfully. Frosty looks healthy and very happy. All you work and fuss has delivered wonderful results. (pat on the back).

Dott

Your Frosty is beautiful and very healthy looking. Congratulations!! Our first blooms are so exciting! Mine was a Frosty too, isn't the fragrance wonderful!!
I hope you see lots of blooms before it gets cold!
Bonnie

Thank you all for the very kind comments and accolades. I must go outside and look at it six times an hour! It was worth all the hassle these last ten months (spider mites, broad mites, mysterious yellow leaves, taking FOREVER to leaf out in the spring, looking ugly, cucumber beetles, etc. etc. etc.). The flowers are simply spectacular. And the fragrance, although a bit on the heavy side, is delightful and can be picked up from twenty feet away.

Thank you again. I look forward to sharing more pictures soon!

Erick

Congrats Erik! I hope my results are as good as yours!