After watching this Brug for a few years now, and she has done remarkably well. I thought it was time for a real name of her own. A couple of you already have cuttings from last year & a few of you are getting cuttings this year, well now she actually has a name instead of her cross name.
It's First Belle for 2 reasons: She is always the first one to bloom for me, without fail. The 2nd is the cross. She appears oranger in the pic than she really is, she is more dark salmony pink.
Bug free (so far) hardy & grows like wildfire, blooms like crazy. She is covered in buds right now even. She takes full sun in my yard but the harsh late PM sun goes behind the trees by 5.
She & 2 of her cuttings have been outside in 32 degrees four times so far this fall. (I'm waiting for sheeting for the ceiling of my GH, it's been on back order for a month!) I have covered them with a thin plastic sheet on the nights that I know will be nearing 32, tho 2 nights they were not covered.
I think she deserves a name! Bj
This flower was starting to get old, but it was the only one I could reach to get an inside shot.
I can spell everyone....geeze!
This message was edited Nov 6, 2006 11:33 AM
