I have a brug that I've had since last October. The tag said 'Flamenco' and it looks very healthy - about 3 1/2' tall now. Three buds formed, began to open correctly and then just wilted - never fully opened. They were a beautiful pink with the white throat and the parallel indentation lines in the bell.
Our temp has been a muggy 91 or 92 degrees at early afternoon. I pulled off many of the lower leaves today to reduce the drain on moisture. I've been feeding it each week and watering each day. It is planted in the ground.
Please advise me what I need to do to have the blooms fully open. This has made me sad.
Louise
Painful learning curve here..........
This can happen in the heat. Should do better in the fall. It could be getting too much sun. Is the plant in the ground or in a pot? If in a pot, try moving it so that it gets afternoon shade.
bettydee,
This plant is in the ground and only gets partial sun for about half the afternoon. It has branched at the ground level and has two standards. The other one hasn't y'd yet.
Louise
Brugs do best with morning sun and afternoon shade. Afternoon sun is probably too much for this variety. You could try an experiment with one of the standards and plant one in more ideal conditions: morning sun and afternoon shade to see where it does best.
Louise, How do the leaves look? If they are wilting too there may be too much water. If the plant is stressed in the heat of the day you may want to mist the leaves instead of watering. Also if it were mine I would remove the trunk that hasn't Yed yet to give the one that has all the energy to bloom. Then do as Betty suggested and plant the cutting elsewhere. Maybe it is one of those plants that likes less sun??
I hope your blooms are better next flush!
Caren
Louise,
I have her in a big pot and very little direct sun. She does not like our hot sun. She has bloom well for me in the pot.
Joan
I had this one a few years ago and found that she just couldn't take the sun and even high temps made her blooms wilt. They are such big blooms too. I agree, that for next year, she would do much better for you in only early morning sun. This fall she should really be a good bloomer for you.
To everyone,
Thanks for the kind advice. I will definitely have to change the growing situation next year. I'll try misting the leaves. Now, there is still one very long wilted bloom still hanging sadly from the top limbs. It never more than half opened. Is this a good time of the year to try to root the second standard, or should I wait until Sept. or Oct.? It will be a house plant this winter if the rooting is successful.
Louise
This is a great time of year for air layering. That's how I root things these days. Of all the brugs I've air layered, I only had one failure. I've had many failures with water rooting, so learning air layering has been a blessing for me.
Louise;
In the middle of June, one of my Pink brug got knocked over by a thunderstorm. Broken right at the base, I didn't have any choice but took cuttings and root it at that time. As a result I've two more healthy pink brugs. Air-layering is best when the parent plant is healthy to help support new growth. However, if your plant is already stressed, I'd take cuttings by watering method.
The key to water-rooting for brugs: Keep the cuttings out of direct sunlight, but bright lit area. Indoor should be fine, try to provide extra humidity by misting it occassionally. Change out the water every 3-4 days. (Sour water will kill your cuttings faster than you can visibly see the cuttings that are being affected). Although this variety that I've hasn't provide blooms yet. The resulting cuttings are as vigorous today and look like they're going reward me with some blooms in the end. Good luck with yours.
Kim