This is a plant that I grew from seed and is about a year old. It is one of only two that I have with a serrated edge on the leaves. The other one is 'Whiskers' which hasn't bloomed yet and I've had it almost a year. Does this edge indicate a certain color or a certain form?
Thanks for any help,
Louise
I know for sure that the Sanguinea has serrated edges.
Teresa,
Does 'Sanguinea' mean that the blooms will have a bell shape instead of the long, slender narrow shape? How many different ones are in that category? Different colors too?
Louise
Here's some information and a pic of the sanguinea ... I think it's one of the most beautiful, but I've heard from some that it's not a true Brug. Is this true or were those people misguided?
http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/red_angels_trumpet.htm
When I try to open any link in a post, a red circle with a hand in it comes up to prevent me from going there. Will someone please tell me how to disable this action? My security is set at medium.
Louise
Uuuuuuummm ... what operating system and browser (and browser version) are you running?
I also heard that Charles Grilmadi (beautiful yellow blooms) brugs have serrated leaves as well. My sanguinea seedlings (1st time planting from 4-5" last month), also show a less prominent serrated patterns. Your serrate pattern of leaves are more pronounce than mine; thus different brugs?
Kim
I can click the link fine.
This is my Sang from last year.
This is the same cutting from this year.
Hey Teresa, that's a happy looking sang! I have one which has not yet bloomed... fingers crossed!
Do you have any suggestions to encourage blooming? And, how did you handle this one over the winter?
Have you ever used a fertilizer with a higher middle number, to encourage blooming? I've read so many pro's and con's on that.
Wendy, I planted the Sang from seed around February of last year and it bloomed in July. In the fall I chopped it up and rooted the cuttings and have about 5 plants this year. Although, each plant has produced only one flower this year. I have another one that I've started from seed this year and it looks more promising. It seems that Sangs from seed are more reliable. It may be just me, though! ;-)
I see that you're in North Vancouver! I can easily send you a cutting if you like!
Not that I know of Louise. Good question! I have some seedlings from the same cross and some have serrated edges, some don't... some are super fuzzy.. some are just long and skinny.. some even look almost rubbery! I never paid attention to it before... but maby someone else knows.
Your seedling looks so healthy and happy!
Rosamonds are, not as heavily as Whiskers though.
Thanks to all for help in IDing my 'not yet bloomed' brug. If and when it does, I'll post it's picture.
About the link opening problem - I have a Windows system that is supposed to be updated and the browser I use is Internet Explorer with security set at medium.
I just lowered my security to 'low' and will try to open the link above again.
Louise
I was still prevented from opening the link in the post above. i don't know what else to do.
Teresa, your Sang is so pretty and very unusual. I know you must get lots of comments about it.
Louise
Louise,
From my experiences many seedlings , not all, can have serrated leaves but will loose the serration when they mature.
Teresa ,
Beautiful sanguineas ♥
Lou, a lot of the "descendents" of Whiskers have serrated leaves. A lot of the yellows seem to have them because there are some Whiskers genes somewhere back in their history. It really doesn't indicate anything in particular other than genetics. A lot of people really like the serrated leaves just because of their decorative effect.
Kay,
My Golden Lady is on a growing spell with lots of fuzzy new leaves and it looks like there will be the biggest showing of blooms this time since I've had it.
Hope all is well with you and yours.
Thanks,
Louise
Except for arborea/xflava/sanguinea hybrids, serrated leaves mean that there is B. aurea in the heritage, and as Gaylams said, some hybrid parents pass it on more definitely than others.
Some Candida and Cubensis hybrids (which both contain B. aurea) do not have serrated leaves at all, some only have serrated leaves in the vegetative (pre-flowering) phase, and others maintain serrated leaves even on flowering shoots.
Thanks for a lot of interesting information from all around the world. I'm just learning how complicated brug history is.
This hot, hot Texas weather has just melted two blooms on my Isabella and one on another pink that looked like it had much promise. They opened half-way and then folded, even with plenty of water. Disappointment there ---------
Louise
"some only have serrated leaves in the vegetative (pre-flowering) phase, "
Thanks Alistair, I didn't know this. Joelle
Hi Alistair! Thanks for explaining my answer better than I could have!
'Nice to see you're lurking around here.
Kay
Oh, and Lou, take heart. Fall is on the way and then your beautiful flowers will be all they should be.
I didn't know that Alistar! Thank you for posting that info!
Thank you Louise for starting this thread.. very interesting indeed! Look at the sawtooth leaves on this seedling.
Thanks so much for replying to this thread. I've learned a lot and I think others have also. DG friends are the best in the world and are always ready with answers to help others.
The best $15 bargain for any gardener!
Louise
Amen Louise!
Where in the world could you ever spend $15 bucks and not only gain so much knowledge and make so many new friends... personally, the joy it has brought back into my life is absolutely priceless. How did I exist before brug? And now that I'm into brugs, I'd be lost without DG.
I am forever grateful for the day I was surfing to find out how to care for my Brazillian Plume and could only get Dave's Garden to come up in the search..
I'm liking the leaves on this one, so far. It's a Luminosa x ? cross. The picture is of the second or third trunk to grow from this new seedling. I didn't take a picture of the more mature trunks.
Shirley, I've wondered if anybody ever considers crossing them just to get those fantastic leaves!
Very nice leaves.
But then, on the other hand, my Sunset had serrated leaves.
I TOTALLY agree with everyone about this fantastic forum! Thanks Dave!
It hasn't flowered yet, but this is the flowers from another time.
Wow.. beautiful blooms ya got there Teresa! I love those planters in the background.. what a pretty place!
Thanks ZZ, I enjoy the garden, so I like to make it pretty! LOL!
Teresa, does Sunset go by another name too? Yours sure is pretty, leaf and flower.
I have a seedling that has big, thick, serrated leaves. I hope it keeps them. I love them! It is a cross of a apricot double seedling X PL. For the life of me can't remember what PL means. LOL. All I can come up with is Painted Lady. But my Painted Lady did not flower last year, though I may have gotten pollen from her from a friend.
Sorry, Kell. "Sunset" is the plant that I purchased and don't know of any other name that it may go by.
I think that this year, instead of chopping it back to the ground, I should send some cuttings out! Now I'm thinking! LOL!
Teresa in BC,
If you decide to send out cuttings, please, please put me on the list. The leaves are beautiful enough, even if the plant never bloomed.
Louise
I second the fantastic forum comments!!!!! I love this whole site!!!
LOL Kay yes I am a lurker :-)
Kell that is seriously serrate! The only other PLs I can find are 'Pink Lady' (a German aurea), 'Puppy Love' (US, double white) and the wonderfully named 'Pippi Langstrumpf' (I can just see her with a large piece of Black Forest cake in her plump fist and some of it on her nose).
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I am also a lurker and I love DG---I am getting so much information and just basking in the friendship of this forum.
Teresa in BC, your Sunset is beautiful, even without blooms, if you decide to send cuttings, I would love to have one.
Sharon
Alistair is great to have around.
Hey Kell, I don't know if that you will see this post or not, but I love the leaves on the seedling you posted. I love serrated leaves, but your seedling not only has serrated leaves, but scalloped edges too. That is something else that I like in brug leaves. Plus, it looks like the leaves are puckered too. So this one seedling has the three attributes that I like best about brug leaves; serration, scalloped and puckered. Hope it has a real nice bloom to go along with those wonderful leaves.
