B. Adeline. This one has had struggled with spider and broad mites most of the summer. I am hoping it will do better next year. I have only had a couple buds on it hold.
This is so much fun !
I have shared a picture of this one before. It is a Delisa Harvey's seedling that I am working with, and one of my favorites. It is hard to tell in this picture, but it is a soft baby pink, and every bloom sincethe 2006 season has looked the same. Right now it is loaded with seed pods.
Wow Patricia! Soooo beautiful.. Chesa is so pretty! So is Adeline. I'm glad you are having such a show!
Definitely pretty and very pink. Thanks for sharing pictures of your beauties.
Patricia, is the B. Adeline a triple? Love the drop of the second skirt and overall shape.
Question about the seed pods. I have several on 'Butterfly' How will I know when they are mature? It will be 34 here Wed. night and this Brug is outside. That seedling is just lovely.
Elaine
Your Brugs are beautiful Patricia. Your yard must smell heavenly.
Thanks ZZ and Barbara and Shirley,
Elaine, Usally when I have a pod ripen the stem will turn kind of yellowish and then I will notice that the pod is getting soft spots on it. Once our nights get cold it can take a long time for a new pod to rippen. The pods that are on the Rubiline seedling have already been on there for probably three months.
They are all gorgeous, Patricia! I love Chesa, very nice. I bet you're more than thrilled that you didn't toss Fascination. I really like that dark color. :)
Terry, weren't you the seedling parent of Fascination? There are so many double pinks anymore, it's hard to keep them all straight with the hybridizer and the seedling parent.
Snowhermit has grown some great doubles from seed that we are all enjoying.
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Yes, I remember Shirley, both the picture of the bloom and the name got me. Just say it to yourself...Fascination. LOL! One of my favorites, maybe someday. Terry sure has made some wonderful contributions to the world of brugs.
Patricia, your seedling from Delisa is really nice...I like the soft pink, it is different than what is out there. I hope she does well for you guys!
Thanks Patricia,, I cut some of Brugs back tonight since it is going to be down to 32. I just cut off the branch with the pods and have it in water. Will put a bubbler in tomorrow while we are gone for a few days.
Elaine
Thanks for sharing all of your pics! I am really looking forward to getting going on my own babies thanks to ZZ!
Fascination is lovely! Anyone remember a song by Kenny Chesney called "You had me at hello"? That brug had me at first sight, and started an obsession. LOL Then came a greenhouse ..... and so on.....
YEP,,, we all know that song.. LOL
Elaine
WOW! Everything is absolutely beautiful! Genevieve is such a pretty thing!
Hey there pretty girl!
I wanted to let you know how well that creamsickle did 3 years ago. She did beautifully in two very different places. The spot she did the best was on the east side of the house - very beautiful and nice leaves and a few flowers. The one that faced the south had many flowers but didn't weather the hot summer sun beating on her - the foilage wasn't as nice but productive flowering. Not sure which one was best - the foilage can be beautiful as well.
Thank you. You are a good Dave's friend.
Karrie
Hi Karrie, I wish I still had Creamsickle. I plan to order one as soon as it becomes available from Seedspout Nursery again. I had dug mine for the winter last year and kept it under the patio cover over winter. It seemed to be doing fine, but then got hit hard with spider mites in early Spring and I just didnt get it sprayed in time.I always had mine in the full hot sun in the garden and we can get very hot in the summer, and it did fine, was always one of my best bloomers. I am glad to hear that she did good for you. It sounds like morning sun afternoon shade would do best for you.
I had two very heavy bloomers this year that bloomed most of the summer for me and then reminded me of how B. Creamsickle always bloomed here. Those were B. Chesa and B. Margie's Delight (unregistered). Neither of these got spider mites or broad mites all summer, but by the end of August were looking very tired and I thought they had mites. Now I am wondering if they just needed some extra fertlizer and nourishment after blooming so heavy all summer long. Next summer, I am going to be adding some extra steer manure, fertilizer and worm castings in August and see if that helps. I thought these poor things had mites, so I sprayed and sprayed them, but ZZbabies was also growing B. Chesa for me and she said her's perked up with the worm castings and steer manure, so I sure think it is worth giving them a try. Next summer, all three of these will be back in my garden as well as New Orleans Lady. She didn't bloom as much as the other's , giving fewer blooms at a time, but was very consistent with blooming some every 4-5 weeks and is still going strong. I just love these brugs. that don't take alot of babying.
Thank you for your very kind e-mail, Patricia
You're welcome Patricia!
Didn't you say you used to take cuttings of your Brugs and toss the plants? Perhaps I am thinking of someone else...........?
Karrie
Yes, that is what I used to do before I decided to try my hand at cross pollinating some of them. I can only get the pollen to take in early Spring, or winter, so I have to dig the plants I want to try pollinating over winter.
Patricia, you are VERY talented with those brugs! Hugs, Jo
Patricia is one to take good advice from! She's good and she is a very very nice person. I loves this girl!