Everything is in full bloom again now that the cold snap is over. Last night in the full moon I walked thru the patio and was overwhelmed with the aroma of brugmansias.....it reminded me of why I spend so much time,energy and money growing these beauties.
The first pic is of Miss Emily Mackenzie. She has just started to drop skirts on her 3rd major flush of the season.
Lapin Rose Doux- The tiniest most perfectly formed blooms on a small plant
Here we have Rothkirch ontop, Rosalie to the left and the background is filled with another heavy flush by Taylor Dawn
Balao- She has completely changed from the first time I posted pictures of her. She has darkened up considerably and taken on the typical recurve of the corolla that she is known for.
Mountain Magic
My new KBS x Adeline seedling. This bloom is just about a week old and doesn't have a blemish on her. She looks as fresh as the first day she fully opened up.
Wow-how beautiful! Lucky you--we are a little too far north here to have more than one flush of blooms. I just discovered brugs a few years ago and fell in love with them. The white ones are enchanting in the moonlight. Keep posting those pictures!
LALAs
If you're only getting one flush there... you've got to work on more food for them.. nicer soil.. or perhaps more light.. I get more than one flush 1000 miles north of you
OH>> GARY.........well......all quite lovely there
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Really? Well, as you can tell, I'm green when it comes to these beautiful things. I thought it was because of the weather or something, but apparently not. For the past two years that I've had them I would have one flush in Oct./Nov and then the first frost would come and kill them to the ground, and that would be it. Guess I'll have to dig a little deeper...
Oh.. in the ground.. planting on the south side of the house helps...you can mulch them some.. a deep mulch.. and then pulling it away maybe a sheet of plastic in the spring to warm the soil up faster.. a heavy dose of cow manure then.. followed by additional feeding.. at least weekly from then on..going rapidly to a bloom booster type... you should be getting your first flush before fall there..
Mothers north of you Up outside of Ardmore AL/TN has flowers starting from her in the ground plants much earlier.. and all summer long.. we have hers in front of the greenhouse on the south side. lots of reflective light.. a small pond infront of them would help even more... when you consider it would meantwice the sunlight..as it is reflected off the water also.. but feeding is Key
Tell us your feeding schedule there on your late bloomers
Great pictures, Gary. I'm getting the spring planting bug now. If it weren't for having a snow storm today, this last week was just like spring. Have really enjoyed your pictures.
Very nice .... tropical paradise!
Awsome pictures and Flushes! I can not wait to see some like that in front of me like that is for you! Congrats and keep sharing !
I can't wait to see your cross with Adeline..
That Lapin Rose Doux is one I would like to try raising..... a small type! Can almost smell those.. Didn't realize how small some of these Beautiful plants are...Thanks.
Debra
GordonHawk, I haven't really had any set feeding schedule, but it sounds like I need one! I just hook up the hose-end sprayer every now and then and hose 'em all down with MiracleGro along with everything else in the garden! Not very sophisticated, I know, but I will take your advice above. It would be so nice to have more of those sweet-smelling blooms.
Well..LALA. Sounds good.. Start them off with some cow manure.. as they are awakening... feeding your balancedfood every few days... then as growth is developing nicely..switch to a more bloombooster type .. feeding every few days.. every other week or more you can apply some spray-n-grow to them...
http://www.spray-n-growgardening.com/products.asp?dept=14
Thishas the plant... awakening every morning.. and thinking to it's self.. now I'm going to start to bloom.. what can I do to be blooming..and before you know it you'll be having buds and then mountains of the sweet fragrance of your lovely flowers....I'd say into July you'll be flowering like wild.. please let us know how you fare with them .. using this ... new thought on feeding..
remember.. it will be very difficult to over do it... the brugs ill take it in stride.. and reward you for your efforts...
Thanks, Gordon! I 'll give it my best shot!
OH>> I didn't mention what you might do if you really wanted to be atentive to your flower makers... A daily spraying with the Recipe will help keep them on the ball.. happy healthy.. disease free.. and in perfect shape to start making a series of great blooms.. If you aren't familar with it .. it's a home made spray.. made from differing ammounts [ depending to whose guidelines one goes by.. many of them are laid out here... http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/803019/
This will do wonders with your plants... flowers.. certainly a nice spray of city water every day...willl make them exceptionally happy also.. but the recipe is grand..
I'll try that--if nothing else, they'll be happy from the beer!
OH>>LaLa
You'll love their new health.. and viggor from using the recipe on them.. use it often..
you should be all set for early and continual blooms this year.. it's too late to mulch them.. but go try the plastic warmer on your soil.. it will start helping them warm up right away... but be very watchful of the new sprouts emerging.. and pull back the plastic so they can have an unencumbered path to the sun.. the plastic around the new sprout will also be helpful warming it up
