Harlot X Mon Amour Du Mariel - NEW!

This is a new triple of mine. The first fluffy flower pictured here is definitely a triple and it looks like the second bloom is a triple as well. This is my cross and I am also the seedling parent. A very healthy, robust plant with large tropical looking dark green leaves. Takes the heat like a champ and is bug resistant. This is the first time she has bloomed. Tonight I will check the fragrance. I love the color. Very reminiscent of Harlot in that peachy pink tone. This is definitely one to watch for future flushes.



This message was edited Feb 15, 2009 10:34 AM

Beautiful dark foliage

another pic

Gary
that is georgeous, great job you have done with you cross, I am so glad thaat you
post all youur beautiful Brugs, gives us northern Gardens something to look forward
to
Thank You
Elizabeth

Gary,that is a beauitful one.The color of it just pops out BAM.

That's some nice color, Gary. Congrats.

Beautiful shape and color.Excellent job Gary.

And Shirley she is just what you like. The skirt doesn't stay stuffed up in there. She is an open fluffy type blossom. This avoids the heat cooking the insides before they have a chance to open up as with some other double/triples. I would like to see her mature up a bit and see some more shape to her blooms...call me a perfectionist but i like the perfectly shaped blooms. She is still a young plant and has some time to really shape up.....I'm just being picky I guess!! LOL!!

OMG ~ What a beautiful color. I absolutely love that. I live in Maryland and I'm so jealous. I'm so impressed that you created that! I can't even grow one of those plants and look what you have done! Stunning! You are my hero.

Three big thumbs up Gary, she looks very beautiful and i as you do love perfect shaped Blooms, keep up the great work you are doing, you have a lot of patience growing out all those seeds to maturity, congratulations.

Gary, being a perfectionist is good. You only keep the cream of the crop that way. You are right.....she is my kind of brug. All fat and fluffy. LOL! Great color helps too.

That is just stunning. If you ever offer cuttings for sale of that variety, please let me know!

Ryan

Christa i have so many new ones coming in because these seedlings are from 3 years ago. These were some of my first crosses. They suffered badly thru some unattended summers. I would come home and find sticks in the pots. This summer they were really cared for by a friend of mine so I am finally seeing my hard work pay off. I have a few more that are budding this winter. I hope some more nice new stuff on the horizon.

Very pretty. I like this one a lot :-)

Nice color ... Congratulations!

That is gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you ever do any cuttings remember me....LOL.

Really nice colour and I am glad you posted it.. it really shows your gift for all the work you put into it.. Congrats!
Debra
Really? three years to a bloom? ( from a seed?)

Debra that is not really typical. The setbacks they suffered for two summers in a row accounted for their lack of Y's and blooms.
I guess i should explain that I am a snowbird. I live in florida all winter and then i leave here to spend the summers in NY. The garden is on automated sprinkers. My sister (for the first few years) came by to watch things for me but there were many problems that commonly occured that she could not deal with and never let me know what was going on. For two years in a row I returned to a yard full of sticks in pots...literally not one leaf on my brugs. This is a testament to how hardy they are. With a little TLC I always got things back on track by Thanksgiving but the setbacks always affected the new seedlings the most.
This last summer i had a very knowledgeable friend actually lived here while I was away and took excellent care. Hence the new seedlings have finally bloomed. He will come back this summer when I'm gone to watch over things also. So I should have another great year next winter as well hopefully.

Congratulations!! She is beautiful Gary!

Well Gary, thanks for the info.. I still think your triple is a work of art! I am glad you have a helper now for when you are up north..
Debra

Xeriscape -HELP, what can I do with the Brugs in the garden that were attacked by frost - the first frost I was away, but the second I covered them but they still look sad, the ones I have in pots in the patio are fine, but the 3 around the garden are just looking pathetic, some stems are soggy - how can I revive them??? I ask you because you are just 'down the road aways', and only a wee bit warmer than here.

Being in Kissimmee, they should come back from the roots. Wait a bit. See what parts of the plants has actually died and trim all of it off. Soggy stems probably won't make it so you may have to do some severe trimming. The brug roots below ground more than likely have survived. When the weather is steadily warmer and we are assured of no more potential cold fronts you should begin a fertilizing regimen. Fertilize on a regular basis (at least once a week) when actively growing. That should give the roots the strength they need to produce full,lush healthy growth for the spring blooming season. Personally, I cut back on my fertilizing during the hot summer months because growth slows down as the brugs struggle for their survival. Heavy fertilizing begins mid-late september and heavy flushes should start just before thanksgiving. After 5 years of growing brugs here in florida I have it down to a science....I think....:}

This message was edited Feb 17, 2009 12:26 PM

Thank you so much for that info, it's my first time growing them, I used to try in UK, but they never survived the first year even though they were in pots and taken inside when it got cold. I was so pleased with the ones I grew from seed, and have got another one growing from seed plus some that I got from BJ Bloomers - they are looking good and I shall plant them out very soon. What do you use to fertilise, I have only used Miracle grow on my plants. and cirtus stuff for my fruit trees (still quite small) and palm stuff for my palms - some of them got a bit brown, but i am holdong off doing anything to them until I see how they develope. Madeleine

Miracle grow on a hose end feeder is the only thing I use. Hose end feeding is the easiest for me. South florida gets a lot of rainfall plus I put the sprinklers on for 45 minutes each day. This helps to flush fresh water thru their systems and get rid of excess salt deposits which miracle grow is famous for leaving as a residue. I also supplement with a very inexpensive pelleted rose food from Home Depot which contains trace elements which are noticeably lacking in the miracle grow formula. The rose pellets are just sprinkled on the soil and lightly worked in. They last for months.

This message was edited Feb 19, 2009 12:07 PM

I have the hose feed for the miracle grow, but we are rationed to two days per week with the sprinkler system, the soil around here is pretty awful - the builders left a lot of rubble, but I persevere, I have rose food as well so I will have a go with that which I have. Many thanks for your help. Madeleine