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A week in the life of a Brugmansia Bloom

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By milky

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Hi All, After all the kind comments made after my Brugmansia got ravaged by the hail, earlier this year, I thought I would share how its getting on now.


Its reached the great height of nearly 7’ 6inches tall, and has now decided, in November, that it wants to start flowering. Just to give and Idea how huge it is, This is me, and I am 5’7..(Not a very flattering pic I know)


This week this bloom has turned from green to beautiful pink, with an gorgeous evening perfume


As you can see, it has suffered a little with wind burn, and there are still several blooms to open


And all this is self sown, and still going strong at the base of it. But…….It is now the middle of November, and the temperatures have got to nosedive soon, So this may be the only bloom I do see this year, before cutting it right back an moving back to the greenhouse………..Well….At least I saw one……

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wow its huge maureen, well done, can you not fit it in greenhouse with flowers so they all open or is it to big to go in there as it is? i love these plants to, see lots on holidays :o))

18 Nov, 2009

 

Milky, i not no how to ten thees in uk but i do no they like cloud wash over htem. Do you spray yors wiht water?
I see you gorw Frangipani- was htis fro seed you colect?

18 Nov, 2009

 

What a super plant Maureen. May only be one flower, but it's beautiful.

18 Nov, 2009

 

One is better than none Milky, And its a beaut so well done to you ;) ive gave up on mine (cut it down) and the Datura, Plenty buds but they dropped off :((
One Day Milky One Day lol..

18 Nov, 2009

 

I love the way the edges of the flower darken as it ages.

18 Nov, 2009

 

Thanks all.....Sanbaz its too tall for the greenhouse unfortunately Derekf....Yes I do spray during warm weather. The Frangipani I have grown from seed, was bought from Thompson and Morgan.....Young Daisy....you got to keep trying, This is outside our back door at the moment, and the perfume in the evening is unbelievable.......Claireinbude..Yes when they 1st appear out of the pod they are green, but start to change colour to pink a day or so later and gradually get deeper.....

18 Nov, 2009

 

You've done so well with it Maureen. I would put it in the house, in the hall, lol.
Even nicer to see your smiling face.

18 Nov, 2009

 

Yes it's really nice and Milky's smiling face adds extra spice doesn't it!

18 Nov, 2009

 

Great you had one bloom at least Maureen. Nice to see you in the photo :o)

18 Nov, 2009

 

well done u...its lovely Milky...you could use it as your christmas tree...lol

18 Nov, 2009

 

Thanks all...Sandra it hasnt got enough branches to use as a Christmas tree ha ha. Im just pleased it made one flower.....Lol

18 Nov, 2009

 

My goodness Milky its huge, how on earth are you going to move that. Its a georgous shade of pink and congratulations for your first bloom wonderful and such a lovely display at the bottom of the pot.

It reminds me of Jack and the bean stalk lol, so you will have to send Ray to climb it and get hen that lays the golden eggs, and pot of gold lol hehe

18 Nov, 2009

 

very pretty.

18 Nov, 2009

 

What a lovely looking plant Maureen. Very healthy. I love the bloom and so big too. Wow.
I haven't tried Brugs yet. They seem to suffer from spider mite badly here due to the lack of humidity so I'm hesitant to give it a go.

19 Nov, 2009

 

Milky - good on you wiht Frangipani- i hav extensiv experence wiht them,so plees ask if need help.

19 Nov, 2009

 

Thanks all for you lovely comments.......

19 Nov, 2009

 

It looks fantastic Milky hope you get to see it flower.
Where can you get these from ? Any where or specialist gcs and do they need any special treatment i want to give them a go next year .....Thanks Mushy..

20 Nov, 2009

 

Mushy, this origianally came from T&M's, but I would presume this if you googled it then you should come up with a few retailers. I am going to try to take some cuttings next year as Lindak suggested that she was reasonably successful with them...

20 Nov, 2009

 

Just found this Milky what an amazing plant, we are attempting to grow some this year!! not sure what to expect now?

18 Mar, 2010

 

They are easy Dotty.....Just plenty of water and regular feeding, but they do grow huge........and then need over wintering in a frost free place.....

19 Mar, 2010

 

But you do cut them down in the winter dont you ? you are not going to tell me you have to keep a plant that size all winter, indoors Milky?

19 Mar, 2010

 

Yes Dotty cut it back as low as you can......

20 Mar, 2010

 

Thank goodness for that, I am being a bit previous here, the seeds have not germinated yet....lol

20 Mar, 2010

 

Lol Dotty

20 Mar, 2010

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