It will probably green up as your weather warms up. I know you had a hard winter this year. If it was mulched well, it will probably come back from the roots even if the stalk froze.

I'm fairly new to brugs so I will let some of the experts answer.

BTW, I have family in Greenwood. I visited every summer while growing up. Still go visit relatives every year or so.

Good luck with your brug!

Judy I am with amelia. Once the earth gets warm enough, it will come back from the ground. Maybe the neighbors you got that one from can replace it just in case it does not come back? But I did not even mulch mine and they were little plant cuttings, before winter came and they are coming back from the ground!
Once you know a little about their habits, they are so much joy. they love to drink a lot but do not like wet freet all the time. They also love fertilizer. I try to keep mine out of the hot afternoon sun.

Good luck and I hope you can share pictures with us soon.

Lucy

I'm still a bit of a newbie myself on this forum, but I'll chip in my two cents. Can you make change? ;-)

Anyway, I know I've read on here in the past that when brugs freeze down to the ground, they may not bloom the following year. So you may want to protect it better come fall. Can anyone else back me up on this?

As Amelia mentioned, they are heavy drinkers and feeders. Use a fertilizer that's high in the middle number of the N-P-K ratio. That will support healthy roots and blooming. Especially in pots, you'll need to apply fertilizer with nearly every watering in spring and summer.

Brugs like lots of sun. But some shelter on hot days from afternoon sun will be beneficial.

They are quite needy plants, but the reward can be well worth it!

They have to grow back to form a Y before they bloom. Try to put it in the most protected spot possible for faster growth. I saw on another site someone used bubble wrap around the trunk so it didn't die back as far. Another person used pipe insulation and wrapped it up the trunk and around the Y and when they removed it new tiny leaves were sprouting. They do need a not of fertilizer to bloom and a lot of water so keep that in mind when you pick a spot for it. I would think 6 hours would be enough sun to bloom.