That was what I faced with this one and several others last yr.. This is their last chance...LOL I have gotten a small flush early on and it is puttin on loads of buds.. Not one of my Fav's... WM is not one That works well in our heat and I will probably be trading or selling it..I think it is one that will preform much better up North than down here in the desert.LOL I have a few other on the chopping block if they don't Dazzle me pretty soon.....LOL Got pic's!!!

Kylie

Kristy's bloomed pretty last year. I believe. If I have the name right. Oh Kristyyyyyyy. Where are you? lol

Karyn doesn't it look like that this season was even shorter and worse then last for most of us? At least Brug wise? Man I wonder if we better get used to it. Due to the climate changes?

Lucy

This season was absolutely horrible for my brugs and dats. Almost everything was delayed by several weeks but did eventually catch up. Not the brugs. Even now I have some that haven't put out a single bud. I really hope next year is better.

I had been meaning to ask the same question as Lucy as my 'brug experience' this year has been the worst I've ever experienced. First the long cool sping, then an airborne wilt likely from tomatoes in the neigbborhood, and now we're 5" behind in rainfall (realizing some of you are way worse off in that regard). I got one small flush on several brugs n dats then zilch. Now a few more have scattered buds forming but ooooh so slowly....and it won't be long before old man frost makes an appearance here in the northland. OK, nuf whining! i have plenty of deadheading to do today on an 'off work' day and its beginning to get light enough to stand out in the yard w my coffee and figure out the 'plan of the day'. Have a great one everyone.
Will

Lol Karyn not a great brug this year here too..I put mine in the ground and it only grew a little bit all summer..I was really excited about this one..It was my first double from April..Next year it is growing in a pot in the gh... Well we have next year for our bruggies..It was a tough year up north and the east...Brr and wet..lol

Bad year with hardly any blooms here as well. If we don't have a long fall I won't see much this year on any of them.

I had great blooms, and then all of a sudden, I counted 47 buds within 2 days, on the floor. I asked the forum about that at the time and everyone agreed that it was probably because of the heat. It was 102/103 degrees on my patio.
Ingrid.

This year sucked for my brugs too! I have more that didn't produce blooms than did! :(

Theresa

I'm not jinxing myself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'll stick to the WM comments, lol. Mine didnt make it thru last winter, after all the complaints I heard about her, I dont mind her not making it..except the lost money part of it :/

Karyn, my Phanomenal has constantly been doing the same thing since Spring. Buds all summer,always buds on it, not one bloom though. Buds would get to be like 4" then drop. Maybe they want cooler weather, Edna told me that her Phanomenal is like that, and she is the one I rcvd mine from..thank you Edna!
Maybe you just got lucky last year with WM, lol.
My Phanomenal has 2" buds right now..yet again, hoping they hold!

My WM has been dropping buds in hot and cool weather. It might not be long for my collection. lol

Hope it's just the weather Karyn and soon your WM will start performing right for you! I just love the name probably because I feel that way some days, lol!!!!!!1

Hmm, I was kind of attracted to Wretched Mess just for the adventure of seeing what it would produce. Not that I have room for another brug! Sorry to hear yours is behaving badly. With our unusual and violent weather I've had a time getting flowers, however, both Cherub and Heloise are budding now, and I expect Santa Rosa to produce another flush in the coming month. Peach Versicolor is doing absolutely nothing!! Of course it's anyone's guess as to how much longer they can stay outside. I could get a cold snap anytime now and have to drag them all in. Which is why, having seen some whitefly yesterday, I will give them all a dose of systemic insecticide to prevent bringing the nasties in with them. I am quite impressed with my deep pink mandevilla and lavender lady passionflower right now tho. They're going crazy blooming.
Diane
Oh yes, the tomatoes are finally hitting their stride too! Time to make another tomato tart.

Give up the tomato tart recipe. lol My Lavender Lady and vitifolia are two that I can always count on to produce loads of flowers.

Karyn, recipe in your inbox!
Diane

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