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Chocolate Brug

And to tell you how hardy she is?

I had to put the bag around the pot for water because she apparently FILLED the pot with roots. .

So, one morning in late hot June, I pulled her out of the pot, (yea yea yea, I know you guys, not supposed to do that during active growing season - but I had no choice. An even LARGER pot that I couldn't lift wasn't an option.)

. . . .and I shaved her roots (and I don't mean a trim, she got a HAIRCUT!) Cut her down to a 1/3rd root ball of what she was! Plopped her into new soil, stuffed her BACK in the SAME green pot. . .

Figured, OK, here we go. She's gonna throw a MAJOR temper tantrum. . .

(BOOM!) she took off again like a ROCKET! MASSIVE leaves, MASSIVE blooms, in the HEAT!

She's a beauty. One that I'm eager to share.

Got it!

I've got boxes, I've got cuttings, I'll get them out to you!

She really is a beauty. . .she may be a "mutt" but she's stunning.

SHE'S the one everyone comments on. The light pink blooms against the dark dark green leaves. . . .

That's why she's featured right there on the deck.

Wow sounds like this one is a Vigorus grower.

Cannot hardly wait for this one to
Arrive.

Technodweeb CAN YOU POST A PICTURE
Of this one if you have one available.

Thanks
Chocolate brug

I think I can EMAIL you one though. . .

2 seconds. . . .I had to crop myself out of the photo.

Ok, sent you a pic. . .7 feet tall

Ok Choc - heading to the green room now to get those cuttings for you.

Then I'll get the box assembled and drive it to the PO

OK! In the mail to you. . . .scheduled for a Friday delivery, no guarantee though. . .

No tracking number. . .I've got more if those get frozen or lost. . .

Yep, Breezy is MASSIVE vigorous. She's a show stopper.

She's a gift to a member here, who gave to another person here, who shared her with me. And I have continued to share her ever since.

I had 3 of these. She's the last survivor. They were suffering from broad mites, this is going back 3 years ago? 4? I don't generally have broad mites as a rule, but they were vicious. She was being decimated just like the other 2 were.

Anyway, I lost 2. I was beside myself. As she was on her last leg, I grabbed her, stuffed her in my car, and I raced down to the lake at my parents' summer place.

It was the last best hope I had to save her. I already had lost 2. I didn't want to lose this 3rd one.

I got there, and we went for a SWIM. . .JEANS shirt and all, me and the brug. Over and over, for 3 days straight. The following weekend, we went for a swim each day also. Over and over.

She came roaring back and even eeked out 2 blooms for me that same year. (Remember, she was about to DIE, I was thrilled I had leaves at that point, so for her to give me blooms, I was ECSTATIC!)

She's been standing tall and pushing hard ever since.

And I pay special attention to her. Breezy gets a "show" spot on the deck, and I'm going to actually propogate more of her now for ME instead of for other people. I'm gonna try to grow her again in my yard here at my house.

Hopefully, she won't be assaulted again.

She is truly a special brug. Not because she lived, but because she's been shared over and over from people in the forum, and her propensity not to care about the heat, makes her extra special.

Annette, I Remember when you posted this episode
On Last year and I Had this Big Grin on my Face
Picturing You Racing Towards The Lake with this
Brug to give her a dunk In the Lake. Man was that
Funny.!!!!!

Also I Am rooting you some Burgs you
Are going to Enjoy.

Thanks Again
Chocolate Brug

Choc:

Ohhhhh, sorry 'bout the rerun on the story then. He gave me 3 and I felt SO stupid, that less than 3 months later, I had lost 2 of the 3 he gave me.

Be careful Choc. I'm heading into "snow" period in Illinois. For those of us who live in "snow" parts, it's getting kinda sketchy to ship stuff in and out. I just wanted to get these out to you guys.

As I said, my brugs were AWFUL this year. I have cuttings from my mom's brugs (tiny and small, her's didn't do that well either) So I dont have anything to share this year.

Well, if I shared them, I'd be embarassed. Everyone else sends "baseball bats" of cuttings. And I have these little pieces.

The only ones I have decent cuttings are of Sun Sport, and some candida double whites. I'm desperately nursing some New Orleans Lady cuttings, and some very TINY Mountain Magic cuttings.

My first Belle cuttings are doing ok, but the serendipity cuttings aren't doing so great. And the Native habitat cuttings that I was hoping to save, are starting to shrivel. (that's what happens when someone promises to WATER them, and forgets, all the roots shrivel up and become brown strings)

I'll have to order some more for next year.

What a baaaaaaaaaad year it was here in Illinois for Brugs.

I have one Inca cutting who has sprouted a BUD. (I root shaved the 2 Incas I have, and THEY exploded also!) The Incas didn't produce enough "woody" parts to take cuttings.

But when I root shaved them? They suddenly had MORE buds than leaves. Strangest thing I ever saw. A plant with more flowers than leaves. And the leaves got HUGE. Monster size. Looked at them and thought "If I had known you guys were THAT unhappy, I would have done that LONG ago." The Incas are strange birds anyway, because they sprout all along the branches, not just at the "Y" spots.

I'm struggling with my Sun Goddess, which is really a terrific Brug. A no brainer Brug, it is a bush type. The cuttings didn't take and I don't think the base is going to over winter very well. JT Sessions isn't offering it anymore.

I'm hoping to nurse the base next year and hopefully it will produce lots of cuttings again. The flowers are smaller, stick straight out, and then just nod slightly.

No food needed, just watering. It's a no brainer Brug. But it is a release from about 4 years ago and they're not selling it anymore.

Earlier in the fall, looking at all my small brugs, and lackluster performance, I said "now I know how the Bears fans feel when they realize the season is toast."

Ha!

Dweeb, it's so great to see you posting! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your hubby.

Why don't you add those brugs you would like cuttings of on your want list and then we will see who can help you out. You were soooooooooooooo generous with your cuttings that surely some of us would have some to give back to you! Only one of my Sun Goddess cuttings survived, but is still small so hopefully next season, I can pay back. I never found a picture to see what she looked like.

It's good to see YOU too Eloise! Love the jokes you keep sending out.

Happy T-Day to YOU guys too!

I would love some cuttings, but, it's too far down in the season.

and I'd rather people shared with newbies first before me.

I'm sorry only one of your cuttings survived.

I finished my garage, and it's heated now, so I'm over wintering bases HERE now this year, instead of having to keep them actively growing in my green room. I have the CUTTINGS in my green room, but the bases, I hope they make it. If my sun goddess does make it, I'll make sure you get more.

It really is a terrific brug. I emailed asking 3 times if they still had it so I could order another, and I never got a response, which I took that to mean "NO." It's such a nice gentle little bush type brug. And the flowers stick straight out at first. The flowers are smaller, so there are more of them. And it also has darker leaves.

There are a few of these I have now, which I know are no longer carried. So, I'll nurse these "legacy" brugs and share them as much as I can. (grin)

I'm a little annoyed. I ordered 3 wretched messes? I don't think they REALLY are WMes. I think they're candida doubles.

I had one that bloomed, and it didn't produce the triple quad type bloom. That torqued me a little this year. Well, more than a little. So, I'm not even sure I care if those bases survive. Paid for 3 WMs, and I think I got candida doubles.

I ordered Native Habitats, and SAMs. Those plants are CRANKY. Crabby plants. crabby, crabby crabby.

Hopefully NEXT year, they will do better. The First Belle? MONSTER plant. HUGE. Never bloomed, never got very tall either, but the leaves were 3 feet long. Like this big CABBAGE sitting there. It was rather funny to see, but just a strange plant. Hopefully next year for THAT one also.

I'd like to offer as well as ask for cuttings. If I don't have them to offer, I'm not going to stick my hand out though.

I've got all my shipping boxes here though! And I bought the NURSERY SELECT version of Miracle Gro now, 20-20-20. (Gotta get more.) Had the wrong kind this summer, and I didn't notice. Mom and dad had this version, very little immediate nitro. Said "oh man, no WONDER! These things down here should have been SCREAMING! Even if mine at home were struggling, YOURS should have been SCREAMING huge."

The nursery select has a 5.9% immediate nitrogen, and the regular stuff only as 3.2%. Almost DOUBLE the "immediately" available nitrogen.

Well, there's always next year. . .and my fun with my cuttings in the green room.

HA!

Thanks so much for thinking of me!! I'm sending you an email right now.

Phoenix Ryan

Eloise, I Have Annette Covered for cuttings.

I Am working on a spring package to send
her some of Florida Brugs her way.

Be Bless
Chocolate Brug

Annette, your brugs must be super happy in their heated garage! That really sucks if you didn't get Wretched Mess, which you ordered and paid for. Hopefully next season the bloom will be more WM than what you think could be candida double. Anyone knows if the bloom on WM appears different at time?

Great CB!

Get me an address! I'm falling down in to bad temps at nite. . .I gotta get 'em outta here!

Send me an address TODAY, like within the next hour.

I'm heading to the PO to send some to robert and PhoenixRyan. . .get your addy to me. . . .

Heading to the green room right now. . . .then I'll get my boxes addressed and gone. . .

I didn't get your address in time. . . .

So, I'm gonna pack them up tomorrow nite, and they'll go to the post office on Monday. . .we'll sail them outta here on a wing and a prayer, ok?

I'm droppin' into the mid 30s now. I only have a matter of days now to get these out of here without them freezing.

Ryan? And Robert?

yours are in the mail. . at the PO. . .they'll be there around Monday or Tuesday.

Eloise:

I went looking to see if the WMs have a habit of only double blooms. . .I couldn't find any info.

It seemed odd though. .because this place, we ALL order from. It's not some ebay person.

I was pretty annoyed when I saw the double. . and nothing else inside the skirt. Regular double white bloom.

Soooooo, I'll give them next year. And if they're candida doubles, then, they're going in the burn pile. My one LARGE candida double is cranky enough. (grin) don't need MORE of them crabbin' at me!

Funny, I only had one NOID pink cutting. Maybe I have more in the other buckets I haven't checked yet.

I'm gonna pot up some Pink Beauty cuttings, BIG plants, hardy, SHE'S BEAST. . .good performer.

As we said, I'm gonna start to hug the big performers.

someone else can fight with the "poodles." (grin)