greylady-gardener, thank you for the comments! The one you are posting about is our B. Shorty's variegated and when we got her she was a year old 2 foot plant. When she bloomed the 300+ blooms the second year we had her it was so breath taking! We harvested 18 seedpods from her that year and pushed her to her limits. The next year we cut her in half and allowed her to rest. This last year we didn't push her either as we want to push the two plants this next year to see if we can do the 300+ blooms again.
I have seen another lady get over 300+ on her 3 year old CG and requests photos of anyones else's single plant that has over 300+ blooms. We have kind of started the 300+ bloomer club, so come join us!!

greylady-gardener, when pushing a plant one should have a root system that can support the number of blooms and know you also risk a chance of loosing the plant if not done correctly or selecting the right plant? I would suggest taking one plant and trying it not the whole collection as it might cost an arm and leg! It's all about timing and what is used to fertilize.

so Karma, are you saying my 420 flush, I had on my brug was good? It was, I believe, a year old plant or less, since I saw no sign of a stump, the growth was quite green when I got it. I don't know what nurseries do to propagate and sell what appear to be seedlings, although perhaps a 2nd or 3rd year plant starts the same way, each year. I wouldn't know that yet :)

I've never had that many blooms on any of my brugs, maybe 150 tops on a CG. I have found that I get more blooms per flush on established plants. I can get early blooms from a big cutting but I don't get good numbers of blooms until the plant is at least a year old. Karma I'd love to know what your feeding schedule is to encourage so many flowers. Barry did you do anything special with your brug to get such a monster flush?
Karyn

I have a Frosty Pink that bloomed nicely this summer, and it was a cutting from last year's fall cut back. My noid white also bloomed profusely (okay, not quite 300!!!more like 60), that is only a year old, although to look at the trunk, wow. It is bigger and thicker than my 5year Candida. It just grows amazingly fast. So it would depend on the plant, but you can push them and get some amazing results, even from the young'uns.

Okay so it took lots of pushing to get the amount of blooms in the photo. I thought that it was natural! :) I don't think that I want to risk any of my new babies just yet. Maybe in a couple of years when I can't even beg anyone to take any more cuttings (being optimistic here!)I will be willing to take one of my cuttings and do some experimenting. Then I will post and ask for the magic formula to make my plant look like the one in the pic.
Sammy, I hope that the Frosty pink and the noid white that did so well for you, are the same ones that you gave me the cuttings from. :)They are amazing so far. Lots of roots and they are really leafing out!

Lois

Karen, Just to be clear, I think there was one plant, at least there were 4 main branches, two pairs of two, it looked like, however I don't think it matters how many plant occupy a specific space. You still get nearly the same production; slightly more. (agronomics)
That being said, I had a 24 inch pot, used a special potting soil and ammended it with something or other, ( like a cook, I am - pinch of this , that) Twice during the season, as the leaves showed a possible deficiency, I added the highly soluable essential micronutrients. This consisted of magnesium and calcium (horticultural lime and Epsum salt) and sulfur. I also did a ph test, and tried to correct acidity, however upon reading from this forum that it is a futile battle in container plants, and unnecessary, I discontinued it.

Anyway the watering was allot: up to 8 gallons a day, mixed every day with 1/4 to 1/3 strength miracle grow bloom booster (15-30-15).

One thing I did that I felt helped immensely was, in mid-season, as the water channels had formed well in the pot, and water freely drained through, I filled in top of the container with peat humus, to clog the water flow so to speak, making it take more water. ( my theory, anyway.) AND I never ever let the plant wilt more than slightly,
How do I know there were 420? I counted each one as I dead headed faded blooms. It was a surprise, since I estimated at budding time it would be 250.
FWIW

Oh and This is the serrated leaf var. so I think it is Grimaldi or Seuss, which are prolific anyway, from the information I have gathered.

Hey Lois. The cuttings are from the same plants. I'm sure you'll get flowers next summer! Some are just easier than others, and with lots of sun, surf and food, and of course the scintillating conversation one has with their plants ---oops, did I say/type that out loud ---- your brugs will do fantastic! I would take the chance with them, if you can give them lots of light now, even artificial, but don't feed them too much, and just get them growing. With the cuttings, you want to encourage rooting (doesn't sound like a problem) and then grow those puppies on!!

oxmyx, photo please before you can join!!

karyn1, I'll get back to you on the information in the morning.

greylady-gardener, that one is our is one of our showy ones and we can count on at least 3 flushes with her.

Well Karma, I have posted so may, If I were to post any more it might be considered bragging,
so here is a gallery I whipped up, if you are interested

oxmyx, welcome to the club!! I don't take is as bragging when you have the touch!!

I am proud to except membership!

Well glad to know that my cuttings came from good genes! LOL I need all the help I can get to grow these beauties. I am determined to have plants that look like the ones in the pics that you are all posting.
....and yes Sammy! you did say/type that out loud!! LOL I am sure that we have all done it though, so don't worry. I am always complimenting my cuttings on the great roots that they are putting out. :)
Lois