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A request for brugs

17 years ago

I've got yellow, orange, and white brugs. I want to see what others have done. I can't remember who has the yellow brug in their front bed, but I want to see more of that. Can anyone help? thanks.

I've got mine scattered throughout the yard depending on color. I know it can work, but I'm having a hard time envisioning these tall plants overhanging my perennials.

Comments (17)

  • 17 years ago

    Here's 2 views of one of mine.
    Jim

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  • 17 years ago

    What a great spot for brugs, Jim! I think mine may be similar. Is yours a versicolor?
    One of mine has not bloomed yet so I do not know the color, the other is peach versicolor. I've tried one yellow/gold but that died (perhaps Dr. Seuss) in our drought then wet/cold winter this year.

  • 17 years ago

    I love the location. I tried growing one near the front door, but the slugs just tore it up. The datura I put there seems to be doing fine.

  • 17 years ago

    How beautiful, Token!

    Don't know a thing about them, but Kathy aka plantmaven does grow one or several brugs (a pink one!), I think. Hopefully she will chime in here.

    Becky

  • 17 years ago

    ooops I meant Jim, not token...

  • 17 years ago

    Thanks, Becky.

    GGG, this brug isn't a versicolor. It's B. suaveolens 'Rosa Traum', and has hugh blooms about 8" across. The picture was taken a little too late in the morning to catch them fully open.
    Jim

  • 17 years ago

    Here you go!
    I have 3 yellow and 2 pink. Neither of which we are sure of names.
    I will trade you a pale pink cutting for a white, if you want.

    Kathy

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    This pale pink came from a cutting from my neighbor at my former house.

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  • 17 years ago

    I have not had trouble with slugs or snails on brugs, and I have both. All my brugs are in the ground.
    Do you have to grow yours in a pot?

    My oldest son swears by Diatomaceous earth.

    Here is a link that might be useful: slug contol

  • 17 years ago

    Gorgeous, Kathy! I just knew you would chime in here! :)

    Question for you Kathy, in your first photo (of the yellow brug), is that at your new house???

    If so, it sure got big fast didn't it!!!

    Becky

  • 17 years ago

    Becky, Thank you kindly.
    Both brugs are at this house. They both were about 2ft tall when planted the spring of 08. I have no clue as to the fast growth. You may recall that I put tons of double ground leaves every where that year.
    When I was about 13 a German lady told me to pick off all lower leaves on a plant. This encourages it put all it's growth in the upper parts of the plant.
    The yellow brugs have grown faster than the pinks.

    k

  • 17 years ago

    Kathy, I love that pink. Email me if you will. I have a white cutting that was rooted in my cloner a few weeks ago. It's been receiving morning and afternoon sun for at least a week now and seems to be doing fine. I'll give you more details in the email. I think you'll like it. :)

    I love these plants. I got my first cuttings from a house down the street. They were yellow. I have a couple of them in the garden this year. Three of my white ones I planted in the white bed where they get morning sun only until about 1pm. There is one other white one, which I just recently purchased. It gets a little more sun, but I was told it can handle it just fine. With all our rain, they are very happy here.

    Pay no attention to the slug bites, but this is a noid Orange (or maybe yellow) in the perennial bed. Took this yesterday morning. I've seen pics of the mother plant. If it is the orange one, the leaves will be huge. The blooms should be about a foot long.

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  • 17 years ago

    What do you feed them to get them to bloom so well??They're beautiful,all of them.I have a light pink one and they are new to me,so i'd like to get them to grow as well as all of you do.
    TIA
    Kathi

  • 17 years ago

    I have never seen this before. Oh such a novice. sigh. Is Brugs the name or just the nickname? I would like to look into this critter and see how I might be able to kill it in my own garden. LOL

  • 17 years ago

    Brugmansia. There's a forum here on GardenWeb dedicated to these plants. :)

    Enjoy your new addiction.

  • 17 years ago

    Jim, your brugs look completely happy and gorgeous where you have them.

    And Kathy I love the tree like form you have given your yellow one. That is a beautiful area in your garden.

    I know nothing about these plants. Are they all fragrant?

    How about disease?

  • 17 years ago

    Jim and Kathy ... most certainly drool worthy pictures!

    I have two new brug's that haven't bloomed yet. One has pink flowers the other has orange flowers.

    Here's one of mine, it's a double bloom white. It has a heavenly scent in the evenings.

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  • 17 years ago

    Token that sounds like I might be in trouble. LOL Thank you for the link!
    Jim good question. And Todancewithwolves thank you for the answer. :-)

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