Oh, my, JoAn, you are having a wonderful year....................those are gorgeous. I am having a decent year as well..................they loved all the heaven sent watering. There will be more cuttings in the fall. I love that white noid which I lovingly call Nodding Angel..........from the way the blooms "nod" to the green veins running through them. Good job !!!!

I agree, just GORGEOUS!

Thanks, they smelled wonderful last night.

And this morning after the rain.......................

I just got one that's about 2 feet tall. Will they survive over winter in zone 8b central Texas?

carrie751 - cutting back detail and mulching heavily is good to know about. I lost two last year that I left out in pots.

The ones I referenced as "cutting back" are inground brugs. I only trim my container ones to give cuttings and to fit them in the greenhouse or plant room. I don't know exactly where you are in Central Texas, but I grew up 50 miles east of Austin (my daughter lives in Austin), and she has to protect all her container brugs as I do,

I live in Round Rock. Mine is in the ground about a month ago. So i should trim him down in November and protect him from the cold with mulch then. I hope to see blooms this year.

If you will fertilize once or twice a week and keep it well watered, you should see blooms in September once the nights start cooling off a bit. They do not bloom well in our summer heat.

Yay, thank you Carrie. I'll definitely try that.