Eye candy. Do you have some to share?

17 years ago

the second good flush of the season..should get a few blooms on another color this evening...a few that survived the stress of spider mites and drought.

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karyn1
17 years ago
Your brug is beautiful. No blooms yet here and I don't expect any for at least a month : ( Are the avocados from your yard also?
Karyn
beth7happy
Original Author
17 years ago
I wish, Karyn..but no avocados, tho I do have one growing in a pot. ...not the grapes, either! We rely mostly on our Italian and California friends for those.... You'll be having all kinds of beautiful blooms there in the north soon, if you don't already! Our southern counterpart to sweet smelling lilacs is the night blooming jasmine...it's just passing it's first big bloom of the season....
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sultry_jasmine_nights (Florida-9a-ish)
17 years ago
beth,
Beautiful blooms. What kind is it? A few of mine have bloomed so far this year. I have a few others that have buds. It has been so windy that all the leaves have been getting shredded and buds drop so the flushes lately aren't as large as I hoped. Yours look great though:)
My cestrum nocturn just finished its first flush this year. I used to think it had to be humid to get them to bloom when I lived in LA but they do great here in the desert as long as they get afternoon shade. I don't know why more people don't grow them here.
It also bloomed at christmas here on the patio too which was a suprise to me but nice!
~SJN
jardinerafloridana
17 years ago
Beth,
Those are beautiful. I can just imagine the wonderful fragrance. I hope I will have at least a few blooms in the ones you sent me. They are in the ground and about 20 inches tall with lots of leaves.
Susana
beth7happy
Original Author
17 years ago
SJN , I can only say 'NOID' ...it's peachy/salmon in final color and wonderful fragrance...huge blooms - almost a foot long. My other two are pink ones, but different from each other. I'm fortunate that the main flush just happened - we finally got rain yesterday, followed with BIG winds..the blooms are shredded today. Lucky - no branches broke!

Susana..hope you get blooms this year, too..sounds like your babies are getting big! let me know if you want more cuttings.
wildflower
17 years ago
It's just beautiful Beth. When I saw the picture I was wondering if that peachy/salmon was the true color...I'd love to trade you some cuttings for some of that one later on! I have no bloom pics (or cuttings) to share right now since most of mine are in the ground and just starting to get some good growth going...

We seem to be in drought season here already too. Sort of strange for it to be this dry this early on.
rennep
17 years ago
I am new to GardenWeb. Your Brug is absolutely breath taking. Do you have any seeds or cuttings? I grew my first datura last summer and now I am addicted. I am working on an Angel Trumpet garden. I moved last summer to a house with no flowers so I have plenty of room for these beauties. Thannks!! RenneP
beth7happy
Original Author
17 years ago
Will be happy to share cuttings, Renne and wildflower, but will probably have to be sometime in June, and hopefully you'll remind me! (out of town and missing the gardens for a bit!) at least I got to see some of the blooms before I left.
diane_v_44
17 years ago
A blooming Brugmansia and a glass of red wine

What could possibly be better

Thanks for that splendid idea
romando
16 years ago
Yeah, I was gonna say! (referring to diane_v_44's comment!) I'm liking all 3 of your pictures, but especially the last one (LOL). Sounds like a good time to me.

Amanda 'romando'

My Charles Grimaldi is in full swing right now; I need to put a picture up. I've become a myspace whore as of late. One good thing about it: it made me learn how to upload pictures!