Thats about how mine on the North side of the house performed as well. They are beautiful and I love the scent. We lost a beautiful Hibiscus this year on the east side, but lo and behold, another Brunfelsia is growing literally out from under the roots of the hibiscus. I am going to try to get this new Brunfelsia to grow as full as possible. Right now, it's some leggy branches with some leaves and flowers, but I really need to get it to fill in some more. Any suggestions on how to get it going? Can I prune it to stimulate some growth in order to get it to fill in more?

I moved a 14 year old brunfelsia two years ago. First I took a shovel and made a circle around the tree about two feet from the trunk. I cut through the roots as deeply as I could and just left it alone for a couple of weeks. I didn't remove any soil, just cut through the roots. Then I dug a big hole in the new location so it would be ready for the tree. Get your hubby or someone who is very strong to help you cut through the rest of the roots. They are deep and the root ball is very heavy. Move the tree to the new location and water it very well every day for several weeks. My tree is happy in it's new location. Linda Leaf

We bought one YTT several years ago. We kept it in its pot for over a year, while deciding where to plant it. It did not seem to do well in the pot. It looked like we almost lost it, when we finally decided where to plant it. It's been in the ground under a Mexican Plum tree for about 2 years. It has not grown much, if at all - about 2 feet tall and a foot wide. And it has seemed to go through phases of distress and recovery, losing leaves and re-growing them. It has bloomed nicely recently. It looks better now overall than at anytime since we bought it. It gets morning and midday shade, with a mix of filtered and direct p.m. sun coming in from the southwest. We have never pruned it or even deadheaded it. The overall location is off the east corner of a NW-facing house, in a raised bed with highly amended soil. It's about 2 feet SW of the tree trunk, our "feature plant" in a mostly "blue-and-red" theme cluster, in the middle of others: 3 feet SE of a plumbago shrub that's doing well; 3 feet west of a Turk's Cap that's shrub-size; on a line in between the plumbago and a cluster of crinum lilies about 1 foot away. It's about 3 feet inside the edge of the bed, fronted on the SW by Blue Daze and a red salvia. Being already under the "eaves" of the plum tree, a nearby large crape myrtle and ligustrum aid in filtering the sun. Hurricane Ike hurt it along with the plum tree and other nearby plants. But it has come back nicely. Our aim is to tend to it more carefully this year with mulch and compost tea, and to keep other plants pruned around it so that it keeps its own special space. We might try a little nitrogen fertilizer, if it goes through one of those distress phases again, just to see if more leaves will come back and faster. It would be great if it would bloom more, or longer. But I have watched a neighbor's YTTs which are in more sun, and they all seem to bloom only for a short time in spring. Janet in your case, it is almost surely getting too much water. You might try watering it less frequently, but with compost tea. And then, find a place to put it in the ground. But we have not figured out this plant yet. It doesn't seem to do well if it gets too much direct sun. It has not bloomed as much as expected, and we think it's more likely because of not getting enough sun than because of competition from nearby plants. The blooms are of course a special prize - worth continuing to try to get the best possible performance.

Hi, I have 3 large gardenias and 3 Yesterday-today-tomorrows. They are still in the ground, but I have to throw them away soon. If anybody wants them, you are welcome to pickup. Could exchange for 3 flowering heliconias.