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Here you go friends! Nt Brunfelsia full of blooms! Pic

meyermike_1micha

12 years ago

This has to be one of the most sweetest plants you can own. They are so easy to grow and the fragrance just fills the air as soon as the sun sets until the sun starts to rise.

A great plant to have when anytime of the year to bring the tropics home:-) It was a beautiful day for pics I thought I would share.

The sweetness is to die for and just makes you feel good all over.

This is Brunfelsia' Lady of the night' and far worth the keep! This is about the 7th time it has flowered since the spring. It seems to flower more than grow for me. Love it.

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gardenscents
12 years ago
OK! OK! Where can I get one???

RuthAnne
tomatoman
12 years ago
I'm new to this forum, and hope this hasn't been answered before. Do you, anyone you know have subject seeds for trade or sell?
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Hey everyone. Been a while since I've posted here, but I'm loving seeing everyones plants so much that I thought I'd share some of my favorites with everyone as well. My oldest Thanksgiving cactus. It'll be 4 years in January. It doesn't look like much, but I'm thrilled with it 'cause it lost all its segments during the spring and I think it's coming back quite nicely. Opuntia santa-rita. One of my favs. Will be 2 years in April. Jade ovata 'Gollum'. Turned 2 in September. Haworthia fasciata. Really like this one. 1.5 years old. Philodendron scandens. 3.5 years old. Another Phildendron. Not sure of its exact name. Only 6 months old. Dracaena deremensis 'Yellow Stipe'. My mother can't grow these worth a bean, but mine's doing quite well I think. Will be 3 years in May. Dracaena marginata. Turned 4 in September. Ficus elastica 'Black Prince'. 2.5 years old. Hildewinteria aureispina. Will be 3 years in April. Coleus blumei. Looks quite pathetic right now but that's because I just cut it back hard. It always grows back beautifully. I'm proud of this one because Coleus plants are classified as annuals and this one is turning 3 years next month (Decemeber). Hope I didn't post too much. Thanks for sharing everyone and thanks for looking at mine.
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Hey, thanks everyone! You know, it is so nice to know others whom have an appreciation for these types of plants like us or even care enough to express concern for my health. Funny how you find more of that here than here at my home. Jodi: It is so nice to see you! What an honor to have you stop by. Thank you so much:-) Hey Robert. How have you been? How are your plants doing? How is your Bruns? Boy, do you have an eye for Hoya. Yes that is exactly what it is and I did get it at Logees's. I have had it for two years this summer and it finally flowered. It smells more like a chocolate than vanilla. That Alba I got from Logee's when it was only six inches high last year. I LOVE it! I am so sorry about your petunias. Oh, the smell is sweet and heavenly! Kemistry! You are way too funny. I thought you would of had one by now.lol Musa: Thanks so much. I like the Alba but it's fragrance is a bit disappointing. It does have the strong sweet smell like the parent plant had. It's ok though:-) A real must, right?lol Olympia" Thank you and thank you! The key is a good draining mix and watering with fresh water. I think they hate tap water on a regular basis because of the salts in it and I feed heavily and regularly! I don't expose it to full strong sunlight but under a tree or under a bug screen in the greenhouse, and I never let a strong wind get to it. I hope this helps:-) Again, thanks everyone. It is so good to see you all again! I do miss Butterfly these days. I wonder how she is doing? Mike
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I think I am the one who posted on the Florida Forum and yes I am still seeing the hummie, almost daily. In fact, I am wondering if there are two. The first one I saw I thought was almost all light in color under the throat while the one I am seeing now seems to have the pinkish red throat. It comes around throughout the day, I have seen it around noon and on and off throughout the afternoon. It loves to sit in the bare Crepe Myrtle trees and comes down to drink from my two feeders. I have taken some pictures and will post them soon. I no longer have my son's network to go through so I have to figure out how to use Flicker or Photobucket. We have our video camera set up and will also try to get some video tomorrow. We did get cold here - lost alot of my butterfly plants along with the hummer plants. I think it was also feeding on the Cape Honeysuckle today. This is the longest that I have ever seen one in my yard. I am so excited!
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Hi Cruz, Welcome to the forum! Thank you for the kind words. You'll find lots of friendly, knowledgeable people on this forum who love to share what they've learned, and who also love to contribute to each others' addictions--consider yourself warned. You're in Dade, so we're neighbors. I choose to identify my county because our state is so large--Tallahassee is something like 400 miles away, right? Anyway, plumeria are pretty easy where we live. They're not fussy, so all we have to do is protect them from the occasional winter cold front, and feed and water them when they're growing. To answer your question, I do not use epsom salts. However, some on here do use them at the beginning of the season. I think it depends on the growing conditions in each grower's backyard. Epsom salts provide magnesium and sulfur, and I have no indication that my plants are deficient in either of those particular minerals. I continuously feed (IOW, at every watering), low dosages of Dyna-Gro Foliage Pro 9-3-6, along with Dyna-Gro ProteKt 0-0-3 and Super Thrive. Because the two fertilizers provide full-spectrum nutrition (NPK + all micronutrients), I don't ever worry that I have a deficiency in any one particular nutrient. Great stuff! I also foliar feed at extremely low dosages the same with Spray-N-Grow added. This is NOT necessary but I do it because it gives me an excuse to hang out near my trees, truth be told. A search on this forum should yield all kinds of helpful information, but if you want to ask more questions, by all means, feel free. Good luck and happy growing! Greg
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mrlike2u
12 years ago
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gardenscents
12 years ago
have to wait until after Christmas (unless I can find one in Florida when I go), but definately have to try this out. What family is it in?

RuthAnne
Robert (zone 7a, Oklahoma)
12 years ago
Family is Solanaceae. Mine is finally setting buds so I can't wait until it blooms and I can experience the scent myself! :)

-Robert
meyermike_1micha
Original Author
12 years ago
Robert!

Good for you. I am very happy for you. I know how much and how hard you have been trying to get yours to bloom. I can't wait for you to enjoy the fragrance.

Hey Wes! How did you know? lol Hope you have been well.

Tomatoe: I am not sure. But I just havn't the patience to wait for a long time for seeds to bloom.

Ruth: How have you been? I hope your Alba is doing great. I know you have to get one of these Bruns now. You are mssing out if you don't.lol

Mike
Robert (zone 7a, Oklahoma)
12 years ago
My Brunfelsia gigantea finally bloomed! The scent is more 'perfumey' with a clove undertone at night. I've noticed that I can detect a sweet scent before sunset and sometimes in the morning (without the clove undertone).
The first time it bloomed there was only one flower and I had to stick my nose to it to detect any scent. Now that I have two flowers open it is beginning to waft and I can smell it without having to get close.
My only gripe about this brunfelsia is how huge and wide it is! It takes up the bulk of my window space. :(
Not a problem with those who have the room I suppose. I got this in spring and it bloomed within a year just as Logee's site stated it would (my B. nitida only bloomed once in the two years I had it and it had a strong clove like scent with no sweetness).
In the background on the left growing on the windowsill is Brunfelsia densifolia/densiflora (looks like a little pine tree). It's supposed to have a spicy scent but is not as stingy with its blooms. :)

-Robert
Dar Sunset Zone 18
12 years ago
These pics have got me drooling. I told myself several times already no more plants for the rest of the year but Logee's SALE on Monday was just too irresistible plus all this discussion on Brunfelsia has piqued my interest in this genus.

I selected B. isola for it is said to be best for container culture. Thanks for all the descriptions on the fragrance...really appreciate that.
Dar
Robert (zone 7a, Oklahoma)
12 years ago
Hi Dar!

You're welcome. I try to give as much info as possible to help others so they don't have to run through plants like I do. Laugh.
Thank you for letting me know that Logee's is now offering Brunfelsia isola! I've always wanted to try it and its dwarf size and slow growth do sound perfect for my limited window space in the winter. Of course I ordered one after reading your post (this site is dangerous as we all know!). I placed a hold to have it shipped in spring so my partner won't completely flip out when yet another plant arrives. ;)

-Robert
meyermike_1micha
Original Author
12 years ago
Rob:

You are too funny. Now that I am taking care of my parents temporarily, I have been asking for more money for heating costs. Guess what they always bring up when I ask or when I receive a package? lol

I looked at your Brunfelsia after I forgot about this thread and was shocked. Congrats and I hope you enjoy the nice fragrance.

Wait until I tell you the next plant I am getting from Logees! Not publically though, for fear they will sell out. I do have to say it is one of the if not the most fragrant plants I EVER smelled.

Hint: Rare, mostly propagated by seed, flowers look like candles, more fragrant than a gardenia and brusfelsia combined, and takes about a year or two to get to flowering stage and beautiful. I LOVE this tree!

Mike:-)
blutayle
12 years ago
OK Mike,
I have to agree..the brunfelsia Gigantae is amazing...the scent is like Easter Lily sweetness and carnation spice all wrapped up into one...great moon garden plant here in Florida although not happy under 60 degrees so very tender tropical...also included my two favorite orchids blooming now..the peachy George King Serendipity with its amazing powdery perfume in the mornings and Betty Ford which is perfuming up the whole side yard every afternoon...
meyermike_1micha
Original Author
12 years ago
Hum!!! A Betty Ford?

Guess what I did last night as soon as I saw you post?lol
I couldn't one:-((((((

Your plants are amazing Blutayle and to think they have such nice Orchids as so. I was actually looking on E-bay last night for one too.

Your Bruns. is beautiful. Like a plant for a hanging basket so loaded with flowers. Nice.

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