big city name is better than coldest winter temp... it would help with elevation.. drought.. etc ...

and i dont know if you meant thanks.. or texas ...

besides location.. a pic of the spot might get you better suggestions ...

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1. Thank you Adrian for trying to help. I am in San Jose, CA and would like to know if anybody has an experience of growing Yesterday Today Tomorrow bush (Brunfelsias ) or get an idea what kind of bush I can plant for location with 2-3 hours of morning sun .

Daves Garden has a contributor in San Jose who reports that B pauciflora is very healthy and trouble free there. https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/55241/#b However, if fallen flowers are considered to be a ‘maintenance difficulty‘ it's hard to think of any living plant which would satisfy such strict criteria.

Thank you, everybody. Here is the picture. The place for the evergreen bush is at SW direction, between shovel handle and the black tray. It got sun from 10AM to 12PM. Oleander is from the right, Jasmin in pot - from the left, And a huge tree from the neighbor's garden. The grass sprinkler is right across this place, so it will be enough water.

"Maintenance difficulty" is because I am old lady with lower back problem. But I start thinking about putting small stones under Oleander and Y_T_T, as mulch is gone after several times of using blower.

Any suggesting or approval? Again, thanks a lot and Happy New Year.

Fallen flowers need no maintenance. Just leave them to rot and improve the soil beneath the tree.

That said, is the space big enough for a shrub which will grow at least five feet wide and six feet high?

I am in central Florida and the do very well here. Little maintenance. They do seem to do better in the shade but if we’ll watered I’ve seen some big ones in the sun. One of my favorite plants. They have a lovely scent when flowering which they do a couple times a year here.

I have 2 hours of morning sun only. Hoe long do they bloom each time?

Thanks a lot.

A couple of weeks to a month

Thank you!

I live near San Jose and have two of these that get slightly more sun than what you are describing and they have done absolutely nothing. I’m thinking of pulling them out. They’re just not very showy in our zone.

Thanks a lot. Very good to know.

They grow very well in SoCal. They prefer a slightly acidic soil, much

like camellias. Very popular in my neighborhood.

A camellia might work in that space. Pretty foliage year round in our climate, gorgeous winter flowers, and minimal if any pruning needed.

I was dreaming about Camellia. But while digging hole for it, I figured out, that sprinkler's pipes are very close to this place. And it is impossible to plant Camelia close tp pipes. Was very much disappointed.

I'm not following why Camellia is impossible if Brunfelsia was an option. If there are issues with the pipes wouldn't they apply to any shrub?

I've made a search, and Camellia, Jasmin and some others are in the list as they have shallow, but strong roots. Brunfelsia's roots are deep. Pipes are in about 7-10 " depth and might be effected by shallow roots. This was confirmed by 2 nursery's specialists.

mashka52, what did the two nurseries recommend?

Both recommended to avoid any risk to use pots near the pipe lines or small annual plants.