Because I love the blooms on this plant I planted 2. The plants are healthy and growing butwon't bloom. Our soil is sandy ( Hawaii). th...Read Moreey have been in the ground about 8 months. I have seen them bloom here at a higher elevation and no sandy soil. Anyone know a fertilizer I could use or some way to encourage them to bloom?
LOVE the tricolored blooms. Have not noticed a significant scent; however, it is planted near the street where our neighbors benefit the ...Read Moremost. Looks lovely against the yellow back drop of our house. Our YTT is a small tree form, which works nicely to screen the garage windows.
It does beautifully in the shady northern exposure. Fast grower. This year it seemed to pop blooms all at once on Thanksgiving day. The leaves go through a transition during the summer, but it rewards us with blooms all winter ~ a real treat.
This plant reseeds itself. When I purchased my home I had two huge 13+ foot shrubs. I now have these growing amongst all of my shrubs. ...Read More I finally today started removing some, it broke my heart - I LOVE this shrub. The flowers are beautiful, the smell wafts around my house all day.
I have just started new plants from cutting the new stem growth and sticking them into soil and watering. It does takes sometime (weeks) for the roots to take. I have also started several in small pots to share with family. I also planted seeds - I opened dried seed pods. I will watch these carefully, but they will take about 3 months.
I purchased a Brunfelsia grandiflora early last Spring 2004, and now in the Fall of 2004 it has grown 4 times it's size, reaching a heigh...Read Moret of over 4 feet and still putting out new growth. It was in bloom when I purchased the plant, and I can not wait to see the flowers change on this plant now that is is much larger. It survived 3 major hurricanes with little damage!
South American shrub, very similar to other Brunfelsias, just the flowers being significantly bigger, plus some minor foliar characterist...Read Moreics.
The flowers on this species are not so abundant as in other Yesterday-today-and-tomorrows, but like them, they show up mainly on winter. They open featuring a lavender color with a white gut, turning white with a brown gut in the second day. The first day flowers are very aromatic.
Is it deer resistant or maybe deer proof as it is reported to be poisonous.
Because I love the blooms on this plant I planted 2. The plants are healthy and growing butwon't bloom. Our soil is sandy ( Hawaii). th...Read More
LOVE the tricolored blooms. Have not noticed a significant scent; however, it is planted near the street where our neighbors benefit the ...Read More
This plant reseeds itself. When I purchased my home I had two huge 13+ foot shrubs. I now have these growing amongst all of my shrubs. ...Read More
I purchased a Brunfelsia grandiflora early last Spring 2004, and now in the Fall of 2004 it has grown 4 times it's size, reaching a heigh...Read More
South American shrub, very similar to other Brunfelsias, just the flowers being significantly bigger, plus some minor foliar characterist...Read More