Zuni in the morning sun

Now in the midst of October it almost time to put away the brugs for the forth coming winter, but while the sun shines you should enjoy them all the more.

Now this one, Zuni just dazzles in the sun and I couldn't resist whipping out the camera for another picture.  

  

M.E.W Little Beauty...registered.

Out of seven seedlings grown from my buddy Dan Carter's cross of M.E.W x Marley, this little beauty grabbed my attention from the beginning.
It has great form, huge twangers, great colour and scent, it's only requirement is placing it in semi shade. Full sun burns the flower, but its a small price to pay for such a bloom.

This is M.L.B blooming in October, paler but still oozes class.

Earlier in September, the colour was intense

The name is just a bit of fun, a play on words as I remember thinking, you little beauty when I saw it bloom for the first time. So I put M.E.W for " you" as a nod of respect from where the cross gets her looks and that's the name.   Sophisticated I'm not. But I'm very proud to register her.

We done good Dan!

Sarah S ..shape shifting!

I've posted a few pictures of Sarah S, but it's a special brug that shows its colour even on a greyish October day

Just look at the colours within the bloom, and happily there's a reason I painted the fence blue.Every colour looks good offset against it.

  

Fruit Salad

This double is from America from hybridizer Elizabeth Fichtl who has created some beautiful hybrids. I must confess I've had mixed feeling over this Brug and over the years she would grow well, produce buds, and then they would fall off. But in turns out that she's just fussy and like any lady just needs to be treated well. This year in the cooler months she has bloomed for months.

Here's why she's called Fruit Salad..just look at the colours

A double Pink

Here is a double pink I received from a gentlemen in Germany many years ago.
I was led to believe it was a Aurea single, and it was the first year, but subsequent blooms showed it to be a double.   

No matter, as its a very nice one , as it's almost horizontal . The bloom is very waxy, which means that it is long lasting. Another bonus is the scent which is citrus like.

As yet it doesn't have a name, but deserves one. 

Marr Marr

It gives me a great deal of pleasure to register this Brugmansia as Marr Marr.
Like I've said in the past, every Brug I have has a story, whether bought, grown or 
received from a friend.

Marr Marr is the name given by my friend Dan Carter in memory of his late sweet golden retriever Marley. Dan did name a brugmansia for her, but alas the plant didn't survive its over wintering. But Dan did manage to cross Marley the Brugmansia with his fantastic cross of M.E.W . He kindly sent me some seeds of the cross and I grew out 7 seedlings.  So we hatched a plan that if anyone of them was worthy  then we must name one for her.
So Marr Marr was her nickname, and I'm really proud to register this brug in her memory.