Early summer downunder: Brunfelsia latifolia syn. bonodora - Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow shrub

Is in the list of my wishes ... I think next year will be my

It's an easy shrub to grow Amano ... I regard this one as a low-maintenance, high reward plant. Just needs a warm, sunny position - they hate frosts, but can stand a bit of cold weather.

Bernieh:

Well, that looks familiar. lol! It is a
great shrub...and very tough. When
I lived in the San Francisco Bay Area
I noticed almost every yard had this shrub.

It's pretty much the same here Andy - it's a very common sight in gardens here and they're all flowering away madly now summer's here. I just love the perfume of these plants - wonderful.

Bernieh:

Yes, they do have a very nice perfume fragrance.

It's strange I've never purchased one these shrubs
before...I used to think they were just too common.

I used to have at my other house Brunfelsia americana -
Galan de Noche, Lady of the Night. I regret not digging it
out. I believe Pitta just posted a photo of one just
recently.

I've always had one or two in all my gardens - unfortunately I only have the one left in this garden as the other one suffered after a couple years of drought and gave up last year. You are right thought - they are a common plant, but I think well worth having despite this. I did see Pitta's photo - never had the americana ... that one is not so common over here.

Bernieh:

I'm sorry to hear about your other Brunfelsia plants!

Brunfelsia do not seem to be very drought tolerant...
I think that's why I would see them more in the S. F.
Bay Area...because they receive a lot more rain than
San Diego.

It's surprising that Brunfelsia americana isn't more
common there...it's much more tropical than Brunfelsia
latifolia.