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

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By Bernieh


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

An evergreen shrub which grows slowly to around 2-4 metres. The flowers are very sweetly perfumed .... when they first open they are a violet colour, fading to lavender blue and then white, with the three colours present on the bush at the same time. Hence the name!



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

9 Dec, 2009

 

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.

9 Dec, 2009

 

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.

11 Dec, 2009

 

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.

11 Dec, 2009

 

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.

11 Dec, 2009

 

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.

11 Dec, 2009

 

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.

11 Dec, 2009



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