M plant has turned brown. What are the chance for it to come back? It gas done well over the summer, please help me. Thanks. Joan

Hi Joan -- It probably won't come back if it is totally brown. It would help to know your location or growing zone?

This is the plant?

Lady of the Night (Brunfelsia 'Gigantea')

Maybe it got too much sun. One site said "Part Shade to Shade", but another site said it could take some sun.

Maybe it got too cold - it seems to be a heat-loving shrub.

Did its growing location just get brighter or colder as the sun moved with the season?

Where do you live, or rather, what is your local climate like?

Is it in a container? Is it root-bound?

I don't know that particular plant, but I would guess that if almost all of it turned brown (like, dead-brown, necrotic), it's too late for anything except maybe trying to take a cutting, or see if it will come back from roots. On the other hand, it is a shrub, so I don't know if it can die back to the wood and still return. Perhaps next spring.

If just a few leaves turned brown, trim them off and carry on after correcting whatever condition caused the problem.

Can you take a photo and post it? And provide more details?

@wcgypsy contributed a photo, so maybe she has grown it.

Mine has been kept in a pot in part shade and is doing fine. We're going to be moving, most likely to Crescent City and I just checked a day or so ago and it looks like it will do just fine, there...but then that area is rather a 'Banana Belt'...and I don't know what your zone is....I've been giving tons of plants away, but that's one that will definitely 'go with'...

I've found they tend to sucker a lot so can produce lots of new growth at the base of the plant and new plants. But if the conditions are such that the plant is totally dead, it just isn't going to come back. Especially if the zone is not right for it. If you are in a colder than recommended zone, they can be overwintered inside.

Thank you all for your interest. I live In Maryland. Our season has changed and the temp has dropped. I think it couldn't take the change. I will be more careful next time. Thank you all again .

You're welcome. I think you are probably right. Next time you will most likely succeed. Thanks for posting.

I appreciate your posting the feedback. if it can't take early September in Zone 6 or 7, it sure must be tender!

One site claimed it was winter-hardy as low as 10 degrees F, but maybe that's after a gradual cool-down and going dormant. Did you have a fast drop in temperatures or a cold snap?

I grew it in CA - no colder than about zone 8.