The bud as of today has not opened yet but it will soon. When it does, I know my inner crazed simian will show up. Hahahahahaha

Unfortunately the bud dropped off. There are other buds and I remain hopeful to see a flower this year.

Oh, that's too bad, Joseph! Well, if you have a warm, sunny Indian Summer, it will bloom again. Mine have a bloom cycle of about a month, and it gets a little longer as the nights get cooler.

Thanks, Elaine. There are 3 more buds on another stem, so I am thinking positive thoughts for flowers.

Joseph..............this one in addition to being such a beauty has an incredible fragrance. Enjoy when those other three buds open and for the seasons ahead of you with NOL!!

I hope they don't drop, we will have low 50s night temperatures for a couple of evenings soon.

Should be ok, but just be sure to water them well before the cool nights. Moist soil has more insulating value than dry.

Mine bloom right through the winter as long as the night temps don't go below 50ish. The bloom cycle is a bit longer in winter but they do keep blooming. Mind you, we also regularly have days in the 80s even in winter so the ground always stays warm.

Theres hope my plants bloom all winter here down below 40's they like the change from the heat. They put on there best show in the cooler months. Very healthy plant!!

mkb136 said:Theres hope my plants bloom all winter here down below 40's they like the change from the heat. They put on there best show in the cooler months. Very healthy plant!!

They will bloom in the 30s? You joking?
As soon here as frost is predicted mine go to the basement - if not before. I try NOT to wait til the last minute as I have so much to bring in.

Mine sure won't bloom if I let them get that cold. I enclose them in a frost cloth tent to keep the ambient temp around the plants above 50 or so. The cloth traps the warmth rising from the ground and protects from the cold wind. Then they will keep putting on buds.

But a couple of winters we were away when the temps dropped, and all the brugs sulked until well into March when it was getting a lot warmer again.

It's almost there!

Woo Hoo, looks good.

It is so exciting! Its fragrance is out of this world citrus and floral. Wowwwww I can't wait for the final color to develop!

Gorgeous, Joseph! Mine are a much paler color, and still have not come out double like yours. Well done!

I am currently battling a spider mite invasion. They got ahead of me while I was away on a trip, so poor Brugs have suffered.

there is no joking when mkb said the brugs like cooler weather it is & Has been in the 40' s early morning & -60's mid to late afternoon & My Noid Brugmasia Has been blooming its heart out for the last 2 weeks its been very windy & Cold & Its still loaded tonight as i sit here & watch it whipping around out side . so they can take the cold .

I hope you are able to vanquish the mites, Elaine. They are such a formidable pest

I brought NOL inside last night. It is now 45°F. It is stinking up the basement, in a good way. Here are new flowers, soon to change color.

Happy to see you got what you wanted!! This plant to me the white side is stunning then when it turns it changes then you know you have nol.

Thanks, I hope it survives and thrives. It is dropping the flowers before coloring up. Oh well