This little shrub is one of my favourites - it is called Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. (Brunfelsia latifolia). It flowers profusely with flowers of three colours, Yesterday's flower is white/pale lilac and is starting to look tatty, Todays flower is a little darker - sort of mid purple, and Tomorrow's flower is a deep purple.
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Beautiful! How long does the plant bloom? Does it ever go "dormant"? And, does it need to be fertililzed to help keep the blossoms going?
I'm always struggling to find a way of keeping blossoms going at all times in my garden... Still just learning what-blooms-when, and what to plant next to each other, for maximum effect. It sounds like this bush would be a wonderful addition to any garden-- and WHAT COLOUR...
xo CGF
Yes the colours are just beautiful and quite unique really with the three shades on one bush.
I will try to answer your questions - it is a slow growing smallish shrub, it blooms from spring to autumn with the spring flowering being the most plentiful. The dormant time would be the winter. it is evergreen though.
I have never ever given it any fertilizer!
You can also get a variety that has a beautiful perfume. Mine is not the perfumed one, I was given it as a seedling by my neighbour and have grown one or two other seedlings since.
Small plants pop up occasionally. Wish you were in the same town and I would give you one.
I have no idea if it would grow in your climate but I think it is fairly hardy.
I have just googled it and found that in colder climates it will lose its leaves. AND I have found out that it is poisonous!!!! OOPs, I didn't know that. Apparently especially the seeds.
Hmm will have to watch this one carefully.
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