Horticulture occasionally involves some degree of disappointment. However, more than occasionally, it is surprisingly gratifying. After the mysterious disappearance of a colony of Louisiana iris, I remembered how much I enjoyed growing them. Unplanned bananas will be fun to grow in the future. Unseasonable bloom is at least as gratifying as seasonal bloom.
1. ‘Black Gamecock’ Louisiana iris was a gift from Tangly Cottage Gardening. Therefore, they were VERY important to me. I split and plugged them into a thirty foot long row on the edge of a pond at work. Sadly, after growing happily through summer, they suddenly and inexplicably disappeared. I am determined to not be unrealistically saddened about this, though. They were intended to be enjoyed, and I enjoyed growing them all summer. The good news is that Tangly Cottage Gardening offered replacement when I return this winter. Also, I found these four surviving plugs! I canned them here for their protection.
2. Iris unguicularis, Algerian iris was another of several prized gifts from Tangly Cottage Gardening. I split and plugged them into a row that is about twenty feet long last winter.
3. Musa acuminata, banana ‘trees’ are getting to be rather excessive. With these pairs of four new cultivars, there are now fourteen cultivars! There are no plans for any of them.
4. Brugmansia candida, double white angel’s trumpet failed to impress this year. Bloom was limited. Now that summer is over, it decided to bloom! I suppose this is good news.
5. Brugmansia X cubensis, ‘Charles Grimaldi’ continues to bloom late, and with this odd peachy color. Although I know that it should be simple yellow, I rather prefer this color.
6. Brugmansia, angel’s trumpet of an unidentified cultivar with single white flowers also decided to bloom late. This is impressive because it grew from a cutting from last spring!
This is the link for Six on Saturday, for anyone else who would like to participate: https://thepropagatorblog.wordpress.com/2017/09/18/six-on-saturday-a-participant-guide/
Tony Tomeo 
Better late than ever with the Brugmansia.
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Perhaps, but the orange cultivar seems to be teasing me. I have grown it for years, for one reason or another, I have not seen it bloom yet.
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Sorry about your vanishing Louisiana iris. I like your philosophic approach and am glad Tangly Cottage Gardening are helping out with more. Having the Brugmansia flower from seed so quickly seems either a skill or a treat – good either way.
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All four Brugmansia grew from cuttings, which is why ‘Charles Grimaldi’ is the same as the original. I have found only one that grew from seed, but did not grow it here. I should have, just to see what it would have done.
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I am trying to remember what happens to Louisiana Iris – something weird like moles eat the roots. I like that peachy Brugmansia too. Things are blooming late here as well.
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I tried to figure it out also, but still have no idea.
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The mystery continues..
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I do not want the mystery to continue after I procure more Louisiana iris for the same application!
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I always love seeing brugs. Now, are you saying that a Grimaldi that has previously bloomed yellow started producing apricot-colored flowers just this year? Any theories? New vs mature plant, or maybe someone fed it food coloring? š
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It is likely merely environmental. My colleague with the original knows that they sometimes do this, typically at the beginning or end of their bloom season. It is more rare where he is at because they never completely stop blooming. His has done it to a minor degree after I pollarded it a few years ago. I find it odd though, that this one continues to bloom peachy after the first flowers.
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