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Yesterday-Today-And-Tomorrow

Brunfelsia Pauciflora

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Overview

The Yesterday-Today-and-Tomorrow (Brunfelsia pauciflora) is a captivating evergreen shrub, famed for its trio of fragrant blooms that change color—purple (yesterday), lavender (today), to white (tomorrow). Reaching up to 8 feet tall and 5 feet wide, it thrives in USDA zones 9-12 with partial to full sun. Plant in fertile, well-drained soil and water moderately. Ideal for borders or as a focal point in warm-climate gardens. Toxic if ingested.

Sun Half, ShadeWater High, MediumZones 8–11Type ShrubClimate Subtropical
Yesterday-Today-And-Tomorrow (Brunfelsia Pauciflora) — However, caution is advised to prevent waterlogging; then maturing to a softer lavender, image 91

Culture

Sun
Half, Shade
Water
High, Medium
USDA zones
8–11

Shape & size

Classification

Type
Shrub
Family
Solanaceae
Climate
Subtropical

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Yesterday-Today-And-Tomorrow (Brunfelsia Pauciflora) — Ideal for borders or as a focal point in warm-climate gardens
Yesterday-Today-And-Tomorrow (Brunfelsia Pauciflora) — Plant in fertile, well-drained soil and water moderately; the Yesterday-Today-and-Tomorrow, image 100
Yesterday-Today-And-Tomorrow (Brunfelsia Pauciflora) — lends an ever-changing palette of colors to the landscape
Yesterday-Today-And-Tomorrow (Brunfelsia Pauciflora) — creating an ongoing visual delight for the discerning gardener; ideal for borders or as a focal point in
Yesterday-Today-And-Tomorrow (Brunfelsia Pauciflora) — inspires its poetic name.<br><br>Hardy in USDA zones 9 to 12; intense sunlight may scorch, image 85
Yesterday-Today-And-Tomorrow (Brunfelsia Pauciflora) — shrub for half or shade
Yesterday-Today-And-Tomorrow (Brunfelsia Pauciflora) — slow-release fertilizer may be applied in spring and midsummer to sustain its nutritional, image 68
Yesterday-Today-And-Tomorrow (Brunfelsia Pauciflora) — Reaching up to 8 feet tall and 5 feet wide, it thrives in USDA zones 9-12 with partial to, image 99
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