Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

Brunfelsia pauciflora (Ch. & Schlct.) Benth. with comments on B. grandiflora Don

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Solanaceae

Explanation of name: Brunfelsia commemorates German botanist Otto Brunfels, died 1534 (BA1). Pauciflora means few-flowered.

Synonym: Brunfelsia calycina Benth., this often interpreted as a variety of B. pauciflora

http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?8013

Natural range: South America

Recognition: Shrub with alternate leaves. Round-faced, fragrant flowers change color from blue-violet to white. The name Yesterday-Today-and Tomorrow is applied inconsistently to different similar species of Brunfelsia.

1. Leaves 3”-4” long (or sometimes larger); corolla 2” diam.; plant 6 tall…Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (Brunfelsia pauciflora)

1. Leaves 8” long; corolla >2.5” diam. with tube 4 cm long; plant to 12’ tall….Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow (Brunfelsia grandiflora)

Lady-of-the-Night, Brunfelsia americana L. has long tubular, white changing to yellowish flowers.

Landscape uses: Repeat-blooming shrub valued for blue (changing to white) flowers. Can be hard-pruned to promote flowering. Propagate by cuttings.

Internet source: (B. grandiflora): http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/database/documents/pdf/shrub_fact_sheets/brugraa.pdf