Yesterday-today-and-tomorrow (Brunfelsia pauciflora)
Care, watering, light and tips for Yesterday-today-and-tomorrow on Floravia.
Quick facts
- Family: Solanaceae
- Difficulty: Moderate care
- Watering: every 3 days
- Light: Full sun
- Temperature: 10–35 °C
- Toxicity: Toxic to pets
About Yesterday-today-and-tomorrow
Brunfelsia pauciflora, commonly known as 'Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow', is an ornamental shrub renowned for its color-changing flowers. Its fragrant blooms open a deep purple, fading to lavender, and finally to creamy white within a few days, creating a simultaneous tricolor display. It's ideal for tropical and subtropical gardens, large patio containers, or as a focal plant due to its showy and scented blossoms.
Native range
Brazil
Care tips
It requires bright, indirect light; intense direct sunlight can scorch its leaves. Keep the soil consistently moist, but avoid waterlogging, especially in winter. It prefers acidic, organic-rich, and well-draining soils. A common mistake is a lack of soil acidity, which can lead to chlorosis (yellowing leaves) and poor blooming.
How to save a dying Yesterday-today-and-tomorrow
- Warning signs
- Yellow or dropping leaves, dry shoots, no flowering. May indicate over/underwatering or nutrient deficiency.
- First aid
- Check drainage and soil moisture. Prune dry branches. Repot if soil is depleted/compacted. Fertilize with bloom booster.
- What kills it
- Constant waterlogging rotting roots; prolonged extreme dryness; insufficient light; severe pruning at wrong time.
- Can it be saved?
- Yes, if roots aren't completely rotted and green stems remain. Act quickly and carefully.