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Last season I ramped up my brugmansia hybridizing efforts using brugmansias with mutant and deeply serrated foliage.  The results of those...

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After a nearly five year hiatus, Fred's Garden Blog is back! Now you can enjoy and experience the gardening exploits and adventures of Fred in his quest to hybridize brugmansia and keep his jungle and nursery under control.

Sommer Gardens / Monday, July 16, 2012 / Categories: Brugmansia, Seedlings

An Angel Trumpet seedling as bright as the summer sun

One of the showiest Angel Trumpet seedlings in my shadehouse this past week was this one from a cross I made between Brugmansia 'Cassies Curls' x 'Lizzy'.
cassiescurlsxlizzy.jpgThis seedling started blooming last year and the medium sized blooms are always doubles with separated skirts.  It has a similar growth style as its father, 'brugmansia 'Lizzy', but is not as fast a grower as 'Lizzy'.
 
cassiescurlsxlizzy-3.jpgWhen the blooms are fully mature, like the one above, it is not uncommon to see a tinge of cantaloupe color show through.

cassiescurlsxlizzy-2.jpgSo far the plant has been thriving in our summer heat and this seedling is well on the way to becoming a keeper..




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