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Mutant in paradise... Mutant in paradise...

Mutant in paradise...

Last season I ramped up my brugmansia hybridizing efforts using brugmansias with mutant and deeply serrated foliage.  The results of those...
Just what I need, another garden vice... Just what I need, another garden vice...

Just what I need, another garden vice...

Just what I need on my already overflowing plate, another garden vice! I'm totally swamped with my brugmansia hybridizing program  yet I...
An elegant brugmansia seedling earns keeper status An elegant brugmansia seedling earns keeper status

An elegant brugmansia seedling earns keeper status

I've been watching this brugmansia seedling perform for several years now and decided it was time to make it a keeper!
Looking back into the past.... Looking back into the past....

Looking back into the past....

It is hard to imagine that it has been nearly 5 years since I was actively posting to my garden blog. Today is the start of a new era as I commit to...
Introducing Brugmansia 'Audrey Lea' Introducing Brugmansia 'Audrey Lea'

Introducing Brugmansia 'Audrey Lea'

Brugmansia 'Audrey Lea' is a recent Sommer Gardens introduction with nearly red double blooms.  When you see the photo album below...

Fred's Garden Blog

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.

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Intoducing another showy white Angel Trumpet seedling

Here's another new white Angel Trumpet seedling that recently impressed me with its blooms. This one is from a cross I made between Brugmansia Ludger's Windsong x Naughty Nick. Even though the parent's bloom yellow and orange respectively, the blooms on this seedling are snow white and quite showy.  I feel this seedling is worthy of at least watching for a few more bloom cycles before deciding its fate.  What I decided to do is group the white seedlings I'm watching together and wait ...
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Brugmansia Painted Lady x Mon Amour de Mareuil

Look at the perfect shape of this Angel Trumpet bloom on a new seedling from a cross I made between Brugmansia Painted Lady x Mon Amour de Mareuil.I captured these photos last week when the weather was cooler.  I'm certain the pink color will deepen in warmer weather and we should see much less green in the corolla tube.I 'm anxious to see how this seedling evolves this spring. I really like the form of this medium sized bloom.  If the corolla tube colors up it will be a winner for sure.
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The pink Angel Trumpet pick of the week

When a new Angel Trumpet seedling produces single pink blooms, it really has to stand out to get my attention. This new seedling did just that. It is from a Volker Sanders cross involving Brugmansia Color Point x (Double White x Double Dark Rosetta).The long lasting, wide bodied blooms were a vibrant pink, with the pink color extending all the way up the corolla tube as the bloom matured.  I really like the way this seedling's first blooms were displayed in a cluster at the top of the ...
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An elegant new white Angel Trumpet seedling

Many of my Brugmansia seedlings are switching into bloom mode for the first time and now the challenging task of deciding which ones are worthy of watching begins.  Here's one from a cross I made between Brugmansia Cherub x Orange Parfait.It has a simple elegant look to it, but I'm not certain it is special enough to carry forward.  I'll probably watch this one for a few more bloom cycles to see how it performs as the seedling matures.
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A delicious new color emerges in my Angel Trumpet jungle.

When I first spotted this Angel Trumpet seedling in bloom, I was totally surprised by the color.  It displayed a unique color I had not encountered with my Brugmansia seedlings before.  Unfortunately it is missing a tag so I have no idea what cross this is from.The color starts out a nice salmon pink, but then slowly matures to a color I would describe as a dark papaya or mango like. You really have to see it in real life to appreciate how beautiful the color is.  No other brugmansia I know ...
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There's gold in the hills of Clermont...

I was pleasantly surprised last week to find golden blooms on one of my Brugmansia Angels Exotic x Inca Sun seedlings.I'm growing out a bunch of Angel Trumpet seedlings from this cross and so far most have been white or cream colored.  The blooms on this one started out cream, but matured to more of a creamy yellow color.  The blooms are also smaller than most brugmansia blooms. I expect this one to be a good bloomer, just like its parents.  The fact that it impressed me with a mini-flush of ...
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Brugmansia Adeline x Rosalie

Here's another Angel Trumpet seedling I have been watching for a couple of years and now think it is worthy of keeping.  The cross is Brugmansia Adeline x Rosalie.I like the deep pink color on this one and the fact the color runs all the way up the corolla tube. This plant has been a consistent bloomer and the blooms are always in perfect form.  This seedling has combined the best traits of both parents and it shows in its blooms.I've made several crosses with this seedling as the pod ...
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Brugmansia Pink Smitty x Rubirosa

I've been watching this Angel Trumpet seedling grow and bloom for the past two years and decided it is ready to be moved from my watch zone to keeper status.  This seedling resulted from a cross I made between Brugmansia Pink Smitty x Rubirosa.This seedling has plenty of good traits, one of which is that it is a bloomaholic.  It is also a fast grower and has remained relatively pest free here in Florida and thrives in the heat.Watch this one to be named and officially registered by summer.
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