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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.

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Hibiscus Antique Treasure x Cherries 'n Cream

Several of my hibiscus seedlings bloomed for the first time this week.  I was only able to capture this one on film because our afternoon thunderstorms beat the other blooms up.  This bloom is from a cross of Exotic Hibiscus Antique Treasure x Cherries 'n Cream.  The blooms were average in size, stretching six inches across.  The plant itself is one of the more vigorous seedlings in the bunch and is self branching.I spotted lots of buds on my hibiscus seedlings so I should have more new ...
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My first exotic hibiscus from seed!

Last summer I decided to expand my hybridization hobby into exotic hibiscus.  During the course of the summer I accumulated almost 100 select cultivars for use in my breeding program.  Because most of these plants were small, I knew it was going to be a while until I would be able to make my own hibiscus crosses and harvest seeds.  Being anxious to try my luck at growing exotic hibiscus from seed, I opted to buy seeds from another grower rather than wait to create my own.  This past winter I ...
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Cajun Hibiscus Red Beans 'n Rice

Exotic hibiscus can really surprise you at times with their transformations.  You can take a photo of a bloom in the morning, and then take another in the afternoon, put the photos side by side and you'll have a hard time convincing people it is the same bloom. Environmental conditions also have a major influence on what a hibiscus bloom will look like Here's Cajun Hibiscus Red Beans 'n Rice last week.And here is a bloom on the same plant six weeks earlier.
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