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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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Cajun Hibiscus Black Dragon

Here's a photo of Cajun Hibiscus 'Black Dragon' taken early in the day.  Exotic hibiscus can have major color swings based on the environment.  When the conditions are right this one will turn a very dark red.  I'll post a photo of it when it is in dark phase later.
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Cajun Hibiscus 'Gumbo'

One reason why I like exotic hibiscus is the broad range of colors available.  The blooms inspire me to work harder trying to hybridize more colors into brugmansia.  Green and brown colored blooms are becoming more popular with hibiscus and here you can see why.  Here's the Cajun Hibiscus 'Gumbo'.
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