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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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An Angel Trumpet basking in the midnight mist

In the wee hours of the morning today I captured this Angel Trumpet bloom peaking out from a row of seedlings.  It is a seedling from a cross of brugmansia Rubirosa x Dorthea.  Although it is reaching up as if to collect the evening mist, I expect the future blooms to be more nodding.  This bloom just happened to be resting on a leaf causing it to point upwards.  I like the color and form found in this bloom and I plan to cross it back to both Rothkirch and Rubirosa soon.
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An Angel Trumpet that is trying its best to impress me...

Today's new Angel Trumpet seedling is trying its best to impress me with its orange blooms, but it still has a long way to go to become a keeper.  This is a cross between brugmansia Olympic Flame x (Creamsicle x Candida Pink).  The plant has become a monster, towering about 8 feet tall in less than a year.  It is not a shy bloomer, however the blooms do not hold up well in the heat.  This one may be a good candidate for my yard, or maybe even the compost pile.
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Great parents produce another Angel Trumpet to watch

Today's featured Angel Trumpet seedling is from a cross involving brugmansia Rubirosa x Sam.  With great parents like those you would expect this seedling to be a winner, and it is!   I have another seedling from this cross that has bloomed and the blooms are even nicer.  This one will get moved up to a larger pot and placed in my watch zone to see how it performs in the long run.  I also plan to cross it back to Rubirosa when the next set of blooms open.
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Another touch of Angel Trumpet Gold

While out making my rounds last night I found another Angel Trumpet seedling blooming from my brugmansia cross between (Rosamond x L'amour) and Inca Sun.  You can see similar coloration as the seedling I posted on my blog yesterday.  This bloom is much larger though, nearly a foot across, and is star shaped.  There are more seedlings from this cross in bud now so we'll see soon what other surprises are in store for us.
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