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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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An Angel Trumpet that iluminates the night

By now I'm sure you're ready to see some color, but first I have one more white Angel Trumpet to show you.  This is brugmansia seedling is on my TBR (to be registered) list for this fall.  It is a cross of Pink Smitty x Miss Ellie.  I had about a dozen seedlings from this cross bloom last year and about half were carried over to watch this summer.  This was the first one to bloom and it blooms more than all the others combined.As you can see in the photo below, the blooms are semi-nodding ...
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Comments welcome!

I just changed my blog settings to allow comments to the posts.  For right now you will not have to sign-in to comment, all you need is a name and valid email address.  To keep spam off my site I'll have to approve your comments before they appear with my posts.  If spam really becomes a problem, I'll install a captcha program and allow approved posters to post live.To comment on any of my posts or pictures, just click on the "comments" link below the title of each post.Let me know what you ...
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White Angel Trumpet Triple Header

While out for a moonlit stroll last night I stumbled across three new Angel Trumpet seedlings in bloom.  The first is an unknown cross with brugmansia Charleston as the pod parent. The blooms have velvety appearance and the plant is thriving under the hot Florida sun.This second bloom's cross has stellar parents, but you would never guess that when looking at the blooms.  This a cross between Painted Lady x Tiara.  The blooms are large and fragrant and the plant is quite showy when covered ...
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This Angel Trumpet is ready to take off!

At least that is what is looks like when you look at these buds.  With the fat corolla tube and the way the tendrils point down, the buds look like little spaceships hanging on a tree.Today's whitey is a cross between brugmansia Lady Liberty, a beautiful double white from Brenda Delph, x Rubiline.  The blooms hold up well in the heat, are thick textured and have a nice fragrance.  What to do, what to do.....Blooming at the same time I have several Brugmansia Rubiline x Lady Liberty ...
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Velvet's Angel Trumpets, big and small...

Today's featured whites include two brugmansia crosses with Velvet Rose as the mother.  The first involves a cross between Velvet Rose x Goldfinch.  The blooms are petite and numerous, and hold up well in the heat.If you like your blooms big, this cross between Velvet Rose x Native Habitat Double Peach should get your attention.Like it's mother, this Angel Trumpet blooms like crazy and has a pleasant fragrance.
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A sweeheart of an Angel Trumpet...

Actually it is a Sweetheart cross involving brugmansia Sweetheart x (Miss Caylie x Genevieve).  The picture below shows a bloom on the first day and by day 2 the green portion of the corolla tube became white.  I have several single white seedlings from this cross in bloom right now.  They really put on a show when they flush.  I'm certain at least one of these will become a keeper by fall.
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What does a peanut, an indian chief, and a single white Angel Trumpet have in common?

Just because both your parents are beautiful doubles it does not mean the kids are going to be doubles as well.  Here is an Angel Trumpet bloom from the cross of brugmansia Peanut x The Chief. The bloom was a fat, thick textured single white with a nice fragrance.  I'm not sure what I will do with this one, but in the short term I'll leave it be and wait till winter to decide.
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