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Last season I ramped up my brugmansia hybridizing efforts using brugmansias with mutant and deeply serrated foliage.  The results of those...

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Sommer Gardens / Wednesday, November 24, 2010 / Categories: Seedlings

A duo of golden Angel Trumpets

Last night I was greeted with this pair of Angel Trumpet blooms from a Brugmansia Mountain Treasure x American Pride seedling.  They caught me by surprise because right before sundown I was in the same area doing some pollinating and never saw them.  I went back out after dark to finish up my pollinating and was pleasantly surprised at my find.

mountaintreasurexamericanpride2-1.jpgWhen you have so many plants growing close together it is real easy to miss blooms in the daylight,  At night, with the help of a strong LED headlamp, the hidden blooms appear like magic...and so do the moths.  :)

I'm certain these blooms will color up a bit more over the next day or so. I really like the quality and thick texture of the blooms so I'll watch this one for a few more bloom cycles to see what it does.

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