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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, September 22, 2010 / Categories: Brugmansia, Seedlings

America & The Chief in one Angel Trumpet...Oh my!

Last week during my Brugmansia Bloomapalooza, I was greeted by an Angel Trumpet bloom that took my breath away.  It was on a seedling from a Brugmansia cross involving (Jacayna x The Chief) #5 x America.

jacaynaxchief5xamerica.jpgBrugmansia Jacayna x The Chief #5 is a nice single yellow/orange Angel Trumpet I grew out from seeds obtained from Liz Fichtl.  The golden blooms are similar to Orange Zest, another seedling from the same cross that was registered last fall.  America is an Alice Harris introduction and is one of my favorite double/triple whites.  I made this cross in hopes of creating some new multi-skirt yellows, but when the blooms are as nicely shaped as this one they can be any color they want.

jacaynaxchief5xamerica-2.jpgThe picture below shows the bloom on opening day.  It took the bloom a couple of days to fully open. 

jacaynaxchief5xamerica-3.jpgThis one will be a keeper for sure.  I have other seedlings from this same cross yet to bloom so maybe luck will prevail and I'll end up with a yellow version of this same bloom!

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