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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 / Friday, December 16, 2011 / Categories: Brugmansia, Seedlings

Brugmansia Cherub meets Orange Parfait, yum!

Another golden orange Angel Trumpet seedling I decided to place in my watch zone was this nice one resulting from a cross I made between Brugmansia Cherub and Orange Parfait.

cherubxorangeparfait2-2.jpgCherub is one of the most durable brugs available so I made numerous crosses with it in hopes of passing on its genes for pest resistance and quality growth characteristics.  It also performs well in containers, another trait I'm hoping its genes pass on. 

Orange Parfait is a recent Sommer Gardens introduction that is very floriferous and thrives here in Florida.  It has large blooms that start out cream and age to orange. As a result, the blooms appear to be multicolored because you have blooms of various colors, from cream to orange, on the plant at the same time.

cherubxorangeparfait2-1.jpgI like the ruffled corolla edges and twisty corolla teeth found on the blooms.  The blooms also have great substance which should make them more heat resistant.  I'm anxious to see the overall look of this plant as it matures.


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