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Sommer Gardens / Tuesday, November 2, 2010 / Categories: Brugmansia, Seedlings

Brugmansia Jamie's Monkey Business x America

Here's a recent bloom from another Angel Trumpet seedling from a cross I made between Brugmansia Jamie's Monkey Business x America.
jamiesmonkeybusinessxamerica.jpgThe father of this cross is Brugmansia 'America', a nice, medium sized double/triple white introduced by Alice Harris. It has been one of my favorite multi-skirt whites and I used it often when making crosses back in 2008.  To date.most of the seedlings that have bloomed from this cross have been a deep yellow/orange color.  I know I have 10-12 more seedlings from this batch that have yet to bloom, so there still may be a couple of surprises waiting for me from this cross..
jamiesmonkeybusinessxamerica-2.jpgIn May of this year I posted photos of seedling #11 of this cross, a nice yellow/orange double.  It is currently residing in my watch zone.  Last week I also had another JMB x America seedling bloom as a double orange. The blooms were rather beat-up so I didn't capture that one on film.

jamiesmonkeybusinessxamerica-3.jpgThis Angel Trumpet seedling is worthy of keeping and will be placed in my watch zone for 2011.  I was able to harvest the pollen from these blooms and will dust a couple of the "America" blooms with it later this fall.  My Brugmansia 'America' stock plant took a beating in last winter's freeze and is just now starting to form blooms.  Once I harvest some fresh 'America' pollen I will dust future blooms on this seedling as well.




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