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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 / Thursday, November 18, 2010 / Categories: Brugmansia, Seedlings

I think I'll name this Angel Trumpet "Green Eggs & Ham"

Just joking of course!  This Angel Trumpet is one of the more unusual ones I have been watching.  The blooms are unlike any I have seen and consistently have green coloration in them.  The cross is Brugmansia Painted Lady x Sam. 

paintedladyxsam-g1.jpgTypically the blooms do not stay as green as this one has, but this bloom ended up with very little pink in it.

paintedladyxsam-g2.jpgAt first I thought environmental conditions were causing the blooms to be green, but after propagating the plants and growing this cultivar in various soils and light conditions for two years, the green has persisted. I've encountered a few flushes where the majority of the green disappeared as the blooms fully matured, but the blooms still start out with lots of green  

paintedladyxsam-g3.jpgThis plant has lots of great qualities and I feel it is worthy of registering.  I already have some second generation seedlings growing out and it will be interesting to see if the green genes carry through.  I posted some earlier photos in my blog in August.  If you want to see what the blooms typically look like, click here.



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