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Mutant in paradise... Mutant in paradise...

Mutant in paradise...

Last season I ramped up my brugmansia hybridizing efforts using brugmansias with mutant and deeply serrated foliage.  The results of those...
Just what I need, another garden vice... Just what I need, another garden vice...

Just what I need, another garden vice...

Just what I need on my already overflowing plate, another garden vice! I'm totally swamped with my brugmansia hybridizing program  yet I...
An elegant brugmansia seedling earns keeper status An elegant brugmansia seedling earns keeper status

An elegant brugmansia seedling earns keeper status

I've been watching this brugmansia seedling perform for several years now and decided it was time to make it a keeper!
Looking back into the past.... Looking back into the past....

Looking back into the past....

It is hard to imagine that it has been nearly 5 years since I was actively posting to my garden blog. Today is the start of a new era as I commit to...
Introducing Brugmansia 'Audrey Lea' Introducing Brugmansia 'Audrey Lea'

Introducing Brugmansia 'Audrey Lea'

Brugmansia 'Audrey Lea' is a recent Sommer Gardens introduction with nearly red double blooms.  When you see the photo album below...

Fred's Garden Blog

After a nearly five year hiatus, Fred's Garden Blog is back! Now you can enjoy and experience the gardening exploits and adventures of Fred in his quest to hybridize brugmansia and keep his jungle and nursery under control.

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This Angel Trumpet has flare!

This new double Angel Trumpet seedling has an unusual flare to its blooms.  It is the first seedling to bloom from a cross I made between brugmansia Painted Lady x (Haik Vixen x Creamsicle #4).  The bloom is above average size with the inner skirt being slightly larger than the outer skirt.  This first bloom should color up a bit more as well.  I shot this picture the first day it was open.Below is photo I shot last night, the second day the bloom was open.The second bloom on this seedling ...
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I can see traits of both parents in this Angel Trumpet.

Here is an Angel Trumpet seedling that you can easily see who the parents were.  It is a cross between brugmansia Vixen x Georgia Peach.  It appears to have the best traits of both parents.It has a thick texture, holds up well in the heat, and has a nice fragrance.  This one will be worth watching for a few more bloom cycles.
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