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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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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.

Sommer Gardens / Wednesday, November 18, 2009 / Categories: Brugmansia, Seedlings

Today's new Angel Trumpet, a yellow softie...

Today's featured Angel Trumpet is proudly showing off its butter yellow blooms.  This seedling is the result of a cross between brugmansia Velvet Rose x Goldfinch.  Velvet Rose is one of the most durable Angel Trumpets I have growing in my yard, while Goldfinch has been struggling to remain healthy and was recently trashed.  Perhaps this seedling has retained the best genes of both parents.

velvetrosexgoldfinch-3.jpgAs you can see below, it is not a shy bloomer.  The blooms were long lasting and very fragrant.  Although nice, I'm not sure this seedling is special enough to earn a spot in my watch zone.  It has a couple more months to impress me before it gets tagged for its ultimate destiny.

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