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August 21, 2010
Still watching my neopolitan Brugmansia seedling
Almost two years ago I posted photos of an Angel Trumpet seedling I was growing that had rather unique pink and green coloration. The cross was Brugmansia Painted Lady x Sam and I believe the hybridizer was Gary Morales. Here's a photograph taken back in fall of 2008 that shows the unusual coloration.
As the bloom matured it still kept the green in its coloration. I thought the blooms were quite striking at that time. After seeing the green continue even after a couple of bloom cycles, I decided to keep it and watch it for another year. Below is a daytime view, again taken in fall of 2008.
That winter the plant was nearly killed by freezing weather. During the course of last summer I was able to nurse this seedling back to life. By late fall it was just getting ready to bloom again and as luck would have it, it was once again knocked down by freezing weather.
This year it rebounded quickly and has been blooming on and off since earl July. The green coloration is not as pronounced as it was earlier, but it still has the mixed coloration pattern as you can see in the recent photograph I took below.
As the bloom matured it still kept the green in its coloration. I thought the blooms were quite striking at that time. After seeing the green continue even after a couple of bloom cycles, I decided to keep it and watch it for another year. Below is a daytime view, again taken in fall of 2008. That winter the plant was nearly killed by freezing weather. During the course of last summer I was able to nurse this seedling back to life. By late fall it was just getting ready to bloom again and as luck would have it, it was once again knocked down by freezing weather.This year it rebounded quickly and has been blooming on and off since earl July. The green coloration is not as pronounced as it was earlier, but it still has the mixed coloration pattern as you can see in the recent photograph I took below.
When the blooms fully mature, the pink color deepens and becomes more uniform, however the blooms still maintain splotches of light green.
I'm anxious to see what the color does this fall when the cool weather finally arrives. At one time I had another Brugmansia seedling from a different cross that was showing lots of green in its blooms. I had planned to cross the two seedlings together, but now I'm not sure if the other one survived last winter. I will certainly be on the lookout this fall for possible mates for this unique seedling.
I'm anxious to see what the color does this fall when the cool weather finally arrives. At one time I had another Brugmansia seedling from a different cross that was showing lots of green in its blooms. I had planned to cross the two seedlings together, but now I'm not sure if the other one survived last winter. I will certainly be on the lookout this fall for possible mates for this unique seedling.
Delightfully beautiful! Your blog is very well done.
Delightfully beautiful! Your blog is very well done.