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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.

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Cajun Hibiscus Black Dragon

Here's a photo of Cajun Hibiscus 'Black Dragon' taken early in the day.  Exotic hibiscus can have major color swings based on the environment.  When the conditions are right this one will turn a very dark red.  I'll post a photo of it when it is in dark phase later.
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Cajun Hibiscus 'Gumbo'

One reason why I like exotic hibiscus is the broad range of colors available.  The blooms inspire me to work harder trying to hybridize more colors into brugmansia.  Green and brown colored blooms are becoming more popular with hibiscus and here you can see why.  Here's the Cajun Hibiscus 'Gumbo'.
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Cajun Hibiscus Bold 'n Sassy

While it may appear that all I grow is brugmansia, I did start collecting exotic hibiscus last fall.  I cuurently have about 60 named cultivars and will soon be experimenting with the hybridization of those as well.  I have a bunch of hibiscus seedlings growing now from seeds I purchased earlier this summer.  I expect the first seedlings to start blooming by spring.  When I first thought about hybridizing hibiscus I was under the impression that they could be pollinated in the summer.  I was ...
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