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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 / Monday, July 30, 2012 / Categories: Brugmansia, Seedlings

A deliciously fresh new Angel Trumpet

One of the more promising new Angel Trumpet seedlings to bloom this summer is this seedling from a cross I made between Brugmansia 'Angels Summerset' x 'Amber Glow'.

angelssummersetxamberglow-2.jpgI would describe its coloring as being deliciously fresh, starting out a pineapple yellow and slowly transforming into a tropical smoothie color a couple of days later.

angelssummersetxamberglow.jpgThis seedling bloomed in less than one year from seed, and the plant is only three feet tall!  Both those traits combined with its beautiful blooms have earned it a place in my watch zone.

angelssummersetxamberglow-3.jpgThe blooms have a great form with short corolla teeth and a thick texture.  Those are two features that help blooms hold up better in our sauna like summer heat.

angelssummersetxamberglow-4.jpgThe photo below shows the final look of the blooms 3-4 days after first opening.

angelssummersetxamberglow-5.jpgThis seedling has great potential and I'm anxious to see how it evolves during the next few bloom cycles.

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