Sommer Gardens / Wednesday, June 23, 2010 / Categories: Hybridizing, Brugmansia, Seedlings A Golden Brugmansia to brighten up your day Many of my Brugmansia seedlings devastated by this past winter's freeze are finally starting to bloom. It is amazing how resilient these plants can be. One that really caught my attention tonight was this beautiful seedling from a cross between Orange Zest and an unknown cultivar.Orange Zest is a new cultivar I introduced and registered last fall. It came from a cross Liz Fichtl made between Jacayna and The Chief. These blooms have a strong resemblance to those of Orange Zest, but are larger. They also have the same pleasant scent as orange Zest. I know Orange Zest is in bloom right now so I'll try to grab a comparison shot of the two side by side.This seedling is growing in full sun and thriving. It is certainly worth watching for the rest of the season to see how it performs.I have lots more seedlings from this cross yet to bloom, along with plenty more from other crosses involving Orange Zest. You can bet that I'll have more Orange Zest eye candy to share as the summer goes on. Brugs & Shrooms Velvet Lady is quite the lady.... Print Rate this article: No rating 4953 Tags:Angel TrumpetbloomsbrugBrugmansiaorange zest