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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 / Tuesday, October 30, 2012 / Categories: Brugmansia Seedlings, Brugmansia, Seedlings

Brugmansia 'Jessie Noel' x 'New Orleans Lady'

Here's an interesting Angel Trumpet seedling from a cross I made between Brugmansia 'Jessie Noel' x 'New Orleans Lady'.

jessienoelxneworleanslady2.jpgWhat really caught my attention was that the mature blooms resemble balls of cotton.

jessienoelxneworleanslady2-2.jpgThe photos pictured here were captured a couple of weeks ago when the temperatures were still summer like.  You can see a tinge of orange coloring in the blooms, which I'm certain will most likely intensify in cooler weather.   The blooms have a strong resemblance to their father, Brugmansia 'New Orleans Lady', but are smaller in size.

jessienoelxneworleanslady2-3.jpg
I plan to carry this one through the winter to see how it evolves. 

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