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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 / Tuesday, November 1, 2011 / Categories: Brugmansia, Seedlings

Brugmansia Lady Liberty x Meloncholy Baby

Here's a new Angel Trumpet seedling that has been blooming almost non-stop since summer.  It is from a Brenda Delph cross between Brugmansia Lady Liberty x Meloncholy Baby.

ladylibertyxmeloncholybaby.jpgThe blooms have a rather unusual form to them and are thick in texture.  I'm not very good at detecting fragrances but this seedling has a pleasant one strong enough to grab my attention.


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The blooms start out a nice cream color and slowly and slowly pick up a light apricot color as they mature.

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I'm not sure if this bloom form has won me over yet, but every time I walk by this plant it grabs my attention.  When you take into account its vigorous growth habit, pest resistance, thick fragrant blooms, and frequent bloom flushes, it is certainly worthy of watching for another year.



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