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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 / Friday, November 9, 2012 / Categories: Brugmansia Seedlings, Brugmansia, Seedlings

Brugmansia 'Minneola Sunrise' x 'Daydreams'

In my previous blog post I featured Sommer Garden's most recent Angel Trumpet introduction, Brugmansia 'Minneola Sunrise'.  I already have second generation seedlings blooming from crosses made with 'Minneola Sunrise', and here's my favorite to date; Brugmansia 'Minneola Sunrise' x 'Daydreams'.
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minneolasunrisexdaydreams.jpgThe bloom form is similar to that of its mother, but the color is a rich cantaloupe orange from the start. The bloom is also pubescent, while 'Minneola Sunrise is smooth.

minneolasunrisexdaydreams-3.jpgI feel this seedling has great potential and I have already started using it in my hybridizing program.

minneolasunrisexdaydreams-2.jpgAs the blooms mature, the color intensifies to what I would describe as a mango orange. I have great hopes for this one!



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