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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 9, 2010 / Categories: Brugmansia

Could this Angel Trumpet be made out of porcelain?

It is unusual to see a new Angel Trumpet seedling display such perfect bloom qualities on its very first bloom as this seedling has.  The blooms pictured below are from another seedling from the cross I made between Brugmansia Jamies Monkey Business and America.

jamiesmonkeybusinessxamerica2-3.jpgNot only does this Angel Trumpet have what I consider to be a near perfect bloom, the bloom has a porcelain-like quality to it. 

jamiesmonkeybusinessxamerica2-1.jpgThe pearl white blooms on this brugmansia seedling stayed that way from start to finish.  Seeing how the blooms have a thicker texture, they were long lasting as well.  

jamiesmonkeybusinessxamerica2-2.jpgI plan to carry this one over to 2011 and will be crossing it back to its siblings.  I already have a couple of other seedlings from this cross in my watch zone that have a strong orange color.  It would be awesome to see a bloom like this in bright orange!





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