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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 13, 2009 / Categories: Brugmansia, Seedlings

Is this Angel Trumpet made of porcelain?

It almost appears as if this Angel Trumpet seedling is made of porcelain!  Today's featured Angel Trumpet seedling is from a cross between brugmansia Rothkirch and New Orleans Lady.

rothkirchxneworleanslady.jpgThe blooms start out porcelain white with just a hint of apricot color in the tendrils.  The blooms also have a nice fragrance, but it is not quite as strong as that of its father, New Orleans Lady.

rothkirchxneworleanslady-3.jpgAs the blooms mature the tendrils perform a complete re-curve and form a symmetrical pattern within the bloom.  These flowers are thick textured and held up well in the Florida heat.

rothkirchxneworleanslady-2.jpg
I will most likely cross it back to both Rothkirch and New Orleans lady in hopes of getting some color.






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