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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 / Sunday, May 30, 2010 / Categories: Brugmansia

Miner's Claim finally blooms!

Although I have been growing Miner's Claim for three years, I have yet to see a bloom on one until a few weeks ago.  I lost my Miner's Claim in the freeze this past winter so I obtained another one from Logee's. I have only has this plant for two months and it has already rewarded me with a couple of blooms.  Here's the first bloom at its peak.

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Of course I tried pollinating it, but the cross did not take.  I was able to grab some nice pollen from this bloom and I have it in the freezer for use this fall when the temps drop off.

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