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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 / Monday, November 19, 2007 / Categories: Hybridizing, Brugmansia

So many blooms, so little time

That's my current dilemma as many of my brugmansia plants start their fall blooming cycle.  I've been anxiously awaiting the cooler weather to make it easier for my crosses to take.  This weekend I focused on my variegated varieties because the blooms were prime.  I'm hoping to find some type of variegation in a plant with a pink, yellow/orange or double bloom.  I know it is a long shot, but you never know. Here are a few of the many crosses I made:

Sun Sport x Axel Rose
Sun Sport x Maya
Sun Sport x Taylor Dawn
Sun Sport x Creamsickle
Sun Sport x Butterfly
Sun Sport x Mt. Treasure
Sun Sport x Inca Sun
Axel Rose x Mt. Magic
Axel Rose x Mt. Treasure
Axel Rose x Creamsickle
Axel Rose x Butterfly
Axel Rose x Taylor Dawn
Axel Rose x Goldfinch
Axel Rose x Sun Sport
Mt. Treasure x Maya
Mt. Treasure x Sun Sport
Mt. Treasure x Axel Rose

Here's a picture of my Variegated Maya with several recently pollinated blooms:

mayacrosses.jpg
I also made a bunch crosses on Coldfire and Wild Thing.


Monday & Tuesday I'll be focusing on Inca Sun in hopes to create more varieties with its early blooming characteristics.


Next weekend the focus will be on doubles as I expect  many of my new doubles to be in bloom including:


Meadow Princess
Sam
Pink Smitty
Edna
Magnifique
Masquerade
America
Naughty Nick
Dream Angel

I guess I'm just a pollinating fool....




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