Open/Close Side Menu
Search
Close
Search
Mutant in paradise... Mutant in paradise...

Mutant in paradise...

Last season I ramped up my brugmansia hybridizing efforts using brugmansias with mutant and deeply serrated foliage.  The results of those...

Fred's Garden Blog

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, October 28, 2012 / Categories: Uncategorized

Some fall color amongst my Angel Trumpets

Looks like I have another nice double orange Angel Trumpet seedling to place in my watch zone. This seedling is from a cross I made between Brugmansia 'New Orleans Lady' x 'Bert'.

neworleansladyxbert.jpgThe plant is healthy and a robust grower and the blooms fairly large. I took these photos last week when the weather was still summer-like, and as you can see, the blooms held up well in the heat. I bet the bloom color will deepen to a brighter orange when the next flush of blooms appear during cooler weather.  Even though the bloom is somewhat stuffed, it was open enough to keep the center from rotting in the heat.

neworleansladyxbert-2.jpgWith so many double/triple orange brugmansia seedlings in my watch zone, it is going to be a challenge to decide which ones are worthy of registering.  That is a nice problem to have.


Print
Rate this article:
No rating
10241

Search the Blog

Back To Top