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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...
Just what I need, another garden vice... Just what I need, another garden vice...

Just what I need, another garden vice...

Just what I need on my already overflowing plate, another garden vice! I'm totally swamped with my brugmansia hybridizing program  yet I...
An elegant brugmansia seedling earns keeper status An elegant brugmansia seedling earns keeper status

An elegant brugmansia seedling earns keeper status

I've been watching this brugmansia seedling perform for several years now and decided it was time to make it a keeper!
Looking back into the past.... Looking back into the past....

Looking back into the past....

It is hard to imagine that it has been nearly 5 years since I was actively posting to my garden blog. Today is the start of a new era as I commit to...
Introducing Brugmansia 'Audrey Lea' Introducing Brugmansia 'Audrey Lea'

Introducing Brugmansia 'Audrey Lea'

Brugmansia 'Audrey Lea' is a recent Sommer Gardens introduction with nearly red double blooms.  When you see the photo album below...

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.

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An Angel Trumpet that's moving closer to becoming a keeper

I have been trialing this Angel Trumpet seedling for three years now and I have decided it is time to make it a keeper.  The cross is Brugmansia Mountain Treasure x American Pride.  The blooms have great form, maintain their rich yellow color, and hold up well in our Florida heat. Add that to a fast growing, relatively pest free plant, and you have the potential for a winner. I have several second generation seedlings growing from crosses I made with this plant.  They are nearing blooming ...
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A duo of golden Angel Trumpets

Last night I was greeted with this pair of Angel Trumpet blooms from a Brugmansia Mountain Treasure x American Pride seedling.  They caught me by surprise because right before sundown I was in the same area doing some pollinating and never saw them.  I went back out after dark to finish up my pollinating and was pleasantly surprised at my find.When you have so many plants growing close together it is real easy to miss blooms in the daylight,  At night, with the help of a strong LED headlamp, ...
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A Golden Angel Trumpet With Wiry Whiskers

This Angel Trumpet trumpet seedling stands out from its neighbors because of it wiry looking tendrils.  The cross is Brugmansia Mountain Treasure x American Pride.The blooms have maintained a golden creamy yellow color and because they have a thick texture, last long.  The blooms also have a light fragrance.  I think I'll carry this one forward into 2011 to see how it develops. I'm also curious to see if the color deepens as the weather cools.
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A snow white Angel Trumpet for a cold as snow day

As cold as it is down here right now, I'm giving in and featuring an Angel Trumpet seedling that is white as snow to match this crazy cold weather.  Today's featured brugmansia seedling is from a cross between American Pride and Dorthea.As you can see, this seedling proudly displays its blooms horizontally.  The blooms are very thick textured and have a porcelain like appearance.This seedling was a consistent bloomer this fall and its aurea style blooms make it worthy of carrying forward for ...
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