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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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A super sized Angel Trumpet

This rather elegant, yet generic looking bloom is from a cross between Brugmansia Super Spot and Langenbuscher Garten. What makes this Angel Trumpet stand out from the others is that the blooms are super sized.  The blooms are equal in size to Brugmansia Miss Emily Meckenzie and Prince Charming, two of the largest single pink Angel Trumpets I have in my collection.  With such great parentage I decided to hang on to this one for a while.  Perhaps I'll cross it back to its father, Brugmansia ...
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Angel Trumpet Hot Summer Flushes

I took a stroll through my brugmansia forest tonight and I was overwhelmed by all the blooms I encountered.  Even though our night-time low temperatures are breaking records (low's near 80f), and the highs are in the mid 90's, these plants are blooming like crazy.  The fragrance in the air was almost over-powering.Here is an assortment of the Angel Trumpets I found blooming tonight.  The first one's blooms are not really that special, but the seedling makes up for it with quantity.  I cannot ...
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A Brugmansia marriage from across the pond...

Although not quite the outcome you would expect from this Angel Trumpet cross between German Brugmansia Friemersheim x Super Spot, it is still a striking bloom.  This flower had a nice golden color and form, and the ruffled edges make it stand out.  Seeing how this is the very first bloom for this seedling, I'll watch it for a few more bloom cycles to see how it evolves.
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Look at the whiskers on this Angel Trumpet!

A new Angel Trumpet seedling just bloomed that had to have the longest tendrils of any brugmansia seedling I have grown to date.  It is cross between Bergfuer x Super Spot.The tendrils had to be at least 3-4 inches long!  The bloom also had a nice color and fragrance.  I'll be watching this one for a while.
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