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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 / Sunday, March 20, 2011 / Categories: Brugmansia, Seedlings

The exotic shows in this new Angel Trumpet seedling

The one Angel Trumpet I use in my breeding program more than any other is Brugmansia 'Inca Sun'.  The reason being is that Inca Sun is considered to be ever-blooming, unlike most Angel Trumpets that bloom in flushes every 4-6 weeks.   Here's a promising new seedling that just bloomed from a cross I made between Brugmansia Angels Exotic x Inca Sun.

angelsexoticxincasun-2.jpgI have about 40 seedlings from this cross growing and about half have bloomed.  So far three of the seedlings have been placed in my watch zone and this one will soon join them.  This cross has yet to produce anything but white blooms, but I'm still holding out hope some of Inca Sun's yellow genes will dominate one of the remaining seedlings.

angelsexoticxincasun.jpgWhat makes this seedling stand out from its siblings is that the blooms are quite large.  It also has a nice fragrance and the bloom's thicker texture gives it lasting power.  Of course I have already crossed this one back to its father, Inca Sun. With any luck, about this time next year you will see the results.
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