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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 / Friday, May 13, 2011 / Categories: Brugmansia, Seedlings

This new double yellow Angel Trumpet will "wow" you

My Angel Trumpet seedlings have rewarded me with a bunch of promising yellow/orange blooms this year.  Out of the entire lot, this one stands out above the rest.  It is a seedling from a cross involving Brugmansia Day Dreams x Ludger's Windsong.
daydreamsxludgerswindsong-3.jpgOften yellow brugmansia blooms take on some orange coloration as they age, but not this one.  This seedling stays yellow from start to finish.

daydreamsxludgerswindsong-5.jpgThe blooms are medium in size and long lasting, even in our Florida heat. 

daydreamsxludgerswindsong-4.jpgSo far it has been a great bloomer. During its most recent flush a couple of weeks ago, the 3-gallon size plant displayed more than a dozen blooms.
daydreamsxludgerswindsong-7.jpgI'm sure you want to know about fragrance, but that is something I cannot answer right now because my sense of scent is still messed up.

daydreamsxludgerswindsong-8.jpgThis Angel Trumpet has been throwing both double and triple blooms.  Because the blooms are so fluffy, even the double blooms appear to be triples.

daydreamsxludgerswindsong-9.jpgI just moved this seedling up to a 7 gallon pot and placed it in my watch zone.  You can be certain this is one I'll be watching with excitement this summer.
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