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Fred's Garden Blog
http://blog.fredsommer.com/sommergardens/
Join Fred Sommer as he shares his garden experiences and work associated with hybridizing brugmansia (Angel Trumpets) and exotic hibiscus in beautiful Clermont, Florida.
- Added on: Oct 17th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: fred sommer
- Listed in: Gardening Lawn & Garden
- Tags: gardens hibiscus brugmansia angel trumpet hybridizing
Recent Posts
A cantaloupe influenced Angel Trumpet
Today's featured Angel Trumpet seedling has a rich cantaloupe color. It is a seedling from the cross of brugmansia Pink Perfektion x Cassies Curls. The blooms are slightly fragrant and long lasting. Seeing how this is the first seedling from th...
Decision time for yet another Angel Trumpet
Today I'm featuring another Angel Trumpet seedling that was carried over from my 2008 watch zone. It's a beautiful double pink Angel Trumpet from the Brugmansia cross of Adeline x Rosalie. This particular seedling was labeled #4, meaning ...
These slimy guys are relentless...
Look what I found when I was making my rounds tonight. These darn slugs are relentless in their quest to eat all my brugs!Although I applied snail and slug bait in my primary growing areas, I did not treat all the independent brugmansias growin...
Rothkirch shows his influence in this Angel Trumpet
Today's featured Angel Trumpet seedling is one I carried over from 2008 to watch. It is from a cross of brugmansia Genevieve x Rothkirch. Rothkirch is a legendary brugmansia whose genes have enriched dozens of named cultivars. What ...
The many faces of an Angel Trumpet cross
As I have mentioned before, the Angel Trumpet cross between brugmansia Orange Sunshine x Pink Smitty is one where I am growing out an entire seed pod so that I can document the wide variety of blooms a single cross will produce. I can't remembe...
Leave my Brugmansia Bud alone!
That's what this little tree frog appears to be thinking as he hangs on to his very own Angel Trumpet bud.I'm sure he's enjoying tonight's muggy summer like weather. ...
