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January 17, 2012
Brugmansia 'Herbstzauber' illuminates my new shadehouse
One Angel Trumpet that has really been putting on a show this winter is Brugmansia 'Herbstzauber'.
This beautiful cultivar is just winding down from a mega-flush. I bet I had over 100 blooms on my cluster of plants. It was a challenge to capture a photo showing the giant flush because it was occurring at the same time we were finishing my shadehouse construction. All my large plants were bunched together closely to give us more working room.
Brugmansia 'Herbstzauber' is Monika Gottschalk hybrid and it grows extremely well here in Florida.
I must have pollinated at least 50 Hebstzauber blooms during this recent flush so now the waiting game begins to see how many crosses take. I already have about 10-15 seed pods hanging on the plants from crosses I made this fall. If I'm able to get another 10-15 to stick I'll be extremely pleased.
One of my goals with the crosses I made is to combine the beautiful blooms of Herbstzauber with cultivars that have more attractive foliage and more compact growth habits. With all the crosses I made I'm sure you will see a more improved Herbstzauber style cultivae in the next year or two.
This beautiful cultivar is just winding down from a mega-flush. I bet I had over 100 blooms on my cluster of plants. It was a challenge to capture a photo showing the giant flush because it was occurring at the same time we were finishing my shadehouse construction. All my large plants were bunched together closely to give us more working room.Brugmansia 'Herbstzauber' is Monika Gottschalk hybrid and it grows extremely well here in Florida.I must have pollinated at least 50 Hebstzauber blooms during this recent flush so now the waiting game begins to see how many crosses take. I already have about 10-15 seed pods hanging on the plants from crosses I made this fall. If I'm able to get another 10-15 to stick I'll be extremely pleased.One of my goals with the crosses I made is to combine the beautiful blooms of Herbstzauber with cultivars that have more attractive foliage and more compact growth habits. With all the crosses I made I'm sure you will see a more improved Herbstzauber style cultivae in the next year or two.
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