Our Beautiful BrugmansiaBlog is dedicated to showing just how well brugmansia can be grown in our US zone 6/5 climate.
We grow some of the best brugmansias in the world including our own gorgeous hybrids, and also rare, species, and heirloom varieties.
Currently, we grow over 300 different brugmansia varieties. As each exquisite beauty comes to bloom and we have good photos, we will post them here so others can enjoy, too! Thanks for visiting with us :) Stop back often to see what's blooming!!!
One of my all time favorite Brugmansia is Rosenquartz. Another favorite is Amber Rose,(oldie but goodie in my opinion, Goldtraum,Butterfly Pink,love the single Suaveolens and their wonderful aroma. When hybridising it's important to concentrate on any and all good traits. For example if everyone's most important development in a new cross is to make a double, tripple flower, there also needs to be those of us who will and can breed some other great treats as well. For example scent is very important. So try breeding a highly scented variety with your new double. Hybridising in disease resistance or cure, maybe a beautiful variety has that beautiful tripple one of a kind bloom like Phenominal. However the problem is the flowers are born on a very weak plant. Not very vigorous to grow but of course no one wants to get rid of that beautiful flower. Well, breed with a particularly robust plant variety, try breeding in scent. If we dont pay attention to these other important breeding must do/s and don'ts.To many rush to name their new named variety named so they may have the glory. Just make sure it's not "rushed to market" take some time a few years and really come up with something exceptionally extraordinary by following the breeding though. If anyone can help.me track down a healthy "Goldtraum" I would pay reasonably for anyone's effort. Another good example is actually the Goldtraum also itself. Prone to several diseases I'd like to breed strength back into this gal. Disease resistance AmberRose can be another good strong healthy one which would allow you to breed in some health and strength items. Mine was 2x2ft square area basicly. Hundreds of blooms. Buttery Yellow, widened calyx, just beautiful. Mine lasted a single week in Florida. Stem rot Fusarium and who know how many other pathogens claim the health of this plant. Instead of doubles, triples, quads/// can someone help me find one and breed some survivability back into such a great Brugmansia Variety "GoldTraum" personally if I had to.have only three Brug. Variety is Rosenquartz, GT, Goldness Cornette, any species variety for breeding, Jinny Lynd ok there is way more than 4 it impossible to choose. : ) Alice is one of the few left selling that you can trust. Surely miss Mr. JT Sessions he had some great plants back in late 00s. I certainly miss you JT. Fred Sommers is Great!! Thanks!! See my very own plants and photographs @ Dave's garden. Look for the Rosenquartz section, not only was that my very first Brugmansia for me but I also took the pictures.Many with back lighting, some with shadows. Some.just showing this amazing bloom cycle on this variety. Cooler fall temps bring Dark Raspberry colored flowers. Are you out there RJ?? Please contact me
PS: Are there any horticultureists in BGI, Or any other Brug related specialty groups. From my understanding and I could be wrong but from what I understand there is a way possible to clone Brugs. Using stem tip cuttings. Some on the cellular level. The right training, the will to have a passion to do so. Can you imagine no more sick or declining favorite Brugmansia? The plant material removed is so small that it's actually free from disease and other issues. Do we have any geneticists out there who could run some courses, so anyone interested could start learning and creating a gene pool for generations to come. Most Rose's if not all of them have lost their wonderful rose scent. When's the last time a strawberry at the store was as hard as a rock, Pale and for most part TASTLESS!! MY POINT BEING IS THE DAY WILL COME AND WE WILL WONDER WHERE ARE THOSE SWEET N JUICY DEEP SCARLET STRAWBERRIES?? NOW STRAWBERRIES CAN BE AS HARD AS AN APPLE!!! NOT VERY APPETISING TO ME!!! Greenbeans used to be sweet, I think any understand what I'm saying.
Any comments made were just oppinions and ramblings. In no way was I singling anyone out. I just came across this blog so figured I'd post. Keep up the great work all!!!
Antique French Perfume Label ..'Extracted in Flowers'
Good Words to Live By
Never lose an opportunity to see anything that is beautiful ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it .. it’s your world for the moment ~ Georgia O'Keefe Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves ~ James Matthew Barrie
We are shaped and fashioned by what we love ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
A man who does not think for himself does not think at all ~ Oscar Wilde
Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant ~ Robert Louis Stevenson
Through the looking glass .. brugmansia 'Rosalao'
'Tutu' .. first blooms of the season .. March 2012
brugmansia 'Bad Angel' winter blooms
brugmansia 'Langenbuscher Garten' blooming triple
Silhouette at Sunset ~ February 2012
brugmansias 'Equadore' and 'Miss October' ~ October 2011
The only way to have a friend is to be one ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Hold a true friend with both hands ~ Nigerian Proverb
Where flowers bloom so does hope ~ Lady Bird Johnson
We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing ~ Dr. Seuss
brugmansia 'Minuet'
brugmansia 'Super Rose' ~ Winter Blooms February 3, 2012
brugmansia 'Miss October' winter colour ~ January 22, 2012
hybrid datura 2011
brugmansia 'Maya' ~ Fall Flush
An effort made for the happiness of others lifts above ourselves ~ Lydia Child
What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. ~ Joseph Addison
Happiness is to hold flowers in both hands ~ Japanese Proverbs
Stop looking out there, outside of yourself .. look back at your past to find what you love. ~ David Ramsey
brugmansia 'New Ocre' ~ Winter Colour ~ December 2011
Datura 'Double Triple Yellow'
brugmansia 'Ice Princess' ~ Winter Blooms ~ December 2011
brugmansia 'La Belle Dame' ~ winter blooms ~ January 25, 2012
brugmansia 'Butterfly' February Blooms 2012
brugmansia 'Bert' ~ December 2011
Certain things catch your eye. But pursue only those that capture your heart <3 ~ Native American
Be like the flower, turn your faces to the sun - Kahlil Gibran
Wisdom begins in wonder ~ Socrates
The adventure of life is to learn. The purpose of life is to grow. The nature of life is to change. The challenge of life is to overcome. The essence of life is to care. The opportunity of life is to serve. The secret of life is to dare. The beauty of life is to give. The joy of life is to love. ~ William Arthur Ward
brugmansia 'Bert'
brugmansia 'Tiara' ~ Winter Colour ~ January 2012
brugmansia 'Bolero' Winter Blooms ~ February 3, 2012
brugmansia Seed Pods
brugmansia 'Golden Lady' ~ Winter Blooms ~ January 2012
new hybrid 2012
Whoever loves and understands a garden will find contentment within - Chinese Proverb
All seasons are beautiful for the person who carries happiness within. ~ Horace Friess
Some people, like flowers,give pleasure, just by being. ~ Anon
Flowers are like human beings . . . they thrive on a little kindness. ~ Fred Streeter
brugmansia 'Dominique'
brugmansias 'Langenbusher Garten' and 'Chesa' ~ Winter Blooms ~ Late 2011
brugmansia 'Bad Angel'
'Sweet Lady', 'Equadore', & 'Miss October'
brugmansia 'Alyse' ~ Winter Colour ~ January 11, 2012
brugmansia 'Tiara' .. displaying golden tips
A friend is a gift you give yourself ~ Robert Louis Stevenson
Love spends his all, and still has store ~ Philip James Bailey
In joy or sadness, flowers are our constant friends. ~ Kozuko Okakura
The flower offered of itself And eloquently spoke Of Gods In languages of rainbows Perfumes And secret silence ... ~Phillip Pulfrey
Be a giver not a taker, listen more-talk less, compliment more- criticize less, forgive more-judge less. ~ Mother Teresa
Real life is the best fairytale ~ Anon
If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere. ~ Vincent van Gogh
I haven't a clue as to how my story will end, but that's all right. When you start out on a journey and night covers the road, you don't conclude that the road has vanished. And how else could we discover the stars?" ~ Anon
Be my friend and teach me to be thine ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved ~ George Sand
Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows ~ Robert Ingersoll
Earth laughs in flowers ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
brugmansia 'Tante Christa' ~ Winter Colour January 2012
One of my all time favorite Brugmansia is Rosenquartz. Another favorite is Amber Rose,(oldie but goodie in my opinion, Goldtraum,Butterfly Pink,love the single Suaveolens and their wonderful aroma. When hybridising it's important to concentrate on any and all good traits. For example if everyone's most important development in a new cross is to make a double, tripple flower, there also needs to be those of us who will and can breed some other great treats as well. For example scent is very important. So try breeding a highly scented variety with your new double. Hybridising in disease resistance or cure, maybe a beautiful variety has that beautiful tripple one of a kind bloom like Phenominal. However the problem is the flowers are born on a very weak plant. Not very vigorous to grow but of course no one wants to get rid of that beautiful flower. Well, breed with a particularly robust plant variety, try breeding in scent. If we dont pay attention to these other important breeding must do/s and don'ts.To many rush to name their new named variety named so they may have the glory. Just make sure it's not "rushed to market" take some time a few years and really come up with something exceptionally extraordinary by following the breeding though. If anyone can help.me track down a healthy "Goldtraum" I would pay reasonably for anyone's effort. Another good example is actually the Goldtraum also itself. Prone to several diseases I'd like to breed strength back into this gal. Disease resistance AmberRose can be another good strong healthy one which would allow you to breed in some health and strength items. Mine was 2x2ft square area basicly. Hundreds of blooms. Buttery Yellow, widened calyx, just beautiful. Mine lasted a single week in Florida. Stem rot Fusarium and who know how many other pathogens claim the health of this plant. Instead of doubles, triples, quads/// can someone help me find one and breed some survivability back into such a great Brugmansia Variety "GoldTraum" personally if I had to.have only three Brug. Variety is Rosenquartz, GT, Goldness Cornette, any species variety for breeding, Jinny Lynd ok there is way more than 4 it impossible to choose. : ) Alice is one of the few left selling that you can trust. Surely miss Mr. JT Sessions he had some great plants back in late 00s. I certainly miss you JT. Fred Sommers is Great!! Thanks!! See my very own plants and photographs @ Dave's garden. Look for the Rosenquartz section, not only was that my very first Brugmansia for me but I also took the pictures.Many with back lighting, some with shadows. Some.just showing this amazing bloom cycle on this variety. Cooler fall temps bring Dark Raspberry colored flowers. Are you out there RJ?? Please contact me
ReplyDeletePS: Are there any horticultureists in BGI, Or any other Brug related specialty groups. From my understanding and I could be wrong but from what I understand there is a way possible to clone Brugs. Using stem tip cuttings. Some on the cellular level. The right training, the will to have a passion to do so. Can you imagine no more sick or declining favorite Brugmansia? The plant material removed is so small that it's actually free from disease and other issues. Do we have any geneticists out there who could run some courses, so anyone interested could start learning and creating a gene pool for generations to come. Most Rose's if not all of them have lost their wonderful rose scent. When's the last time a strawberry at the store was as hard as a rock, Pale and for most part TASTLESS!! MY POINT BEING IS THE DAY WILL COME AND WE WILL WONDER WHERE ARE THOSE SWEET N JUICY DEEP SCARLET STRAWBERRIES?? NOW STRAWBERRIES CAN BE AS HARD AS AN APPLE!!! NOT VERY APPETISING TO ME!!! Greenbeans used to be sweet, I think any understand what I'm saying.
ReplyDeleteAny comments made were just oppinions and ramblings. In no way was I singling anyone out. I just came across this blog so figured I'd post. Keep up the great work all!!!
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