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Image Guidelines For Purchasing Brugmansia Seed
By Liz Fichtl on June 8, 2010

Beware of the word "rare". One of the most satisfying aspects of growing Brugmansia is growing them from seed. Compared to many other plants, Brugmansia has a relatively fast turnover rate. Plant a seed, and you have a flowering plant within 12 - 18 months. That's pretty fast when you consider something akin to an amaryllis bulb takes three years from seed to flower.

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Image Brugmansia "Sam"
By Liz Fichtl on June 9, 2010

When I first started looking for a Brugmansia that had traits I wanted to pass on to a new cultivar I had in mind, Brugmansia "Sam" wasn't high on my list. It had a tendency to produce flowers that never opened fully, rotted without blooming if it was above 80 degrees and grew so slowly I thought I'd be sitting on a long, grey beard before it got to bush size. On the plus side, the flower color was superb - a nice smoldery raspberry color with a brownish cast, it threw triples frequently, didn't lose buds, made fat seed laden pods and it's leaves were thick and green.

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Image Stained Glass Painting
By Liz Fichtl on June 10, 2010

I've loved stained glass since I was a child. The colors just thrill me. I am especially fond of Louis Comfort Tiffany's stained glass work. Its just that I don't want to work with glass cutting, lead came and all that soldering. I came up with an alternate and effective solution. Painted stained glass!

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Plants And Seeds For Sale!
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Brugmansia
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gordo Jun 21, 2010 12:03 PM
Amaryllis
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BrugBitten Jul 31, 2011 4:35 PM
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Recent Threads:
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No We make music too! Welcome to A Little Bit Of Paradise! forum Nov 24, 2012 5:42 PM
No The Passiflora database is coming! Passiflora forum Jul 31, 2011 4:35 PM
No Wow! Article: Stained Glass Painting Jul 31, 2011 4:32 PM
No Thank You! Article: Brugmansia "Sam" Jul 31, 2011 4:30 PM
No Brugmansias For Charity Brugmansias For Charity forum Jul 17, 2011 8:24 AM
No Seed Papers Inspiration forum May 9, 2011 2:36 AM
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No Plants For Sale! Plants And Seeds For Sale! forum Apr 12, 2011 12:55 PM
No How To Propagate Iochroma Iochroma forum Mar 2, 2011 3:03 PM
No Bummer.... Article: Brugmansia "Sam" Jan 1, 2011 4:59 PM
No The New Apple Battery Charger! MAC Owners forum Aug 18, 2010 9:40 PM
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A Little Bit Of Paradise

I have a leafy refuge where big things happen in a small way. We grow and hybridize Brugmansia, Passiflora, Amaryllis and a host of other tropical plants and flowering vines. We also enjoy art, writing, music, creating video presentations and woodworking.

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