We will be introducing a few new Brugmansia next spring.Three of these will be our new hybrids and a few will be “new to us”.One of our favorites is our new pink double ‘Royal Ruby’.It is a Pink Smitty to New Orleans Lady cross and has produced pink doubles with just the right amount of skirt seperation.The second skirt emerges just outside the first giving it a true “double” appearance.We are all familiar with doubles with skirts separated by several inches as well as those in which the second skirt never drops. These may ahave been acceptable when we were first breeding double pinks, but now
We need to be breeding for true “double“ appearance.Think double roses.
‘Royal Ruby’ has achieved that and ,in addition,it has a nice fragrance.
The flower size is medium to large with average blooms being 12-14 inches,including the peduncle and 5-6 inches across the face of the corolla.
So far I have not succeded in setting pods on RR but I hope to have a few now that the weather is cooler.
See more pictures at http://countrygdn.com/royalruby.html