Tropicals & Tender Perennials: An Interesting New Project for 2007, 1 by

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I saw a photo of Tatiana somewhere on this thread...
Did you know that Hibiscus breeders use brown flowers to induce blueish colorations? I remember talking to Volker about this sometime back.
If I'm not mistaken, there's a very brown Brugmansia available...I'd have to hunt down a photo for you - German of course, maybe difficult to obtain, but there's always the possibility of pollen.

Found it! See attached photo... It's called Bergfever or Bergfeuer ... It looks pretty grim, but it has those mysterious browns that just might be interesting if crossed with a somewhat violet flower. In Hibiscus, brown coloration tend to deepen the red element and send it toward indigo! :-)

Here's the site for the breeder: http://www.engelstrompeten.de/bergfeuer.htm

If you get one...remember little old me. :-)