One of the exciting aspects of growing out so many Angel Trumpet seedlings is discovering all the non-traditional bloom forms that emerge.  Here is one from an unknown cross with Brugmansia Pink Perfektion as the pod parent.The curly pigtail style corolla teeth and rather squatty blooms add to the appeal of these blooms.  The blooms are also thick in texture which is a great trait if you live in a warm weather zone like I do.Another great trait of this seedling is that is loves to bloom and ...

Check-out the corolla teeth on this new Angel Trumpet seedling.  The cross is Brugmansia Shooting Star x New Orleans Lady.These blooms have to have some of the longest tendrils of any seedling I have grown to date. The blooms are large in size and very fragrant. The color is OK, but it is really the long corolla teeth that make these blooms stand out.I plan to carry this one over to 2012 and will most likely make a few crosses with it as well this winter.

I'm a big fan of crazy corolla teeth so naturally this new Angel Trumpet seedling caught my attention right away.Unfortunately I cannot give you the name of the cross at this time because the tag was faded.  I'm sure I'll be able to eventually figure it out with the use of an infrared light and a magnifying glass. When this happens to a promising Brugmansia seedling I give the plant a new tag with a code number on it.  The old tag is also coded with the new code number and placed in a box to ...

Every so often a new Angel Trumpet seedling comes in to bloom for the first time and totally wows me.  I was wowed big time last night when I spotted this bloom on a Brugmansia Rosalie x (Pink Smitty x Miss Ellie) #1 seedling.  I was making my final rounds last night looking for blooms to pollinate almost missed seeing this one.  It was at the top of an 8 foot tall plant partially hidden by its giant leaves. Fortunately my bright headlamp illuminated the bloom face in passing and it ...

I have a bunch of new double pink seedlings in bloom right now and this one has the largest blooms of all of them.Unfortunately it is missing a tag so the parentage is unknown.  I hate when that happens to a promising seedling.  Even though the parentage may be unknown, if I think the seedling has promise, I will still carry it forward and decide later if it is worthy of naming and registering, or using it in my breeding program.I believe the blooms on this seedling are larger than those of ...

Another recent bloomer from my field of brugs is this seedling from a cross I made between Brugmansia Sweetheart x Yellow Aurea Wildform.This photo does not really show the actual beauty of the blooms on this seedling.  What I really like about them is that the corolla skirts stay compact rather than separate as is often the case with its mother, Brugmansia Sweetheart.I have several other seedlings from this cross in bud now and am hoping some of their father's color will surface.

Now that our nights are cooling off I'm starting to see lots of color in my field of Angel Trumpets.  Here is a new seedling that caught my eye this weekend when I first spotted its blooms.  It is the result of a cross I made between Brugmansia Cassie's Curls and (Ludger's Summer Dream x Creamsicle). So far the blooms have all been doubles with layered skirts and wild corolla teeth.  The pollen parent of this cross, a Brugmansia Ludger's Summer Dream x Creamsicle seedling I have been ...

The blooms on this new Angel Trumpet seedling have great form, but the color is rather drab.  The cross is Brugmansia Rubiline x (Creamsickle x Candida Pink).Although the color appears darker in this night shot, the blooms start out a cream color and turn more of a dull apricot/yellow as they mature.The plant has been a vigorous grower with frequent flushes of blooms. I don't think this one is worthy of registering but it is too showy for me to just toss.  I think I may chop this one up next ...