After several weeks of cool weather, my Angel Trumpet seedlings are finally switching into bloom mode.  Everyday I find more and more surprises like these blooms on a cross I made between Brugmansia Creamsicle and Shooting Star.I expect the blooms to color up even more as cool weather settles in.  The blooms pictured are the first ones to appear on this seedling and were part of a mini-flush of 8 blooms.  The blooms have a pleasant fragrance and are holding up well.My Shooting Star Angel ...

Today's featured Angel Trumpet seedling is from a brugmansia cross of Seminole Moon X (Candida Pink x Creamsicle).  As you will see in the photo below, the blooms start out a cream color with long tendrils.Over the next couple of days, the blooms age to a nice soft orange and the tendrils re-curve dramatically. I'm not sure what the future has in store for this one so I may cross it back to a strong double orange brugmansia like Langenbuscher Garten.

Today I'm featuring a new Angel Trumpet seedling that has brugmansia Creamsicle as its father. Looking at these two blooms side by side you can see where the Creamsicle part fits in.  The newer bloom on the right is cream colored while the older bloom is orange. Combine the two and you have a Creamsicle! Meet today's featured seedling, a cross between brugmansia Rubiline x Creamsicle.  The blooms pictured below are about 2 days apart in age.

No I'm not referencing the acid LSD, I'm talking about another form of LSD.  LSD is the abbreviation for the Angel Trumpet Ludger's Summer Dream, a nice single yellow/orange introduced by Brenda Delph.  It was just one of her many "monkey crosses"  she grew from seed from brugmansia crosses made by Ludger Schneider of Germany.  This seedling is from a brugmansia cross involving Ludger's Summer Dream x Creamsicle.  When you first glance at this flower bud you would think the plant was having ...

In celebration of Christmas Day, I figured it would only be appropriate that I feature a nice white Angel Trumpet.  Today's featured Angel Trumpet seedling is one that I started way back in late 2007 that finally started blooming this fall.  The cross is brugmansia Ecuador Pink x Creamsicle. When you make brugmansia crosses involving double varieties, you often end up with several double whites in the group of seedlings.  Because of this, they really have to be special in order to grab your ...

In keeping with this weekend's blizzard like weather, I thought I would introduce you to one of my scariest Angel Trumpet seedlings to bloom this winter.  These snow monster type blooms are from a brugmansia Velvet Rose x Creamsicle seedling.  Just imagine seeing an entire bush covered with a flush of blooms like these! 

This new double Angel Trumpet seedling has an unusual flare to its blooms.  It is the first seedling to bloom from a cross I made between brugmansia Painted Lady x (Haik Vixen x Creamsicle #4).  The bloom is above average size with the inner skirt being slightly larger than the outer skirt.  This first bloom should color up a bit more as well.  I shot this picture the first day it was open.Below is photo I shot last night, the second day the bloom was open.The second bloom on this seedling ...

Today's new Angel Trumpet seedling is trying its best to impress me with its orange blooms, but it still has a long way to go to become a keeper.  This is a cross between brugmansia Olympic Flame x (Creamsicle x Candida Pink).  The plant has become a monster, towering about 8 feet tall in less than a year.  It is not a shy bloomer, however the blooms do not hold up well in the heat.  This one may be a good candidate for my yard, or maybe even the compost pile.