Considering this plant is only two feet tall right now, Brugmansia Andrew's Gold still makes an impact.

Many of my Brugmansia seedlings devastated by this past winter's freeze are finally starting to bloom.  It is amazing how resilient these plants can be.   One that really caught my attention tonight was this beautiful seedling from a cross between Orange Zest and an unknown cultivar.Orange Zest is a new cultivar I introduced and registered last fall.  It came from a cross Liz Fichtl made between Jacayna and The Chief.  These blooms have a strong resemblance to those of Orange Zest, but are ...

For some strange reason this 10 foot tall monster Brugmansia seedling survived the freeze.  It was part of the group that I iced over to protect and think it had just the right amount of support to keep the plant from breaking under the weight of the ice.  This plant recently became the big show-off in my brugmansia field by proudly displaying nearly two dozen large pink blooms.  With the plant hovering over 10 feet tall, it quickly became the focal point in my garden.Unfortunately the tag ...

Brugmansia Seminole Moon carried its color genes over to this Angel Trumpet seedling, but it sure would have been nice if Southern Charm's double bloom genes would have had an equal influence.  Today's featured Angel Trumpet seedling is a cross between brugmansia Southern Charm x Seminole Moon.I plan to cross this one back to a few doubles this spring to see if i can squeeze a couple of nice double orange seedlings out of the combined gene pool.

Here's an Angel Trumpet seedling carry over from last year.  It is a cross from brugmansia Pink Beauty x Native Habitat Double Peach.This brugmansia, with its  super-sized blooms, put on such a show last year that I just could not stand to toss it out.  This past Spring I planted it in my yard where it has been performing nicely ever since.The blooms start out white and then slowly age to a nice peach color.  While it is blooming you end up with white, peach, and in-between colored blooms on ...

As cold as it is down here right now, I'm giving in and featuring an Angel Trumpet seedling that is white as snow to match this crazy cold weather.  Today's featured brugmansia seedling is from a cross between American Pride and Dorthea.As you can see, this seedling proudly displays its blooms horizontally.  The blooms are very thick textured and have a porcelain like appearance.This seedling was a consistent bloomer this fall and its aurea style blooms make it worthy of carrying forward for ...

Today's featured Angel Trumpet is an orphan, meaning I have no idea who its parents are.  I wish I knew because this brugmansia is a real beauty.This is just one of many brugmansia seedlings I have that are either missing a tag, or the cross was unknown when I grew the seeds out.  Although knowing the parentage is great, it is not a deal breaker when it comes down to deciding which seedlings are going to be carried forward in my breeding program.  This seedling is certainly one i will carry ...

Today's featured Angel Trumpet bloom has edges and tendrils that almost appear as if they have been toasted.  The blooms are from a cross between brugmansia Axel Rose x Mountain Magic.Even as the flower matured the color did not extend past the outer edges of the bloom and the tendrils.  The bloom had a nice shape and was long lasting.  It will be interesting to see what this one does the next time it blooms.