Thursday, October 22, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 5166 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating A wild and crazy looking Angel Trumpet Today's featured Angel Trumpet seedling is the 7th seedling to bloom from a brugmansia cross made by Volker Sanders involving Color Point x Double Dark Rosetta. There's no color in this one but it does have a wild and crazy looking bloom. The blooms are nice and plump and so far this plant has remained much smaller than the other seedlings from this cross.This seedling starting blooming last fall, but had to be cut back to the ground following last winter's freeze. It is planted in the ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetBrugmansiabrugsColor Pointdouble dark rosettaSeedlings Read more
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 5416 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating A jewel of an Angel Trumpet Today's featured Angel Trumpet seedling is a carry over from 2008 that I plan to name and register this fall. It is the result of a J.T. Session's brugmansia cross involving Goldfinch x Peanut.As you can see, the blooms tend to stay horizontal or slightly nodding. The tendrils start out sort of wild but over the course of a couple of days they completely re-curve back.The blooms are petite and compact, like its father, Peanut. I remember the blooms staying a light pink last winter, and ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetBrugmansiabrugsgoldfinchpeanut Read more
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 5174 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating An Angel Trumpet showing off some American Pride... Today's featured Angel Trumpet is from a cross between brugmansia Mountain Magic x American Pride.The blooms are a nice butter yellow color with great form. They also have a nice fragrance. I'll leave this one alone and see how it performs this fall/winter. Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:brugmansia Mountain Magic x American Pride Read more
Monday, October 19, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 6392 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating A Goliath of an Angel Trumpet Here's an Angel Trumpet seedling that is one Goliath of a plant. Towering over 10 feet tall, this brugmansia cross involving Painted Lady and The Chief is nearly twice the size of other seedlings started at the same time last summer. It is still trying to get its act together. The majority of the blooms are doubles, but it does throw out an occasional single bloom from time to time to confuse me. It has been blooming on and off all summer so the heat does not bother it. I noticed last ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbloomsBrugmansiabrugspainted ladySeedlingsthe chief Read more
Sunday, October 18, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 6407 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating An Angel Trumpet that came back from the dead Here's another Angel Trumpet that was carried over from last year's watch zone. It is a seedling from a cross of brugmansia Bernstein x New Orleans Lady.This seedling is blooming for the first time this year after coming back from the dead following last winter's freezes. I think it is still worthy of watching and crossing back to its father, New Orleans Lady. Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbernsteinBrugmansiabrugsnew orleans ladySeedlings Read more
Friday, October 16, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 6898 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Angel Trumpet Southern Charm gets Jazzed up Today's featured Angel Trumpet bloom is from a brugmansia cross involving Southern Charm and Jazzy. This bloom was holding up well in the heat and has a nice fragrance. I think I'll cross it back to a nice double orange this fall and see what happens. I'm not sure if I still have my Southern Charm plant but if I do, I'll cross it back as well when it blooms. Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbloomsbrugBrugmansiajazzysouthern charm Read more
Friday, October 16, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 5657 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Two oranges make salmon in the world of Angel Trumpets What color bloom would you expect from a brugmansia cross with Shooting Star and Naughty Nick, a salmon one of course! You would think crossing two oranges together you would end up with orange kids. That's not the way it works though in the world of brugs. The nicely formed blooms on this seedling start out a light pink and then turn salmon.I remember Naughty Nick being a cross between Creamsickle and Rosamond, and Rosamond has Rothkirch as it's mother. Shooting Star has an unknown ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbloomsbrugBrugmansianaughty nickSeedlingsSHOOTING STAR Read more
Thursday, October 15, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 7305 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating An intriguing Angel Trumpet seedling with unknown parentage Why is it that the unknown brugmansia seedlings are always the first ones to catch your attention? When I first saw this Angel Trumpet bloom I knew it was going to be one to watch. At first it had a marbled look to it. Although I was hoping that look would stay, I knew from past experience that total color would prevail.As the bloom matured, the color deepened. This bloom is also unique in its form. Most doubles and triples have a long corolla tube, while this bloom has a stubby one ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbloomsbrugBrugmansiaseedlingSeedlings Read more