Saturday, August 15, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 6820 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Meet another curly child from Cassie An Angel Trumpet cross involving brugmansia Cassie's Curls almost always results in curly offspring. The seedling pictured below has an unknown father but you can still see mom's curly tendril genes carried forward. This particular seedling had about 10 blooms open in its first bloom cycle and the overall look was quite striking.I'm growing out lots of crosses involving Cassie's Curls and I'm expecting some exciting results this fall. Stay tuned... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel Trumpetbloombrugmaniacassies curlsseedling Read more
Friday, August 14, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 7244 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Brugmansia Rubirosa x Rachel Here's a nicely formed pink Angel Trumpet that bloomed this summer. It is a cross between brugmansia Rubirosa x Rachel.I plan to let this one grow for a while to see how it performs. Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetBrugmansiarachelrubirosaseedling Read more
Wednesday, August 12, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 5132 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Momma's boy.... Another new yellow Angel Trumpet that bloomed recently was from a cross between brugmansia Ludger's Windsong and Lady Liberty. This one has a strong resemblance to its momma, Ludger's Windsong.I'm keeping this one around to cross back to Lady Liberty this fall. Categories:Seedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetBrugmansialady libertyludger's windsongseedling Read more
Tuesday, August 11, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 8858 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Yellow, yellow and more yellow... I've had several new yellow Angel Trumpet blooms this month and this is one that may be worthy of watching. It is a cross of brugmansia L'Amour and the classic Charles Grimaldi.It has a nice form, substance and fragrance.I wonder what the color will be like when the weather cools? Categories:Seedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetBrugmansiaCharles GrimaldiL'amourseedling Read more
Tuesday, August 11, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 7622 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Pink plus yellow equals orange When you cross Angel Trumpets you never know what to expect. Here's a cross of brugmansia Little Miss Lili x Jamie's Monkey Business. LML is one of the darkest pinks I have. Under the right conditions it almost appears red. Jamie's Monkey Business is a bright yellow with plenty of orange genes in its family tree.This one certainly has Little Miss Lili's form. I'm not sure what I will do with it, but any colorful, well shaped seedling that blooms during a hot Florida summer is worthy of ... Categories:Brugmansia Tags:Angel TrumpetBrugmansiajamie's monkey businesslittle miss liliseedling Read more
Monday, August 10, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 7115 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating and the winner is..... This Angel Trumpet bloom from the brugmansia cross of Mountain Treasure x (Miss Caylie x Genevieve #7)! It was the winner of this weekend's best new seedling to bloom in the heat of summer competition. When I first spotted this bloom Saturday afternoon I expected it to remain white as the five or six seedlings that already bloomed from this cross had. When I made my rounds on Sunday I was pleasantly surprised to find color. I like the curly tendrils and form so this one gets to hang ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbloomsBrugmansiagenevievemiss cayliemountain Treasureseedling Read more
Friday, August 7, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 6716 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating I need to inject some color genes in this one... Here's a cross just begging for some color. This is a brugmansia cross of New Orleans Lady x (Angel's Flight x Charming). The first couple of blooms in spring aged to a nice apricot, but during our hot summer the blooms have been white/cream with perhaps just a hint of apricot. As you can see it has great genes in the mix so I have kept this one to use for some fall crosses. It already has a pod from a cross I made in early Summer with a single bright yellow/orange Angel's Flight cross I ... Categories:Brugmansia Tags:Angel Trumpetangels flightBrugmansiacharmingnew orleans ladyseedling Read more
Friday, August 7, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 7305 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Worthy of watching... This new Angel Trumpet seedling is worthy of watching for a few more bloom cycles to see what it does. It is a cross between brugmansias Rubirosa and Desiree. As the bloom matures, the color deepens from the color displayed in the picture below. If my Desiree plant ever decided to bloom, I would cross it back in hopes of getting a couple more skirts on her. Categories:Brugmansia Tags:Angel TrumpetBrugmansiadesireerubirosaseedling Read more