It is always a surprise when I find a new Angel Trumpet seedling in bloom and reach down to grab the tag to see who the parents are.  Who would have thought that a brugmansia cross involving Ludger's Windsong x New Orleans Lady would produce this bloom.I was really hoping for something yellow or orange, not another single pink. Oh well, I've already had some good results from this cross and still have a few more that have yet to bloom.  Maybe there still is hope for that triple yellow?

Looking at today's featured Angel Trumpet seedling, you would have a hard time guessing who the parents were.  This bloom is from a cross between brugmansia Ludger's Windsong x Tootsie.  I'm certain the salmon color comes from Tootsie's ancestry.  This is not what I had in mind when I made this cross, but that is why hybridizing is so interesting.

Yesterday I posted photos from another Angel Trumpet seedling from this same cross involving brugmansia (Tiara x Susanne) x Earth Angel.  Had I known this one was in bloom at the same time, I would have posted these pictures in the same post.   Anyways, here is the 3rd Angel Trumpet seedling I've had bloom from Brenda Delph's cross of brugmansia (Tiara x Susanne) x Earth Angel.  I spotted it last night while I was out making my rounds. I'm forever amazed as to how I can miss some of these ...

When I look back at all the single pink Angel Trumpet seedlings that bloomed this season, this one has quickly become one of my favorites.  It's a seedling from a brugmansia cross of (Tiara x Susanne) x Earth Angel.  It has been blooming for the past month and every time I study it, I like it more and more.  The picture below was taken the second day after the bloom opened.  By day three the color deepens and travels up the corolla tube.   I feel this one has great potential and I have ...

Today's featured Angel Trumpet seedling is the result of a marriage between two European cultivars, brugmansia Joli x Langenbuscher Garten.  It's currently lacking in the color department, but that could change over the next couple bloom cycles when cooler winter weather settles in.  The blooms are much smaller than either Joli or Langenbuscher Garten, and have been long lasting.  I'm terrible when it comes to keeping track of fragrance so I have no report on that right now.I have already ...

Today's featured Angel Trumpet seedling has a rich cantaloupe color.  It is a seedling from the cross of brugmansia Pink Perfektion x Cassies Curls. The blooms are slightly fragrant and long lasting. Seeing how this is the first seedling from this cross to bloom, I'll let it hang around for a while just in case I need it to cross back to its siblings.  Compared to some of the other "oranges" I have in my watch zone already, I'm not sure this one is special enough to move up to the watch zone. 

If you asked Santa for a nice double pink Angel Trumpet for Christmas, you would certainly be pleased to receive this one.  For a first bloom, this one was awesome. The color of this bloom was an unexpected outcome from a cross between brugmansia (Jacayna x The Chief) #5 x America.  The JACH5 seedling that produced this seedling was a bright yellow-orange single and America is one of my favorite double whites.  Here's a photo of the two parents together.This is why hybridizing brugmansia is ...

While we still have a couple of days until the full moon, this Angel Trumpet was glowing under the moonlit sky when I made my rounds tonight.  It's another seedling from the cross between  brugmansia Orange Sunshine and Pink Smitty.  The only thing special about this bloom is that it is a monster.  The face of the bloom has to be at least 12 inches across!