Thursday, December 24, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 14284 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating An Angel Trumpet shows off its pigtails Today's featured Angel Trumpet seedling has the cutest pigtails at the end of its tendrils. It is a cross between brugmansia Mon Amour de Mareuil x (Angels Flight x Charming).As you can see, these blooms are fat and stubby, allowing them to last longer than most Angel Trumpet blooms. I do remember this one having a nice fragrance as well. I have another seedling from this cross coming into bloom in a couple of days and it will be interesting to see how the blooms compare. Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel Trumpetangels flightbloomsBrugmansiabrugscharmingMon Amour de MareuilSeedlings Read more
Thursday, December 24, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 7192 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating The Blue Jay of Happiness? While everyone knows of the Blue Bird of happiness, well I've encountered the Blue Jay of happiness. This cutie has been hanging out in a group of my older brugmansia seedlings for a couple of weeks now. It tends to hang out near me when I'm out there and as you can see, it does not seem to be afraid either. Could this be love??? Categories:Random thoughtsRamblings Tags:Angel Trumpetblue jayBrugmansiabrugs Read more
Tuesday, December 22, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 7332 / Comments: / Article rating: 3.3 An Angel Trumpet on LSD 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 ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetBrugmansiabrugscreamsicleLudger's Summer Dreamshredded bloom Read more
Tuesday, December 22, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 7587 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Angel Trumpet Orange Sunshine warms up my day One of my primary hybridizing goals when I was making crosses last season was to try and create some new double orange and yellow Angel Trumpets. I'm finally starting to see the results of those crosses and my pool of double yellow/orange seedlings to work with is starting to grow, Within this group I'm hoping a few winners will surface, even if it takes a couple more generations of crosses to achieve this goal. Today's featured seedling is one that may show some potential in future ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel Trumpetangels moonlightbloomsbrugBrugmansiabrugsORANGE SUNSHINESeedlings Read more
Tuesday, December 22, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 7017 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Itsy bitsy teeny weeney Angel Trumpet revisited This is a follow-up post to the Itsy bitsy teeny weeney Angel Trumpet post I made a few days ago. I wanted to wait until the second bud opened to make certain this seedling was going to continue to produce miniature blooms, and it has! I'm totally psyched! This seedling is going to perform an important role in my future breeding program. Here is a bloom from Naughty Nick x Cleopatra fully open:As you can see, the blooms are triples and there is even a tinge of color in them. I do not ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbloomsBrugmansiabrugsCleopatranaughty nickseedling Read more
Saturday, December 19, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 8203 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Celebrating an Angel Trumpet White Christmas 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 ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbloomsBrugmansiabrugscreamsicleecuador pinkSeedlings Read more
Saturday, December 19, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 7784 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Twin Angel Trumpets that will scare you 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! Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbloomsBrugmansiabrugscreamsicleSeedlingsvelvet rose Read more
Saturday, December 19, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 6743 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Angel Trumpet Brugmansia Ludger's Windsong x New Orleans Lady 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? Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbloomsBrugmansiabrugsludger's windsongnew orleans ladySeedlings Read more