Friday, August 14, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 7246 / 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
Thursday, August 13, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 5749 / 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. Categories:Brugmansia SeedlingsBrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbloomsBrugmansiaSeedlings Read more
Wednesday, August 12, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 5134 / 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
Wednesday, August 12, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 6697 / 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. Categories:Brugmansia SeedlingsBrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbloomsBrugmansiaSeedlings Read more
Tuesday, August 11, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 8860 / 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: 7625 / 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: 7119 / 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
Monday, August 10, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 6895 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating tonight's bug du jour.... While out for a moonlit stroll amongst my Angel Trumpets tonight I stumbled upon this handsome fellow. He was working his way up my Snowbank brugmansia plant.I'm used to seeing the green praying mantis around my plants but I think this is the first time I spotted one this color.He was on a mission to climb up to the top of this five foot tall plant.I asked him to pray for blooms on this plant and he kindly obliged! Categories:Uncategorized Tags:Angel Trumpetbugpraying mantissnowbank brugmansia Read more