Lookout bugs, the frog patrol is on watch tonight.  I glad that at least one of my brugmansia leaves is being protected tonight.

I'm not sure I would call this a macho bloom, but it sure is a beautiful one.  Meet exotic hibiscus 'Macho Man'.

Exotic hibiscus can really surprise you at times with their transformations.  You can take a photo of a bloom in the morning, and then take another in the afternoon, put the photos side by side and you'll have a hard time convincing people it is the same bloom. Environmental conditions also have a major influence on what a hibiscus bloom will look like Here's Cajun Hibiscus Red Beans 'n Rice last week.And here is a bloom on the same plant six weeks earlier.

In today's new Angel Trumpet seedling there is no resemblance to to either one of the parents.  It is a cross between brugmansia Pink Smitty x The Chief.  I'm sure this look is linked back to Pink Smitty as I have seen numerous single pink Aurea style blooms come out of the many Pink Smitty crosses I am growing.  The blooms on this brugmansia seedling are waxy in appearance, thick textured and long lasting.  I can't remember what the fragrance was like.A couple of months ago I posted ...

Today's featured Angel Trumpet seedling has such a full bloom it almost looks as if the flower is a rose, or other full bodied flower like a mum or carnation.  This beautiful bloom was produced by an Angel Trumpet seedling from a cross between brugmansia Naughty Nick x Cleopatra.Based on the parentage, this seedling has a double dose of color genes in it.  How cool would it be to have a future cross generate a yellow or orange bloom like the one above?! When I sliced the bloom open I found ...

Here's a beautiful new Angel Trumpet from a brugmansia cross involving Pink Smitty x Miss Emily Meckenzie.  The blooms were large, thick textured, long lasting and fragrant.  The big question is, "are these blooms special enough to rise above the hundreds of other new single pinks that have bloomed this season?"  Well this one will have a couple more months to prove itself before it gets tagged.  U6SPVYH7MEESRelated articles by ZemantaAn Angel Trumpet on steroids emerges... ...

How disgusting, two of the most hated creatures in my nursery are teaming up once again to eat all my Angel Trumpets!  Thank goodness I had my trusty scissors with me, and thank goodness that they do not regenerate when cut in half.  When the slugs get to be larger than my thumb like the one below, it's time to bring out the slug bait!  Perfect timing too, it will be their Thanksgiving dinner!  

Here's one of my favorite multicolor hibiscus. Meet exotic hibiscus 'Stuffed Jalapeno'.