Here's a hibiscus that just started blooming for me.  Meet exotic hibiscus 'Cherry Appaloosa'.

All I can say is wow, this fat little Angel Trumpet sure is coloring up nicely.  The color has turned a richer orange since the photo I shot yesterday afternoon.   It is quite the porker too.  The bloom is fully stuffed so it must be at least a triple.  I plan to cut it open tonight to see if it has any pollen.  Of course while I'm in there I may do some pollinating too.  :)

This afternoon I spotted a cool new bloom on one of my Angel Trumpet seedlings.  It was missing its tag so I'm not sure what its parentage is.  Beside it were brugmansia seedlings from a cross between Masquerade and Shooting Star and seedlings from a cross between Naughty Nick and Cassies Curls.  Right now I'm leaning towards the Naughty Nick cross.  Anyways, it looks like it is going to be a keeper for sure.  It just started coloring up when I took this picture so I'm anxious to see what it ...

Today's featured Angel Trumpet is proudly showing off its butter yellow blooms.  This seedling is the result of a cross between brugmansia Velvet Rose x Goldfinch.  Velvet Rose is one of the most durable Angel Trumpets I have growing in my yard, while Goldfinch has been struggling to remain healthy and was recently trashed.  Perhaps this seedling has retained the best genes of both parents.As you can see below, it is not a shy bloomer.  The blooms were long lasting and very fragrant.  ...

Today's featured Angel Trumpet is a seedling that was carried over from my 2008 watch zone.  It is from a brugmansia seedling from a cross between (Hawaiian Double White x L'amour) x Day Dreams.This brugmansia seedling has turned out to be a real beauty. It had a major setback in last winter's freeze and had to rebound from ground level. It is just now getting large enough for me to grab a few cuttings and try and root them.  If it propagates well and remains true to itself it may be well on ...

Here's an Angel Trumpet that is suited for an enchanted forest.  These first blooms from an Angel Trumpet seedling from a cross between brugmansia Adeline x Miss Caylie have a wild and crazy look to them.  Remember, you should never judge a new brug seedling by its first set of blooms so we'll anxiously wait for the next bloom cycle to see if it can iron things out.,

This friendly wolf spider sort of makes you think twice before you grab an empty pot.Looks like remnants of his lunch is on the bottom.

It is virtually impossible to take an evening stroll through my brugmansias without finding at least a couple chameleons sleeping away on the brugs.  Sleeping that is of course until I wake them up with my flash.  :)