Dazed and confused is a great description for these Angel Trumpet blooms.  This is the first seedling of my cross between brugmansia Inca Sun and Masquerade to bloom.  While I was hoping for an ever-blooming yellow Masquerade type, I'm not quite ready to give up hope.  I have a bunch more from this cross that will be blooming this year and hopefully at least a couple will be worthy of holding over.  I also plan to cross any keepers I have from this cross back to Inca Sun.

This new seedling's blooms have a most unusual look to them.  They have some major re-curve going on and from a distance the blooms are unlike any blooms I have seen before.  This seedling is from a cross of Mountain Treasure x New Orleans Lady.  As you can see, the blooms also have a quilted pillow look to them from below.  As the blooms aged they had a hint of apricot to them.  I'm sure they will color up more when the weather cools off.The blooms were just unusual enough that i ...

Not the feline type, I like four legged cats.  I'm talking about the linear cats, as in caterpillars!This summer I have been fighting what appears to be a losing battle with these pests.  I've already had three major infestations and with all the moths and butterflies I've seen flying around the past couple of days, I'm sure the 4th is only a week or two away.Last week I resorted to chemical warfare in hopes of knocking them down fast.  Spraying is a pain in the butt!  It takes close to 50 ...

This petite little beauty surprised me when it started blooming last week.  The blooms measure less than 3" across and there were lots of them.This a cross between Mountain Treasure and Naughty Nick.  The color is rich and the blooms hold up extremely well in the heat.  It has a light fragrance in the early evening.Despite its size, this seedling impressed me with a mini-flush for its inaugural blooms.  I think I'll move this one up to a larger pot and keep an eye on it for the ...

This petite little beauty surprised me when it started blooming last week.  The blooms measure less than 3" across and there were lots of them.

If you like big blooms, then this seedling is one for you.  It is a cross between Adeline, a large double pink brugmansia x Miss Emily Mackenzie, perhaps the largest of the single pink Angel Trumpets.                        This monster sized bloom measures at least 10 inches across!  Despite its size, the blooms hold up very well in the hot Florida sun. As you can see in the second picture, the blooms carry forward the curly tendrils ...

I hope!For the past few months I have encountered major web issues with our current host that has rendered my blog useless. Hopefully that is behind me know and I can start posting again.  I think my blog will be a useful tool for posting pictures and comments on new brug seedlings as they evolve.  After this past winter's devastating freezes, my seedlings have rebounded and almost everyday I am greeted with new blooms.  Watch for plenty of new pictures starting this week!

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