Thursday, October 1, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 6688 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Time for baby pictures!!! Not mine, heaven forbid, its time for a baby chameleon picture! This little guy couldn't have been more than two inches long. What a cutie! Categories:Creatures Tags:anoleBrugmansiachameleon Read more
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 6559 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Now this chameleon has its act together... Tonight I stumbled across this friendly lizard who, unlike the one i posted a few days back, has its act together. It was a nice shade of green so it could blend in with the leaf it was sleeping on, and it was sleeping on its tail for an added layer or protection. Categories:Creatures Tags:anolechameleonlizard Read more
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 7397 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating What's up with this angel trumpet??? Here's a new Angel Trumpet bloom from a cross made between brugmansia Angel's Moonlight and Cassie's Curls. I'm not sure if I like this style of bloom and should work with it, or send it to the compost pile.This one seedling has already had several blooms and they all have this form. This tells me it is most likely not an anomaly and is the way this plant is going to bloom. I think I will keep it around to see what it looks like when it has a flush and then decide to keep or toss it.What ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel Trumpetangels moonlightbloomsbrugBrugmansiacassies curlsSeedlings Read more
Friday, September 25, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 6777 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Angel Trumpet tendrils under control... After showing a couple of Angel Trumpet blooms with wild tendrils I thought I'd drop one in that has its whiskers under control. This new bloom is from a cross between Brugmansia Lady Liberty and Jamie's Monkey Business.The first picture is from day one, while the picture below is what the bloom looks like on day three. It is holding up great in the heat and has a pleasant fragrance too. I think I'll carry this one forward to next year to see how it performs and perhaps make a few crosses ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbloomsbrugBrugmansiajamie's monkey businesslady libertySeedlings Read more
Friday, September 25, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 10558 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Lizard du jour, or...Cat got your tail? Seeing how I have hundreds of these little devils living in my Angel Trumpets I figured I may as well make their pictures a regular feature in my blog. This one looks like it may have had a run-in with my cat. :) Categories:Creatures Tags:Angel Trumpetchameleon Read more
Thursday, September 24, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 5407 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Another Angel Trumpet with crazy tendrils... Here's a new Angel Trumpet seedling with out of control tendrils. One thing that stands out right away on the blooms on this seedling is how fat the tendrils are. This seedling is from a cross between Brugmansia Coldfire x Rubirosa. I made numerous Coldfire crooses last season and this is the first cross to bloom. As you can see from the photo below, the bloom has Coldfire's coloration. I'm not sure which side of the family the fat tendrils came from. Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbloomsbrugBrugmansiacoldfirerubirosaSeedlings Read more
Thursday, September 24, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 7501 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Tonight's guardian of my Angel Trumpets While out for my nightly bloom check, it is not uncommon to run into at least 6-10 of these cute little chameleons during my stroll. They seem to like sleeping on brugmansia leaves because that is where I usually find them. You would think they would at least turn green to camouflage themselves from predators? Categories:Creatures Tags:Angel TrumpetBrugmansiachameleon Read more
Thursday, September 24, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 6876 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating This Angel Trumpet makes it to the watch zone. It is always exciting when an Angel trumpet seedling blooms for the first time and it is a flush of blooms. This seedling from a cross between brugmansia Rubirosa x Desiree did just that.I like the color in this one allot. It is a deep salmon color that jumps out at you from afar. I'm anxious to see what the next flush will be like. Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbloomsbrugBrugmansiadesireerubirosaSeedlings Read more