Tuesday, September 15, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 5331 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating An Angel Trumpet with a split personality... Here is a new Angel Trumpet sedling that is blooming with split blooms. It is a cross between Brugmansia Inca Sun and an unknown Bert cross.It is not uncommon to see a split bloom on a plant from time to time. What is unusual is that this seedling is having its second flush and all the blooms are split, just like in the first flush. I wonder if this trait will continue as the plant matures? Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbertbloomsBrugmansiainca sunSeedlings Read more
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 5184 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating The keeper of my pots While out on stroll last night I found this little guy keeping a watchful eye on my small potted Angel Trumpets. I hope he has a big appetite because there are plenty of pests around for him to eat. Categories:Creatures Tags:tree frog Read more
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 6276 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating I'll only watch this Angel Trumpet because of its parents... When a new Angel Trumpet displays its first bloom, you never know what the future may hold for it. Sometimes the blooms get better, sometimes they get worse, and often they bounce back and forth between good and bad. Well this first bloom on a seedling from a cross between brugmansia Pink Smitty x The Chief is nothing to get excited about.But with the great parents it has, it is certainly worth watching for a few months. My gut feeling is that the next set of blooms will be a major ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbloomsBrugmansiaPINK SMITTYSeedlingsthe chief Read more
Monday, September 14, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 6501 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating An Angel Trumpet drops her skirts! Here's another Angel Trumpet seedling from cross between brugmansia Orange Sunshine x Pink Smitty. As you may recall this is one of the crosses I made where I am growing out a bunch of seedlings so I can document the range of diversity in the blooms. This cross has been producing numerous double white blooming seedlings. This seedling is producing nice separated skirts. It's first bloom was actually a mini flush of 6 blooms and all had dropped skirts like this one. Nothing really ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbloomsBrugmansiaORANGE SUNSHINEPINK SMITTYSeedlings Read more
Saturday, September 12, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 5353 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating An Aurea Influence Well this new Angel Trumpet seedlings certainly has some strong aurea overtones. It is a cross between brugmansia Miss B Havin x Seminole Moon.It has nice thick blooms with a soft fragrance. I think it is worth working with this fall. Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetBrugmansiamiss b havinseminole moon Read more
Friday, September 11, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 6462 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Pretty in Pink... I'm starting to see a bunch of new Angel Trumpet seedlings with double/triple blooms. Here's one that has a nice soft pink color to it like its mother. It is the result of a cross between brugmansia Peace x Mon Amour de Muriel. As with most new doubles, you have to watch them through several bloom cycles to see what they want to do. Often the blooms get much better, but it some cases they start throwing singles and deformed blooms. I've had several that were so ugly at the start that I ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbloomsBrugmansiamon amour de murielpeaceSeedlings Read more
Thursday, September 10, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 7130 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Look at the whiskers on this Angel Trumpet! A new Angel Trumpet seedling just bloomed that had to have the longest tendrils of any brugmansia seedling I have grown to date. It is cross between Bergfuer x Super Spot.The tendrils had to be at least 3-4 inches long! The bloom also had a nice color and fragrance. I'll be watching this one for a while. Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbergfuerbloomBrugmansiasuper spot Read more
Tuesday, September 8, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 6854 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating It's time to show some color! After a week's worth of whites, I thought I would show a photo of the most colorful Angel Trumpet seedling I had in bloom last night. This is a missing tag brugmansia seedling so the parentage is unknown. The color is a very deep pink that almost appears red as the bloom matures. This seedling is a carry over from last year that I planted in my yard. It survived the freeze and has been blooming since June. This one may end up on my TBR list and will certainly be used is some crosses this ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbloomsBrugmansiaSeedlings Read more