Sommer Gardens / Tuesday, July 26, 2011 / Categories: Brugmansia, Seedlings A flouncy Angel Trumpet surprise This rather striking bloom caught me by surprise early this morning. It is from a cross I made involving Brugmansia (Joli x Unknown) x New Orleans Lady.This jumbo sized bloom was unique in shape and quite impressive. The mother, Brugmansia Joli x Unknown is a single white seedling I have been watching for three years now. It closely resembles a white version of Brugmansia Joli and I am still undecided if I want to register and release it. New Orleans Lady, the pollen parent, is a nice double orange Angel Trumpet that I'm sure contributed the genes for the flouncy skirts on this bloom. Some growers think New Orleans Lady is one of the all-time best Brugmansia. I think it is a nice one, but I doubt it would make my personal top ten list.With this being the first bloom on this particular seedling, you never know what to expect in subsequent blooms as the seedling gets its act together. I'm hoping the flower form continues as this seedling matures. If it does, you can be assured it will end up in my breeding program in hopes that I can breed more color into the blooms. A busy bee attempts some summer hybridizing Mayflies invade my Brugmansia Print Rate this article: No rating 6486 Tags:Angel TrumpetbrugBrugmansiabrugsjolinew orleans lady