Sommer Gardens / Friday, November 27, 2009 / Categories: Brugmansia, Seedlings

An Angel Trumpet, then and now....

While preparing today's featured Angel Trumpet seedling, I came across photographs of a sibling from the same brugmansia cross that bloomed in early October. I had prepared the photos to post back then, but forgot to create the post. The cross is brugmansia Shooting Star x Masquerade. Here's a photo I took in October of the first seedling from this cross to bloom.

You would not expect to see a pink bloom when you cross Shooting Star, a single orange, to Masquerade, a double/triple white, But when you study the brugmansia family tree you realize where the pink comes from, Masquerade's father, Rubirosa.

Today's featured Angel Trumpet seedling is another one from the cross of brugmansia Shooting Star x Masquerade. The blooms are also singles like the pink one, but different in color and form.

The blooms on this seedling are medium in size with a slight fragrance. It is a heavy bloomer and proudly displayed more than a dozen blooms in its first flush. It is already back in bud and its next flush should be even larger.