Tuesday, May 8, 2012 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 9638 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating A double dose of lemon in a beautiful new Angel Trumpet One of the more promising double yellow Angel Trumpets in my watch zone is this seedling from a cross I made between Brugmansia Lemon Twist x Lemon Meringue.The lemon yellow double blooms are medium in size and long lasting.So far the plant has remained compact and pest free. I will be moving it up to a 10 gallon size pot soon and it will be interesting to see if the plant responds and grows taller, or if it will remain compact.Another great trait of this seedling is that the bloom color is ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbrugBrugmansiaLemon MeringueLemon Twist Read more
Wednesday, June 1, 2011 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 9834 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Brugmansia Lemon Twist x Lemon Meringue Here's another seedling from a cross I made between Brugmansia Lemon Twist x Lemon Meringue.As you can see the bloom is a medium sized, nicely formed double with yellow corolla teeth. I'm still hoping to see some color in one on the remaining seedlings from this cross yet to bloom Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetBrugmansiabrugsLemon MeringueLemon Twist Read more
Thursday, April 14, 2011 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 8067 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Brugmansia Pink Smitty with a Lemon Twist Angel Trumpet Lemon Twist has a rather unique Aurea style bloom that enticed me to use it in a bunch of crosses back in 2009. Here is the results from one of those crosses, Brugmansia 'Lemon Twist' x 'Pink Smitty'.Like its mother, this seedling has waxy, horizontal style blooms. As you can see by the photos, the blooms are a very soft pink with just a hint of yellow. It will be interesting to see how the color develops over the next couple of bloom cycles.I have a few more seedlings from ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetBrugmansiabrugsLemon TwistPINK SMITTY Read more
Tuesday, November 30, 2010 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 5825 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating A lemony Angel Trumpet with an unusual twist This new Angel Trumpet seedling has one of the more unusual blooms I have encountered this season. It is from a cross involving Brugmansia Lemon Twist x Lemon Meringue. The outer skirt of the bloom has a waxy texture and is a bright yellow. The inner skirt is what makes this bloom unique. It has more of a satiny texture and is white with yellow edges. The white remained throughout the duration of the bloom's cycle. It is sort of the reverse of its father, Lemon Meringue, where the bloom ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetBrugmansiabrugsLemon MeringueLemon Twist Read more