Saturday, December 26, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 8586 / Comments: / Article rating: 5.0 Brugmansia Rubirosa x Little Miss Lili, pushing the red barrier.. Today's featured Angel Trumpet seedling is from a cross between brugmansia Rubirosa x Little Miss Lili. The bloom is thick textured and long lasting with a pleasant fragrance. The coloration deepened the day after I took this picture to a very deep reddish pink. I'm certain that trait was inherited from the father, Little Miss Lili, one of the darkest reddish pink cultivars I have in my collection. This one is still a little rough around the edges so I will continue to watch it ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbloomsBrugmansiabrugslittle miss lilirubirosaSeedlings Read more
Tuesday, September 22, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 10004 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Another Angel Trumpet with petite blooms Sometimes it is a challenge to capture the true colors of an Angel Trumpet bloom. That is the case with these blooms from a cross between brugmansia Tootsie x Little Miss Lili.The blooms start out a pale pink and then mature to very deep pink like their father, Little Miss Lili. The plant is large, towering almost eight feet tall, but the blooms are petite. Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbloomsbrugBrugmansialittle miss liliSeedlingstootsie Read more
Tuesday, August 11, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 7665 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Pink plus yellow equals orange When you cross Angel Trumpets you never know what to expect. Here's a cross of brugmansia Little Miss Lili x Jamie's Monkey Business. LML is one of the darkest pinks I have. Under the right conditions it almost appears red. Jamie's Monkey Business is a bright yellow with plenty of orange genes in its family tree.This one certainly has Little Miss Lili's form. I'm not sure what I will do with it, but any colorful, well shaped seedling that blooms during a hot Florida summer is worthy of ... Categories:Brugmansia Tags:Angel TrumpetBrugmansiajamie's monkey businesslittle miss liliseedling Read more