Several years ago I made lots of crosses with Brugmansia Sweetheart as the pod parent.  Here's a seedling from a cross I made between Brugmansia Sweetheart x Whiskers that is blooming now.I carried this Angel Trumpet over to my watch zone last year because I liked the looks of its separated skirts and the very thick textured blooms.  Thicker textured blooms hold up better in the heat and I like to use those crosses in my hybridizing program to cross back to cultivars whose blooms need some ...

One of the more elegant double white Angel Trumpet seedlings I encountered this season was this one from a cross I made between Brugmansia Sweetheart and (Miss Caylie x Genevieve 7).The bloom on this cross is much larger than Brugmansia Sweetheart and has the flouncy look found in its father, Brugmansia Miss Caylie x Genevieve.  Despite our recent cool spell, the blooms remained white through their life span.  I plan on carrying this one over to 2012 for sure!

Another recent bloomer from my field of brugs is this seedling from a cross I made between Brugmansia Sweetheart x Yellow Aurea Wildform.This photo does not really show the actual beauty of the blooms on this seedling.  What I really like about them is that the corolla skirts stay compact rather than separate as is often the case with its mother, Brugmansia Sweetheart.I have several other seedlings from this cross in bud now and am hoping some of their father's color will surface.

Actually it is a Sweetheart cross involving brugmansia Sweetheart x (Miss Caylie x Genevieve).  The picture below shows a bloom on the first day and by day 2 the green portion of the corolla tube became white.  I have several single white seedlings from this cross in bloom right now.  They really put on a show when they flush.  I'm certain at least one of these will become a keeper by fall.

This Angel Trumpet cross involving the double white brugmansia Sweetheart and the single bright yellow/orange Herenhauser Gold just opened last night.  This is the first seedling from this cross to bloom and I know I have more out there in waiting.  Hopefully at least one of them will display the best genes of both; Sweetheart's form and durability with the color of Herenhauser Gold.