My evening strolls through my field of Angel Trumpets is starting to get more exciting as more and more Brugmansia seedlings are setting buds and blooming for the first time.  During tonight's stroll I captured this picture of a nice double pink bloom I had been watching develop all week.  It is from a cross between Brugmansia Shooting Star and America. When I was making this cross I was hoping that Shooting Star's golden color would be carried over to America's beautiful form, but pink ...

This tiny Angel Trumpet impressed me last fall, and now it is impressing me even more this summer. The cross is between Brugmansia Naughty Nick and Cleopatra. The blooms are petite, averaging 2-3 inches across, and are always perfectly formed.  They also hold up extremely well in the heat.  The summer blooms have stayed a creamy white.  In the cooler fall weather they aged with a light apricot color.Here's a link to my blog post last fall when I first introduced this seedling - Teeny Weeny ...

While browsing through my Angel Trumpet seedlings last night I came across a perky little bloom from a Brugmansia Miss Ellie x Unknown cross.The bloom has a nice golden yellow color, like its mama Miss Ellie, and cute curly tendrils.  I think I'll hang on to this one and incorporate it into my fall breeding program.  It looks like a pesky housefly is hanging on to it too!  :)

Considering this plant is only two feet tall right now, Brugmansia Andrew's Gold still makes an impact. This one did not have a tag, but I am fairly certain it is Painted Lady. The blooms just opened tonight and are a very pale pink.  If it is Painted Lady, the blooms will be much darker by tomorrow.   Here's one I plan to release to the public next spring.  It is a cross between Brugmansia Adeline and Miss Emily Meckenzie.  The blooms are super sized and the plant almost always has ...

I took a stroll through my brugmansia forest tonight and I was overwhelmed by all the blooms I encountered.  Even though our night-time low temperatures are breaking records (low's near 80f), and the highs are in the mid 90's, these plants are blooming like crazy.  The fragrance in the air was almost over-powering.Here is an assortment of the Angel Trumpets I found blooming tonight.  The first one's blooms are not really that special, but the seedling makes up for it with quantity.  I cannot ...

Here's an Angel Trumpet seedling carried over from my 2009 "watch zone" that has been blooming non-stop for the past month.  My watch zone is an area where I place seedlings that show great potential for future breeding or commercial release.  This little cutie is a Brenda Delph (Seedsprout) cross between Brugmansia New Orleans Lady and (Angel's Flight x Charming).Last year the majority of the blooms were double with an occasional triple.  This year all the blooms have been compact triples. ...

Actually I would like to know who your momma is too!  This "lost tag" brugmansia seedling that I think has some promising traits.  The blooms are snow white, have perfect form, and have a waxy texture. On the fragrance side, my nose does not seem to be working properly at the moment but I did detect a slight fragrance. That means it may actually have a strong fragrance because I'm not able to detect many smells right now.  The more I study this bloom, the more I think I may have seen the ...

I usually take a midnight stroll through my Brugmansia forest before I head to bed and hardly a night goes by when I'm not greeted by a surprise bloom.  The survivors from last year's crop of seedlings have rebounded and are beginning to reward me with beautiful blooms.  Here's a seedling that caught my attention when its golden blooms lit up the sky during our recent full moon.  This Angel Trumpet seedling is from a cross I made between Brugmansia Ludger's Windsong and (Color Point x Double ...