Another double orange Angel Trumpet has made it into my watch zone.  This time it is a seedling from a cross I made between Brugmansia Angel's Swingtime and Terri Schindler Shiavo.I've been using Brugmansia Terri Schindler Shiavo as either a pod or pollen parent in many crosses recently.  I noticed it appears to pass on some strong orange color genes and tends to help produce multi-skirt seedlings as well.This blooms on this cross stood out because of the long and narrow corolla tubes.  ...

I'm growing out a bunch of Angel Trumpet seedlings with Brugmansia Sommerzauber as the pod parent.  Several have bloomed and all have had single yellow blooms.  Recently I finally had one bloom with multiple skirts. Here it is and the cross is Brugmansia Sommerzauber x Cassies CurlsSo far I like what I see.  The medium size blooms were a rich yellow with separated skirts.  These were the first set of blooms on this seedling so the final look may change over the next couple of bloom ...

When I first spotted this Angel Trumpet bloom I thought it was coming from an Angel's Gold Face plant.  I was totally surprised when I checked the plant tag and saw that it was actually a seedling from a cross I made between Brugmansia Lizzy x Orange Zest.Both parents have The Chief in their parentage and it looks like its golden multi-skirt genes prevailed.  Let's hope The Chief's bad traits were not passed on.  The Chief was a short lived cultivar that went into a quick decline.  At the ...

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One of the exciting aspects of growing out so many Angel Trumpet seedlings is discovering all the non-traditional bloom forms that emerge.  Here is one from an unknown cross with Brugmansia Pink Perfektion as the pod parent.The curly pigtail style corolla teeth and rather squatty blooms add to the appeal of these blooms.  The blooms are also thick in texture which is a great trait if you live in a warm weather zone like I do.Another great trait of this seedling is that is loves to bloom and ...

Check-out the corolla teeth on this new Angel Trumpet seedling.  The cross is Brugmansia Shooting Star x New Orleans Lady.These blooms have to have some of the longest tendrils of any seedling I have grown to date. The blooms are large in size and very fragrant. The color is OK, but it is really the long corolla teeth that make these blooms stand out.I plan to carry this one over to 2012 and will most likely make a few crosses with it as well this winter.

I'm a big fan of crazy corolla teeth so naturally this new Angel Trumpet seedling caught my attention right away.Unfortunately I cannot give you the name of the cross at this time because the tag was faded.  I'm sure I'll be able to eventually figure it out with the use of an infrared light and a magnifying glass. When this happens to a promising Brugmansia seedling I give the plant a new tag with a code number on it.  The old tag is also coded with the new code number and placed in a box to ...

Every so often a new Angel Trumpet seedling comes in to bloom for the first time and totally wows me.  I was wowed big time last night when I spotted this bloom on a Brugmansia Rosalie x (Pink Smitty x Miss Ellie) #1 seedling.  I was making my final rounds last night looking for blooms to pollinate almost missed seeing this one.  It was at the top of an 8 foot tall plant partially hidden by its giant leaves. Fortunately my bright headlamp illuminated the bloom face in passing and it ...