Saturday, July 16, 2011 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 9375 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating A peachy new Angel Trumpet This new Angel Trumpet seedling is showing off coloration similar to that of Brugmansia Georgia Peach. It is from a cross I made between Brugmansia Orange Zest and Genevieve.The blooms start out cream colored and then turn more golden with a hint of pink. While this bloom is a bit ragged looking from our summer heat and thunderstorms, I feel this seedling has potential and is worthy of watching. I have also been impressed by a couple of other seedlings from this cross.I bet the coloration ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetBrugmansiabrugsgenevieveorange zest Read more
Friday, July 8, 2011 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 7260 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Now its time for Seedapalooza Now that Podapalooza is winding down its time for Seedapalooza! My back is already aching just thinking about the future work these little seeds will create. Here's a recent batch ready to be topped off with a layer of soil.Each one of the pots below represent a unique Brugmansia seed cross. As you can easily see, lots of crosses are in various stages of germination below. I believe I have one of the most aggressive brugmansia hybridizing programs on the planet in place. By the time I ... Categories:Hybridizing Tags:Angel Trumpetbrug seedsBrugmansia Read more
Thursday, July 7, 2011 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 8149 / Comments: / Article rating: 4.7 A naked seed pod The skin on some Brugmansia seed pods can be as tough as leather, allowing a ripe pod to hang on the plant for weeks and weeks after it has dried. For others, the skin disintegrates in a matter of days. Within a couple of weeks after ripening the pod may look like the one pictured below.I caught this pod just in time. When I held it to snip it off the plant, it completely fell apart leaving me clutching a handful of Angel Trumpet seeds. Fortunately the weather had been calm for the week ... Categories:Hybridizing Tags:Angel TrumpetBrugmansiabrugsseed podseeds Read more
Friday, July 1, 2011 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 7749 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Angel Trumpet Brugmansia Painted Lady x Adeline Here's another nice double pink Angel Trumpet that has been blooming frequently this summer. The seedling is from a cross between Brugmansia Painted Lady and Adeline.The blooms on this seedling are nicely formed and average in size. With so many new double pink seedlings in bloom, it is really going to be a challenge for me to decide which ones are worthy of naming and registering. Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:adelineAngel TrumpetBrugmansiabrugspainted lady Read more
Friday, July 1, 2011 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 7194 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating A polka-dotted Angel Tumpet? Actually it's a polka dotted bug on an angel trumpet bloom. I'm not sure what the official name of this bug is but it contrasts well on this pink bloom. Categories:BrugmansiaGarden Pests Tags:Angel Trumpetlady bug Read more
Thursday, June 30, 2011 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 7221 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Girls night out... Brugmansia Kelifornia Ruthie and Lizzy are out to impress on this balmy summer night. Both of these Angel Trumpets are great performers here in Florida. Categories:Brugmansia Tags:Angel TrumpetBrugmansiabrugsKelifornia RuthieLizzy Read more
Thursday, June 23, 2011 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 8666 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Angel Trumpet Podfest 2011 In recent weeks I have been harvesting ripe seed pods from my Spring Brugmansia crosses. After two consecutive years of freezes and very few seed pods, this bountiful seed pod harvest is well appreciated.Our summer heat arrived early this year so many of the seed pods were smaller than usual. This means I have fewer seeds from each cross than I had anticipated, This does not mean that I have a shortage of seeds to sow, I'll just have fewer seeds to share with members of the International ... Categories:Hybridizing Tags:Angel Trumpetbrug seedsBrugmansiabrugmansisa seedsbrugsseed pods Read more
Thursday, June 23, 2011 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 9970 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating An Angel Trumpet so bright you need sunglasses to view it This Angel Trumpet seedling has some of the brightest yellow blooms I have encountered. The seedling is from a cross I made between Brugmansia Sommerzauber and Cassies Curls.This seedling closely resembles another seedling from this same cross I featured this spring. Brugmansia Sommerzauber is a Monika Gottschalk introduction that often produces golden color blooms under the right growing conditions. Cassies Curls was introduced by Park Seed and has deep golden yellow blooms with cute ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetBrugmansiabrugscassies curlsmonika gottschalkSommerzauber Read more