Here's another Angel Trumpet seedling that is showing great promise this summer.  It is a seedling from a cross between Brugmansia Mon Amour de Muriel and Shooting Star. This Brugmansia seedling caught my attention last year and was placed into my watch zone.  It has really turned out to be a watcher with its beautifully formed double-skirted, deep salmon colored blooms Often the blooms will start out with a distinct separation before slowly starting to recurve. The plant is a vigorous ...

One cultivar I was excited to place into my breeding program last year was Brugmansia Angels Gold Face.  It is an Anne Kirchner-Abel hybrid Brugmansia cultivar originating in Germany.As you can see the blooms are nicely formed with a golden yellow color.  The double skirted blooms are smaller than average and waxy in appearance.  The plant is a vigorous grower and so far my stock plants in 7 gallon pots are at 6-8 feet tall.The majority of the blooms have been displayed in a semi-nodding ...

This beautiful Angel Trumpet seedling has turned into a keeper.  It is a seedling from a cross I made between Brugmansia Creamsicle and Shooting Star.It is currently in its second year of being trialed and will be officially named and registered with the International Brugmansia and Datura Society later this year.If there was such a thing as a bloomaholic, this seedling would be one. I snapped these photos a week or so ago when it came into flush with more than two dozen blooms.  When I was ...

Here's another seedling from a cross I made between Brugmansia Lemon Twist x Lemon Meringue.As you can see the bloom is a medium sized, nicely formed double with yellow corolla teeth.  I'm still hoping to see some color in one on the remaining seedlings from this cross yet to bloom

It is not often that I encounter a multi-color bloom amongst my seedlings, but the ones I have encountered have all been nice.  Here is one I plan to name and register soon.  It is a seedling from a cross between Brugmansia Miss Ellie and Day Dreams.These pictures really do not show the beautiful color range of this Angel Trumpet.  In real life the ribs on the blooms have more golden orange in them.  The mix of soft pastel colors make this seedling stand out from the others. It is a ...

I'm always on the lookout for anomalies in my Angel Trumpet seedlings, especially in growth habits and foliage.  Last week I spotted this unusual variegation in a Brugmansia Dark Rosetta x Super Pink seedling. This seedling has three stalks and the variegation only appears on one.  The variegation pattern is unusual and is similar to that of Brugmansia 'Freckles'.  Only time will tell if this variegation pattern will be permanent or if it is just a temporary display triggered by ...

This beautiful Angel Trumpet seedling is also a carry over from last year.  It is the result of a cross I made between Brugmansia seedling (Jacayna x The Chief) #5 x Brugmansia America.Don't be confused by the citrus like foliage and what appears to be green fruit hanging nearby.  While I wish my hybridizing skills would allow me to cross a Brugmansia with citrus tree, this navel tree is just acting as a support structure for an overgrown plant in queue to be re-potted. So far all the blooms ...

My Angel Trumpet seedlings have rewarded me with a bunch of promising yellow/orange blooms this year.  Out of the entire lot, this one stands out above the rest.  It is a seedling from a cross involving Brugmansia Day Dreams x Ludger's Windsong.Often yellow brugmansia blooms take on some orange coloration as they age, but not this one.  This seedling stays yellow from start to finish.The blooms are medium in size and long lasting, even in our Florida heat.  So far it has been a great ...