Sunday, January 30, 2011 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 6731 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating My Angel Trumpets are telling me Spring is on the way! While I was working in my Brugmansia forest over the weekend I noticed many of the plants are loading up with buds. While it will be a couple of weeks until most of the new buds mature and open, a few have just started blooming. Here's a new Angel Trumpet seedling that just bloomed for the first time. It is from a cross I made between Brugmansia Butterfly x Angel's Exotic.It is a thick textured, wide body bloom with a flare to it. I'm certain the color will deepen when the warm weather ... Categories:Brugmansia Tags:Angel TrumpetAngel's ExoticbrugBrugmansiabrugsButterfly Read more
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 6544 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Pretty in Pink, an Angel Trumpet seedling with promise Now that summer is winding down, my Angel Trumpets are gearing up for the fall Bloomapalooza. I must have captured photos of at least a dozen new promising Angel Trumpet seedlings in bloom for the first time tonight. Here's one that grabbed my attention right away. The bloom is from a cross involving Brugmansia Butterfly x Day Dreams. Besides having nicely shaped blooms, this seedling also had lush, green foliage with no evidence of pest or disease problems. The blooms are medium in size ... Categories:Uncategorized Tags:Angel TrumpetbrugBrugmansiabrugsButterflyDay Dreams Read more
Monday, November 30, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 18817 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating This Angel Trumpet was doubling up to impress me... These pictures do not do really show how beautiful this Angel Trumpet seedling really is. It is a carry over seedling from 2008 from a cross between brugmansia Butterfly x ((Tiara x Susanne) x Earth Angel).The blooms are large, long lasting, and quite showy.This one is quickly working its way up to my keeper zone. Don't be surprised to see it named and introduced in 2010. Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetBrugmansiabrugsButterflyEarth AngelSusannetiara Read more
Thursday, November 5, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 8000 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating A mixed marriage involving two Angel Trumpet legends Today's featured Angel Trumpet blooms are the outcome of the mixed marriage of the America brugmansia Butterfly, and the German brugmansia Joli. Butterfly is a classic American hybrid and Joli is a European one.When you look at the results you can see quality traits from both parents in the blooms. So far all the blooms have been resilient, six pointers, with a nice fragrance. The blooms have lasted nearly a week and what was surprising was that the tendrils held up equally as well. ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbloomsBrugmansiabrugsButterflyjoliseedling Read more
Thursday, October 8, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 7056 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Daydreaming with my Angel Trumpets Today's featured Angel Trumpet bloom is another seedling with Daydreams as the father. It's a brugmansia cross involving Butterfly and Daydreams.It had a quite impressive first bloom in our 95 degree heat. Nice color, nice form, and great staying power. Looks like another one to watch this fall! Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbloomsBrugmansiabrugsButterflydaydreamsSeedlings Read more
Thursday, October 8, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 10307 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Another double pink Angel Trumpet compliments of Butterfly Here's another nice double pink Angel Trumpet with brugmansia Butterfly as the mom. It is a carry over from last year that I have been watching this summer. This seedling is from a Brenda Delph seed cross of brugmansia Butterfly x (Teri Shiavo x Earth Angel).I plant to cross it back to both Teri Shiavo and Earth Angel when the weather cools. I'll decide this fall if it deserves to be named and registered. Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbloomsBrugmansiabrugsButterflyEarth AngelSeedlingsTeri Shiavo Read more