Tuesday, November 10, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 5185 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Another touch of Angel Trumpet Gold While out making my rounds last night I found another Angel Trumpet seedling blooming from my brugmansia cross between (Rosamond x L'amour) and Inca Sun. You can see similar coloration as the seedling I posted on my blog yesterday. This bloom is much larger though, nearly a foot across, and is star shaped. There are more seedlings from this cross in bud now so we'll see soon what other surprises are in store for us. Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetBrugmansiabrugsinca sunRosamond x L'amour Read more
Monday, November 9, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 6946 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating An Angel Trumpet that really wowed me Here's an Angel Trumpet that really wowed me over the weekend. This is the first seedling to bloom from a cross I made last fall between brugmansia (Rosamond x L'amour) x Inca Sun. The photos do not do justice to the intense orange color found in these blooms. The blooms were waxy in appearance and very fragrant, which is an added bonus.Finding so many great new orange blooming seedlings this fall, I'm going to have a tough time creating a short list of ones to watch in 2010. Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetBrugmansiabrugsinca sunL'amourrosamond Read more
Sunday, November 8, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 5179 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating More golden Angel Trumpets This fall my seedlings have rewarded me with dozens of new golden yellow/orange blooms. Yesterday I found this bloom on a brugmansia seedling from a cross between Mountain Treasure x Inca Sun.I'll be anxious to see if Inca Sun's blooming qualities are passed on to this seedling. It has plenty of good qualities that make it worthy of watching for a few more seasons. Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetBrugmansiabrugsinca sunmountain Treasureseedling Read more
Sunday, November 8, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 6980 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating An Angel Trumpet sunrise This Angel Trumpet bloom shines above rest during today's early morning sunrise. It is a seedling from a cross between brugmansia Mon Amour de Mareuil x Shooting Star. The blooms on this seedling are very fragrant and long lasting but so far the color has not intensified past a light apricot color. I recently crossed it back to several deep orange cultivars in hopes of injecting more color into this cross. Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbloomsBrugmansiabrugsMon Amour de MareuilSeedlingsSHOOTING STAR Read more
Saturday, November 7, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 6416 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Jazzing up an Angel Trumpet Today's featured Angel Trumpet seedling is from a cross between Brugmansia Jazzy x Naughty Nick. This is the second seedling from this cross to bloom for me this summer. I featured the first seedling in late September and if you compare the two sets of blooms, they are look similar. The main difference between the two seedlings is that this one has more of a caramel color and the other seedling had salmon colored blooms.There are a bunch more seedlings from this cross to bloom and I'm ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbloomsBrugmansiabrugsjazzynaughty nickSeedlings Read more
Friday, November 6, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 7602 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Angel Trumpet Axel Rose and one its offspring Here's another Angel Trumpet seedling with Axel Rose in the mix. It is a cross between brugmansia Axel Rose x Genevieve. The blooms are what I call average in size and are a deep golden orange color. I have lots of seedlings involving Axel Rose yet to bloom and it will be interesting to see if any break out of the yellow-orange trend the blooms to date have had.For those of you not familiar with Axel Rose, it is a green on green variegated sport from Maya, another variegated brugmansia. ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel Trumpetaxel roseBrugmansiabrugsgenevieve Read more
Thursday, November 5, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 7450 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Another orange Angel Trumpet that caught my eye While I was out taking a moonlit stroll through my Angel Trumpets last night, I came across some additional orange blooms that really caught my eye. They are from a cross of brugmansia Cassie's Curls x an unknown father. I have a bunch of seedlings from this cross growing and so far they have yielded quite a diverse group of blooms.The unique coloration and fat blooms were unlike any blooms I have seen on cultivars growing here in the states. I'll be watching this one for the next few ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbloomsBrugmansiabrugsCassie's Curlsseedling Read more
Thursday, November 5, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 8005 / 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