Friday, October 16, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 5657 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Two oranges make salmon in the world of Angel Trumpets What color bloom would you expect from a brugmansia cross with Shooting Star and Naughty Nick, a salmon one of course! You would think crossing two oranges together you would end up with orange kids. That's not the way it works though in the world of brugs. The nicely formed blooms on this seedling start out a light pink and then turn salmon.I remember Naughty Nick being a cross between Creamsickle and Rosamond, and Rosamond has Rothkirch as it's mother. Shooting Star has an unknown ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbloomsbrugBrugmansianaughty nickSeedlingsSHOOTING STAR Read more
Thursday, October 15, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 7305 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating An intriguing Angel Trumpet seedling with unknown parentage Why is it that the unknown brugmansia seedlings are always the first ones to catch your attention? When I first saw this Angel Trumpet bloom I knew it was going to be one to watch. At first it had a marbled look to it. Although I was hoping that look would stay, I knew from past experience that total color would prevail.As the bloom matured, the color deepened. This bloom is also unique in its form. Most doubles and triples have a long corolla tube, while this bloom has a stubby one ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbloomsbrugBrugmansiaseedlingSeedlings Read more
Monday, October 12, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 8536 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating My favorite Angel Trumpet seedling this summer. This Angel Trumpet seedling has to be the most promising one I'm growing this summer. It is from a cross between brugmansia Rubirosa x The Chief.It bloomed for the first time last fall and has been putting on a non-stop show of blooms. The blooms are always triples, they love the heat, and they have a great fragrance.Of the more than 50 seedlings I've had bloom from crosses involving "The Chief", this one is by far the best. A special thanks to Liz Ficthl for making these seeds available ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbloomsBrugmansiabrugschiefrubirosaseedlingSeedlingsthe chief Read more
Thursday, October 8, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 7060 / 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: 7155 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating A classy Lady Liberty Angel Trumpet shows off her babies After a couple days of featuring double pink Angel Trumpets, I decided its time to display this nice double white that came into bloom earlier this week. These blooms are from a seedling from the brugmansia cross of Lady Liberty x Meloncholy Baby.So far the blooms have stayed snow white with no influence of color from its father, Meloncholy Baby.The blooms have staying power in the heat and this seedling likes to bloom. As these blooms are fading it already had another flush of buds in the ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbloomsBrugmansiabrugslady libertymeloncholy babySeedlings Read more
Thursday, October 8, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 4903 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating An Angel Trumpet with lots of colors Today's featured new Angel Trumpet bloom is from a cross between brugmansia Miss Ellie and Daydreams. This is the second seedling from this cross to have multicolored blooms. The blooms start out with the light pastel colors of cream, peach, and salmon. As the blooms mature the colors deepen and the blooms still maintain their multicolor look. Last year I had another seedling from this cross bloom with the same coloration, except the blooms were all triples. It was my most watched ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetBrugmansiabrugsdaydreamsmiss ellieseedling Read more
Thursday, October 8, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 7325 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating A nice pink Angel Trumpet seedling with great parents Here's a nicely colored pink Angel Trumpet that has been blooming in our record heat. It is from a cross between brugmansia Rubirosa and Sam. With parentage like that you would expect this seedling to be one to watch. I'll let this one try and impress me this fall when I decide which of the dozens of single pinks I'm watching make it to the keeper zone. Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbloomsBrugmansiabrugsrubirosasamseedlingSeedlings Read more
Thursday, October 8, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 8428 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Time to get back down to earth in my world of Angel Trumpets It is hard to top yesterday's featured Angel Trumpet so I figured I would post more a traditional Aurea style bloom to bring us down to earth. Here's a new bloom form a seedling from a cross involving brugmansia Rosamond and Pink Smitty.The blooms are thick textured and nod horizontally. I'm not sure what I'll end up doing with this one but for now I'll let it be and see what it does this fall. Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbloomsBrugmansiabrugsPINK SMITTYrosamondseedlingSeedlings Read more