The one Angel Trumpet I use in my breeding program more than any other is Brugmansia 'Inca Sun'.  The reason being is that Inca Sun is considered to be ever-blooming, unlike most Angel Trumpets that bloom in flushes every 4-6 weeks.   Here's a promising new seedling that just bloomed from a cross I made between Brugmansia Angels Exotic x Inca Sun.I have about 40 seedlings from this cross growing and about half have bloomed.  So far three of the seedlings have been placed in my watch zone and ...

Here's another golden yellow Brugmansia seedling that recently bloomed.  Unfortunately the tag is so faded that I cannot make out the cross.What makes this seedling worth watching is that the blooms are quite fragrant, thick in texture and smaller in size.  I also like the ruffly look of the bloom and its curly corolla teeth.Although this Angel Trumpet bloom appears to have a hint of orange in it, the bloom stayed yellow through its entire life cycle.   You know me, I hate to leave a good ...

This Angel Trumpet seedling has some of the nicest yellow blooms I have seen.  The seedling is from a cross involving Brugmansia Sommerzauber x Cassie's Curls.The blooms remind me of Brenda Delph's Andrew's Gold.  So far the blooms have stayed yellow and not aged to orange like many yellows tend to do.  This seedling has great parentage with Monika Gottschalk's Sommerzauber as pod bearer.  The father, Cassie's Curls is one of my favorite single orange brugmansia. What was exciting about this ...

Now on its second year in my watch zone, this Angel Trumpet has earned itself keeper status.  It is a Brenda Delph cross of Brugmansia Terri Schindler Shiavo x New Orleans Lady.The blooms are medium in size and carry New Orleans Lady pleasant scent.The coloring is also similar to that of its father, New Orleans Lady.  All the blooms pictured here were sliced open for pollinating following this photo session so I do not have a decent picture of a fully colored bloom.I crossed this seedling ...

Brugmansia Angel's Sweet Summer is gearing up for summer by blooming almost non-stop since our warm weather moved in last month.  This Angel Trumpet was introduced by Anne Kirchner-Abel and it thrives here in Florida, producing mass quantities of beautiful, rather plump, jumbo blooms.The foliage is a dark green and the plant is a vigorous grower.  In the warmer months the bloom color deepens to a very deep, dark pink.  I have several seed pods forming with Angel's Sweet Summer as a ...

The past few weeks I have had bunches of angel trumpet seedlings bloom for the first time, including an abundance with yellow blooms. One of the standouts from the yellow group was this seedling from a cross between Brugmansia Rosalie x Inca Sun.With their shiny glaze, the blooms almost appear to made out of porcelain.What I really like about this seedling is that it appears it took the best traits of both its parents, Brugmansia Rosalie and Inca Sun. The blooms are a very bright ...

Here's a rather formal looking bloom from a Brugmansia Butterfly x Joli cross. The blooms are medium in size and thick textured.As these Angel Trumpet blooms matured the corolla tube colored up nicely.  While I was examining the bloom closer the texture and color reminded me of Rosalie.  I'm certain the double genes came from the father as Joli often throws double blooms. I have several other Brugmansia Butterfly x Joli seedlings that have recently bloomed so I crossed this one back to one ...

Here's a European import that will play an important role in my spring hybridizing program.  The cultivar is Brugmansia 'Bergfee' and as you can see by the photo below it has a nice butter-yellow color and great form.I'm excited to announce that this bloom has evolved into a tiny seed pod with New Orleans Lady as the father.  If it holds it should produce some interesting offspring.