Monday, October 26, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 5420 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Angel Trumpet Shooting Star kisses Creamsicle... Angel Trumpet Shooting Star kisses Creamsicle and the results look quite nice! This Angel Trumpet seedling is the result of a cross between brugmansia Creamsicle and Shooting Star. Not bad for a first bloom.I'm sure the next blooms will be even more spectacular. I took these photos last night and I'm anxious to see what they look like today. Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbloomsbrugBrugmansiacreamsicleSeedlingsSHOOTING STAR Read more
Thursday, October 22, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 5159 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating A wild and crazy looking Angel Trumpet Today's featured Angel Trumpet seedling is the 7th seedling to bloom from a brugmansia cross made by Volker Sanders involving Color Point x Double Dark Rosetta. There's no color in this one but it does have a wild and crazy looking bloom. The blooms are nice and plump and so far this plant has remained much smaller than the other seedlings from this cross.This seedling starting blooming last fall, but had to be cut back to the ground following last winter's freeze. It is planted in the ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetBrugmansiabrugsColor Pointdouble dark rosettaSeedlings Read more
Monday, October 19, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 6386 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating A Goliath of an Angel Trumpet Here's an Angel Trumpet seedling that is one Goliath of a plant. Towering over 10 feet tall, this brugmansia cross involving Painted Lady and The Chief is nearly twice the size of other seedlings started at the same time last summer. It is still trying to get its act together. The majority of the blooms are doubles, but it does throw out an occasional single bloom from time to time to confuse me. It has been blooming on and off all summer so the heat does not bother it. I noticed last ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbloomsBrugmansiabrugspainted ladySeedlingsthe chief Read more
Sunday, October 18, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 6398 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating An Angel Trumpet that came back from the dead Here's another Angel Trumpet that was carried over from last year's watch zone. It is a seedling from a cross of brugmansia Bernstein x New Orleans Lady.This seedling is blooming for the first time this year after coming back from the dead following last winter's freezes. I think it is still worthy of watching and crossing back to its father, New Orleans Lady. Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbernsteinBrugmansiabrugsnew orleans ladySeedlings Read more
Friday, October 16, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 5650 / 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: 7298 / 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: 8528 / 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: 7054 / 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