Saturday, December 3, 2011 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 8029 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating A new golden Angel Trumpet illuminates the midnight sky I've had so many yellow/orange seedlings bloom this fall that it is really going to be a challenge to decide which ones are worthy of keeping. Here is one I just placed in my watch zone. It is from a cross I made between Brugmansia Angel's Moonlight and Bert.Here in Florida I feel it is very important to grow out any promising yellow/orange Angel Trumpet seedlings for at least a year before deciding if they are worthy of keeping. Yellow and Orange cultivars are more susceptible to fungal ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetAngel's MoonlightbertbrugBrugmansia Read more
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 9565 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating March wraps up as the golden Angel Trumpet month March turned out to be a golden Angel Trumpet month with more than a dozen promising new yellow/orange seedlings blooming for the first time. Here is another one that stood out amongst the rest. It is from a cross involving Brugmansia Ludger's Windsong x Angel's Moonlight. The blooms on this seedling were above average in size with a nice thick texture. They started out gold and then turned more orange as they aged. The color was extremely rich and you could spot these blooms from ... Categories:Seedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetAngel's MoonlightbrugBrugmansialudger's windsong Read more
Thursday, September 23, 2010 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 7134 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating An Angel Trumpet teases me before I head out of town This new Angel Trumpet seedling decided to tease me right before I left for a multi-day work trip this past weekend. It is from a cross between Brugmansia Angel's Moonlight x Jazzy. The bloom was average in size with great form and substance.Seeing how I was gone for 4 days, I have no idea what the final color turned out to be or how the bloom evolved...I hate when that happens! I'll anxiously be awaiting the next set of blooms so I can evaluate the seedling further. Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetAngel's MoonlightbrugBrugmansiabrugsjazzy Read more
Monday, December 7, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 18364 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Some Angel Trumpet Monkey Business Of course I'm referencing Angel Trumpet Jamie's Monkey Business, who happens to be the mother of this fine seedling. This seedling was the first one to bloom from a batch I have growing from the cross between brugmansia Jamie's Monkey Business x Angel's Moonlight. At one point all the tendrils were pointing straight up, but now they are becoming a bit more relaxed.I'm awaiting a big surprise this week when this seedling's neighbor, a seedling from Jamie's Monkey Business x America, first ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:americaAngel TrumpetAngel's MoonlightBrugmansiabrugsjamie's monkey businessjmb Read more