Wednesday, October 12, 2011 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 9040 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating A Golden Angel Trumpet casts it glow into the night This recent bloomer from my Angel Trumpet seedlings has a rich golden orange color. It is from a cross i made between Brugmansia Ludgers Windsong x (Color Point x Double Dark Rosetta) #8.While this seedling is certainly not special enough to register, I plan to use it in a few crosses this winter. I have had some great results with crosses made with my Color Point x Double Bark Rosetta seedlings. The Brugmansia (Color Point x Double Dark Rosetta) #8 seedling used for the pollen parent in ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbrugBrugmansiaColor Pointdouble dark rosettaludgers windsong Read more
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 7890 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating This Golden Angel Trumpet is one Big Momma! When I came across this new Angel Trumpet bloom I was totally amazed. With the flower measuring almost 11 inches across, it was the largest single yellow/orange bloom I had ever encountered. This Momma sized bloom is from a seedling involving a cross between Brugmansia Ludger's Windsong x (Color Point x Double Dark Rosetta) #6.The photo above shows how the blooms start out on day #1. By the second day the blooms have re-curved and become squatter. The orange color also deepens as the ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetBrugmansiabrugsColor Pointdouble dark rosettaludgers windsong Read more
Sunday, December 13, 2009 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 6662 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Alright Ms. Angel Trumpet, whose your daddy? Here's a nicely colored bloom on an Angel Trumpet seedling from one of Mother Nature's crosses involving brugmansia Southern Charm. I'm certain the father was either Ludger's Windsong or Jazzy, as both were growing within 10 yards of Southern Charm. I would cross it back to Southern Charm but I do not believe I still have that cultivar. I'll try some brugmansia America pollen on the next bloom and see what the results are. It sure would be nice to have this color transferred over to a ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetBrugmansiabrugsjazzyludgers windsongsouthern charm Read more