Read more Thursday, January 7, 2021 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 8652 / Comments: / Article rating: 5.0 Mutant in paradise... A promising new brugmansia seedling with mutant foliage Last season I ramped up my brugmansia hybridizing efforts using brugmansias with mutant and deeply serrated foliage. The results of those efforts are coming to fruition and now many of the new seedlings are starting to bloom. Here's one that is showing great promise! Categories:Brugmansia SeedlingsHybridizingBrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angels GoldfaceBrugmansiahybridizingLizzyseedlingmutant foliage
Wednesday, January 2, 2013 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 12396 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating An unusual looking Angel Trumpet to start the year off Categories:Brugmansia SeedlingsBrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbrugBrugmansiaseedling Read more
Thursday, December 27, 2012 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 12466 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Brugmansia 'New Orleans Lady' x 'Tootsie' An Angel Trumpet seedling from a cross I made between Brugmansia 'New Orleans Lady' x 'Tootsie' has been a prolific bloomer with Tootsie-sized blooms. Categories:Brugmansia SeedlingsSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbloomsBrugmansianew orleans ladyseedlingtootsie Read more
Monday, December 10, 2012 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 8274 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating A monster amongst my Brugmansia When this Angel Trumpet seedling started producing its first flower bud I knew it was going to be special. The bud was gigantic, especially for a first time bloom. When it finally opened it was one of the largest brugmansia blooms I had seen. Categories:Brugmansia SeedlingsBrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbloomsBrugmansiaseedling Read more
Thursday, November 15, 2012 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 7097 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating A gem of an Angel Trumpet with mini blooms Here's another Angel Trumpet seedling from a cross I made between Brugmansia 'Axelrose' x 'Marbach' that merits watching. Categories:Brugmansia SeedlingsBrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbloomsBrugmansiaseedling Read more
Thursday, May 3, 2012 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 8746 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating A soon to be registered Angel Trumpet shows its colors Next up on my soon to be named and registered list is this Angel Trumpet seedling from a cross I made between Brugmansia Pink Smitty and Lizzy.The blooms are medium is size and compact. They hold up well in the heat and the plant has remained relatively pest free, all great traits to have in a new brugmansia. One feature I really like about this seedling is that so far the plants have remained below 6 feet tall. In contrast, my Lizzy plants easily reach 8 feet tall during the course of a ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbloomsbrugBrugmansiaLizzyPINK SMITTYseedling Read more
Friday, March 16, 2012 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 8389 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating Another beautiful Angel Trumpet seedling is earning keeper status A Brugmansia Butterfly x Angels Exotic cross I made a couple of years ago has created many exciting seedlings. Here's one that just came back into bloom. As you can see in the photo, this Angel Trumpet bloom is jumbo sized with great form. Like most Brugmansia Angel's Exotic crosses in my collection, the pink color deepens as the blooms age.I like the wide-body look of the blooms, A wide corolla tube helps keep the flower skirts from becoming stuffed inside. Stuffed corolla skirts tend ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetAngels ExoticbrugBrugmansiaButterflyhybridingseedling Read more
Saturday, March 10, 2012 / Author: Sommer Gardens / Number of views: 19451 / Comments: / Article rating: No rating A tiny gem of a Brugmansia I've been watching this Angel Trumpet seedling for the past two years and now I'm ready to place it on my "to be registered' list. It is from a cross I made between Brugmansia Naughty Nick x Cleopatra.Don't be fooled by the photo and assume the blooms are large. The blooms on this seedling are always less than two inches across. The blooms start out cream colored and slowly pick up some apricot highlights as they mature. While the blooms may be petite, the plant is not. It definitely has ... Categories:BrugmansiaSeedlings Tags:Angel TrumpetbrugBrugmansiaCleopatrahybridizingnaughty nickseedling Read more