Now that summer is winding down and the nights are starting to cool off ever so slightly (like a low of 72 versus 76 is really that cool), my Angel Trumpet seedlings are starting to finally hold their buds and bloom.  Based on some of the blooms I have recently experienced, I expect fall to be full of surprises. Here's a new seedling that recently bloomed that has already set the bar very high for fall.  It is from a cross I made between Brugmansia Angels Swingtime x (Shooting Star x New ...

Check-out the corolla teeth on this new Angel Trumpet seedling.  The cross is Brugmansia Shooting Star x New Orleans Lady.These blooms have to have some of the longest tendrils of any seedling I have grown to date. The blooms are large in size and very fragrant. The color is OK, but it is really the long corolla teeth that make these blooms stand out.I plan to carry this one over to 2012 and will most likely make a few crosses with it as well this winter.

Even in our hot and steamy summer weather, this Angel Trumpet seedling continues to wow me.  While most of my brugs are taking a break from blooming right now, this Brugmansia Creamsicle x Shooting Star seedling continues to produce flush after flush of beautiful blooms. I shot this photo yesterday morning and as you can see, a couple of fruit flies are finding this bloom scrumptious as well.I plan to name and register this seedling next month.  It is a vigorous grower and roots easily so it ...

Here's another Angel Trumpet seedling that is showing great promise this summer.  It is a seedling from a cross between Brugmansia Mon Amour de Muriel and Shooting Star. This Brugmansia seedling caught my attention last year and was placed into my watch zone.  It has really turned out to be a watcher with its beautifully formed double-skirted, deep salmon colored blooms Often the blooms will start out with a distinct separation before slowly starting to recurve. The plant is a vigorous ...

This beautiful Angel Trumpet seedling has turned into a keeper.  It is a seedling from a cross I made between Brugmansia Creamsicle and Shooting Star.It is currently in its second year of being trialed and will be officially named and registered with the International Brugmansia and Datura Society later this year.If there was such a thing as a bloomaholic, this seedling would be one. I snapped these photos a week or so ago when it came into flush with more than two dozen blooms.  When I was ...

After several weeks of cool weather, my Angel Trumpet seedlings are finally switching into bloom mode.  Everyday I find more and more surprises like these blooms on a cross I made between Brugmansia Creamsicle and Shooting Star.I expect the blooms to color up even more as cool weather settles in.  The blooms pictured are the first ones to appear on this seedling and were part of a mini-flush of 8 blooms.  The blooms have a pleasant fragrance and are holding up well.My Shooting Star Angel ...

Seeing how I have another Angel Trumpet seedling from a cross involving Shooting Star in bloom now, I thought I might as well make this a Shooting Star Trilogy.  Here is a bloom from a Brugmansia Shooting Star x New Orleans Lady seedling.As the blooms mature the color deepens and the tendrils re-curve as shown in the photo above.  The blooms start out a nice soft pink with long tendrils as you can see below.  This seedling is a monster, towering close to ten feet tall right now.  It has ...

Here's another Angel Trumpet cross involving Brugmansia Shooting Star that is currently in bloom.   This is just one of more than a dozen seedlings I have growing from a cross I made between Brugmansia Shooting Star x Masquerade.The blooms are thicker in texture and as you can see, are holding up quite well in our hot and muggy summer weather.The blooms are medium in size, in keeping with the size of its parent's blooms.  The plant is very healthy and pest free.  I recall it having a light ...