Angel Trumpet Orange Sunshine warms up my day

One of my primary hybridizing goals when I was making crosses last season was to try and create some new double orange and yellow Angel Trumpets. I'm finally starting to see the results of those crosses and my pool of double yellow/orange seedlings to work with is starting to grow,  Within this group I'm hoping a few winners will surface, even if it takes a couple more generations of crosses to achieve this goal. 

Today's featured seedling is one that may show some potential in future crosses.  It is from a cross between Brugmansia Orange Sunshine x Angels Moonlight.  It is not what I would call a winner right out of the ground, but perhaps in subsequent blooms, or crosses, a winner will surface. 



In an ideal world, when you make crosses you are hoping to carry forward the best traits from both parents into its children. This one's mother had beautiful blooms with great coloration, but I encountered fungal issues with Orange Sunshine so I eventually trashed it.  On the other hand, Angel's Moonlight has been a vigorous grower  and bloomer here in Florida that does not seem to be attractive to many pests.  

I'll have to grow this one out for a year or two and see what it does.  I like the fact that it has short tendrils too because here in Florida long tendrils seem to melt in the heat.