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 been a regular bloomer this summer and was one of the first seedlings to start blooming following our winter freeze. I was able to set a few seed pods on it this spring and I recently harvested the pods and planted the seeds. I know I have other seedlings from this cross growing out so hopefully by fall I'll be able to showcase some of its siblings. 
As far as fragrance goes, it does have a pleasant one. I do not have the best nose for fragrances, so that is why I do not always note the fragrance when I post info on my seedlings.
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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 scent in the early evening hours. 
At least with this seedling you can figure out where the pink came from. Masquerade has Rubirosa as a pod parent. I'm hoping Shooting Star's genes will rule in one of the other seedlings from this cross. A yellow/orange Masquerade style bloom would be awesome.
When I was making this cross I was hoping that Shooting Star's golden color would be carried over to America's beautiful form, but pink prevailed. The pink must be from America's father, Taylor Dawn. Shooting Star came from a Kleine Aap cross with an unknown pollen donor. I'll have to do some more research on other crosses I have with Brugmansia Shooting Star because I believe pink is the prevelant color in many of those seedlings.
This Brugmansia seedling will be placed into my watch zone and once fall arrives, you can be assured that a few of the blooms will be dusted with Shooting Star pollen. I'm hoping a second generation cross will bring out the yellow/orange genes from Shooting Star. 
This was not a small bloom so can imagine the size of this gal. Sphinx moths are also called hummingbird moths because they mimic a hummingbird and are often mistaken for the same.
I have several varieties of sphinx moths that frequent my Angel Trumpets. This particular moth is called a Rustic Sphinx and it is a warm weather sphinx that is typically only found in the southern temperate states.
This was a dinner plate size bloon, about double in size from the previous photo I posted. I can't wait to see what the next bloom looks like.
I'm not sure what is going on with the tuft, but I may find out soon as this seedling has 3-4 more buds that should open over the next few days. I expect the next blooms to look even better.
As the bloom matured it still kept the green in its coloration. I thought the blooms were quite striking at that time. After seeing the green continue even after a couple of bloom cycles, I decided to keep it and watch it for another year. Below is a daytime view, again taken in fall of 2008. 
That winter the plant was nearly killed by freezing weather. During the course of last summer I was able to nurse this seedling back to life. By late fall it was just getting ready to bloom again and as luck would have it, it was once again knocked down by freezing weather.
In return for his diligent surveillance, he is offered the protection of being under the protective screen I have in place to keep the birds from plucking the seedlings out of the pots. 
I certainly hope this plump Brown Anole ate whatever was munching on this brugmansia leaf!
I wonder it these critters actually eat blooms? I've caught them in the daylight hours munching away on leaves, but I have yet to catch them eating flowers.
This bloom is from a cross of Exotic Hibiscus Antique Treasure x Cherries 'n Cream. The blooms were average in size, stretching six inches across. The plant itself is one of the more vigorous seedlings in the bunch and is self branching.
I spotted lots of buds on my hibiscus seedlings so I should have more new seedling pictures to post after the weekend.
Toads are my friends and I go out of my way to make sure they are not harmed. One of their main staple foods is slugs and snails. Fortunately for them, and unfortunately me and my plants, I have plenty of both.
The blooms are petite, averaging 2-3 inches across, and are always perfectly formed. They also hold up extremely well in the heat. The summer blooms have stayed a creamy white. In the cooler fall weather they aged with a light apricot color.
The plant is a vigorous grower, like it's mother Naughty Nick, and branches out freely. So far it has stayed at six feet tall. That is a good sign because Naughty Nick has a "Jack in the Beanstalk" growth approach and can easily reach 10 feet tall in one season.
I was hoping to get some close-up shots but this fellow skirted off in search of other blooms.