Tip #8: Angel’s Trumpet
Angel’s trumpet—botanically classified as Brugmansia—produces some of the most extraordinary and immense pendulous blooms found in any modern garden setting. These exotic subtropical plants feature spectacular, downward-facing trumpet flowers that dangle gracefully from the woody branches and easily reach ten to twelve inches in total length. Beyond their sheer physical size, these glorious ornamental flowers emit an intoxicating, incredibly sweet fragrance that heavily permeates the warm evening air. While they flourish freely as permanent outdoor landscape plants in frost-free southern zones, gardeners in cooler northern climates can successfully grow them in large, wheeled containers and simply overwinter them indoors before the first freeze. You must provide these highly aggressive growers with organically rich potting soil, copious amounts of daily water, and regular bi-weekly applications of a high-phosphorus fertilizer to fuel their relentless blooming cycle. Proper feeding and hydration ensure your patio erupts with massive, tropical grandeur from mid-summer until late autumn.
