The genus Brugmansia is a perennial member of the Solanaceae (Petunia) family from South America that has long been prized for its huge, fragrant, pendent flowers. When people see their first angel trumpet, they are awed by the giant 10" long exotic flowers and powerful nocturnal lemon scent. Most angel trumpets for sale have pastel-colored flowers of white, orange, yellow, or pink. If the giant angel trumpet flowers are not enough to tempt you, then we also have variegated brugmansias for sale too.
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The genus Brugmansia is often confused with the genus Datura, whose flowers are up-facing instead of dangling. Like datura, the foliage of brugmansias is highly poisonous which makes the plants deer-resistant.
We have found several angel trumpet hybrids that are winter-hardy in our USDA zone 7b climate (if well-drained and well-mulched). If you buy brugmansias, do so early in the year so that the plants are well-established by the time the first frosts arrive. If you live further north, angel trumpet plants make amazing tender perennial specimens in large containers. Containerized brugmansia plants can be cut to the ground for winter or, if you are short on space, 1' long sections of the trunk can be saved in slightly moist peat moss for the upcoming season.
Angel trumpets are tall, sun-loving perennials (small trees actually), sometimes topping 10' in height with a canopy nearly as wide. Keep your brugmansia well watered and you will be rewarded with large numbers of flowers in late summer and fall. Although most brugmansia plants are not equally winter hardy down to 0 degrees F, they also make great container tender specimen plants for the summer patio. When you're ready to buy brugmansia (angel trumpet) for your perennial garden, we hope you'll check out our online list of brugmansia (angel trumpet) plants for sale below.
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This 2005 introduction from Patrice Dreckmann of California's Rainbow Heights Nursery has been a real star in our trials. Despite dying to the ground each winter in our climate, the deer-resistant Brugmansia 'Antique Lace' reaches a massive 10' in height each year with over 200 flowers at once, starting in late summer and continuing until frost. The 11" long x 7" wide flaring creamy white flowers exude a honeysuckle-like nocturnal fragrance usually only associated with California's Sunset Boulevard red-light district. This has proven to be one of the most winter hardy brugmansias we grow, so far surviving 9 degrees F with no problem. Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.892 L)
Brugmansia x candida is a naturally-occurring hybrid of two Ecuadorian species, Brugmansia aurea x Brugmansia versicolor. Brugmansia x candida 'Double White' has proven to be an exceptional grower for us, topping out at 8' tall by year's end. Starting in late summer and continuing through fall, the broad-shouldered, deer-resistant plant is adorned with up to 100 large double white flowers, dangling like newly washed underwear beneath the tobacco-like foliage. To the sweet fragrance of the flowers in the evening, add a full moon and a bottle of wine, and you'll be in the mood for love. Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.892 L)
This pass-along hybrid still rates near the top of the list of great angel trumpets. Brugmansia 'Charles Grimaldi' is a vigorous deer-resistant grower reaching 8' tall by the end of each growing season. Starting in late summer and continuing into the fall, the plant is laden with up to 100 huge, 12" long, golden-orange pendent flowers. Did I mention the flowers are deliciously fragrant in the late afternoon and evening? Establish plants early in the season and don't cut back the old stalks until spring in regions north of Zone 8. Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.892 L)
I've grown many angel trumpet selections over the years, but none have blown me away like Brugmansia 'Cherub'. Brugmansia 'Cherub' is the first out of the ground in spring, the most vigorous, and by far the most floriferous. This seedling of Brugmansia 'Ecuador Pink' was hybridized by Dr. Jim Alston of Park Seed. The 7' tall stalk jumps out of the ground in spring, adorned by long, dark green leaves. Starting in late summer (NC), the top of the deer-resistant clump is adorned with hundreds of large, dangling salmon-pink trumpets...exceedingly fragrant in the afternoon and evening...simply superb! Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.892 L)
This awesome angel trumpet comes from California's Keith Miner, who discovered it in 1999 as a mutation in a block of Brugmansia 'Frosty Pink' at Monterrey Bay Nursery. The bold green leaves are each bordered with a 1"+ bright creamy-yellow edge. The stunning 5' tall deer resistant clump is laden in early summer, then again in the fall, with hundreds (when mature) of large, pendent, fleshy-pink, nocturnally fragrant flowers. This baby is hotter than a $50 whore in downtown New Orleans...in August. Unlike the aforementioned, this one is mostly legal...unless you try to smoke it or propagate it. Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.892 L)
Oh, my! Every now and then a new plant comes along so stunning it makes you fall to your knees and weep. Actually, I do that when I back into them, but that's another matter. This Terra Nova introduction is a tetraploid version of the popular Brugmansia 'Sunset'. The huge, tricolor leaves are dark green in the center, with narrow blotches of light grey-green toward the edge, surrounded by a 1" wide creamy white border. The 60" tall deer-resistant clumps are adorned with huge, fragrant apricot flowers dangling from the branches in midsummer and again in late summer. AMAZING! Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.892 L)
We are thrilled to bring you one of the finest perennials for those in Zones 7 and 8, a fine deer-resistant shrub for those from Zone 9 south, and a great container plant for those of you in the arctic zones north of Zone 7. Brugmansias have long been prized for their stunning flowers, but now we can add variegated foliage to the mix. This large perennial, to 5' tall, is adorned with large tobacco-like leaves edged in white. In late summer, the clumps are topped with dozens of fragrant, light golden peachy flowers...a true showstopper! To overwinter in colder zones, simply take 1-2' cane sections and store in slightly moist peat moss. Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.892 L)
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