Growing Advice for
Angel’s Trumpet
First care
It is important to follow the steps outlined below, to ensure your new Angel’s Trumpet will thrive.
The ideal potting mix
Avoid common pitfalls with store-bought soil mixes – we tell you everything you need to know.
Tips for Healthy plants
Follow the Growing Guide below for optimal results with your Angel’s Trumpet.
Find out how to grow Angel’s Trumpets in Australia.
Angel’s Trumpets (Brugmansia spp) grow well in all areas of Australia as long as the following growing conditions are provided: They are cold tolerant but do not like prolonged frost so they must be grown in large tubs and protected from frosts in temperate frost-prone climates.
In the colder months, flower colours are generally much paler.
Growing tips for Angel’s Trumpets
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On arrival
On receiving your Angel’s Trumpet plants we recommend that they are planted in pots until well established and growing strongly with plenty of new leaves prior to planting out in the ground.
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Potting up
Commercial potting mixes are generally full of diseases. They should be mixed with 60% inorganic material such as coarse sand, perlite or gravel to increase drainage. Commercial potting mixes should always be treated with a fungicide and bactericide once only as soon as your Angel’s Trumpets are potted.
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Sun and Wind
Keep in semi-shade or direct morning and afternoon sun only – no direct middle-of-day sun !
Keep moist.
Angels Trumpets do not like hot, drying winds. Water, mulch and wind protection are beneficial.
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Fertilizing Tips
Angel’s Trumpets are heavy feeders. They will reward you with huge amounts of flowers and with better colour if well fertilized during the flowering seasons.
Regular annual fertiliser with a complete fertiliser in late spring will prevent any problems.
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Flowering
They are prolific flowerers, flowering 6 months to all year depending on climate. All our varieties have heavenly perfumes which are released in the evenings.
Angel’s Trumpets prefer semi-shade. The flowers have a better colour when grown in semi-shade or half-day full sun max. Flowers that are in full sun all day tend to fade.
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Pruning Angel’s Trumpets
Angel’s Trumpets are often pruned and trained to grow as a standard as they are easily trained into a standard shape.
Prune plants after flowering has stopped, if required, to maintain shape and size of plants.
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Pests & diseases
Leaf-chewing caterpillars, aphids, and thrips are the most common insect pests. Spray with insecticide if required. Any/All SYSTEMIC Tomato Wilt spray solutions are recommended.
Angel’s Trumpets can be prone to nutrient deficiencies. Boron deficiency can cause small mutated leaves and colorless green flowers that don’t open. Fertilise annually to prevent this.
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General advice
Handling Angel’s Trumpets is completely safe. No accidental poisonings from this plant have ever been recorded – although all parts of the plant are very toxic if taken internally.
Some people are allergic to the smell of the leaves and flowers.
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