RE: Growing Angel Trumpets
Keeping Your Angel Trumpet Healthy
Hailing from South America, these beauties prefer damp conditions with warm days and cool nights. Angel Trumpet's are in the Solanaceae family, which is the same family that tomatoes, potatoes and petunias are in. However, a word of caution: Angel Trumpet's are extremely toxic.
Once you have acquired an Angel Trumpet, the next step is to keep it healthy. First you will need to make sure if you choose to grow yours in a pot that the pot and the plant are both well balanced so the wind cannot knock it over. The limbs of these plants break fairly easily and although this will allow you to multiply your collection, the trick is to grow your Angel Trumpet into a large size tree for maximum blooms.
Remember to leave enough room at the top of the pot to thoroughly water it. They need a lot of water and can handle being watered daily in the hot summer months.
Be sure to fertilize your plants with a good fertilizer at least every two to three weeks so your plant will produce a maximum amount of blooms. A commonly used fertilizer such as Miracle-Gro, Peters, or Andersons 17-17-17 is a good choice. If your plant is in the ground, a fertilizer of 15-5-10 can be used.
To boost the foliage on your Angel Trumpet, a good dose of ammonium nitrate (34-0-0) applied in early spring and late summer, is best. Use approximately three tablespoons for every two gallons of water that is applied. Ironite can also be applied once every season with the exception of winter.
Another suggestion would be to give your plant some shade during the hot part of the day. Angel Trumpet's prefer full sun, but the heat from the sun can result in slowed growth, sparse or no blooms and leaf loss.
Providing Optimal Growing Conditions
If you live in zone 9, these are long-lived perennials, but if you are in zone 8 or lower and the roots should freeze, they will die. The best thing to do is over winter them in a sunny window or prune them back and store them in a cool, dark place such as a basement.
Posted on 05/02/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: Growing Angel Trumpets
Heres another warning about the trumpet plant. Here in Ohio, last summer, we had a huge problem with teens and young people using the pods to get high (can you imagine!?)So please, if you plan on planting these, destroy any pods that develop! I don't think any deaths happen as a result, but I do know of one teen that spent a terrible 12 hours in the ER waiting for the effects to wear off After having his stomach pumped! For what its worth, they are lovely in the garden.
Posted on 04/22/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: Growing Angel Trumpets
Be aware that angel trumpets (daytura) are quite poisonous, tho beautiful to look at with the hanging trumpets. They contain an alkaloid and have been known to poison pets and children, so just be careful if you plant them.
Posted on 04/15/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: Growing Angel Trumpets
This may help.
http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Art ... eri_Ann_Richerson/Angel_Trumpet.html
Posted on 04/14/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: Growing Angel Trumpets
You can always do a search on the internet for information.
Posted on 04/14/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse
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