Angel trumpets are so pretty. But can be fickle. I have a double yellow a purple and a yellow... i had one eaten by catapillars and i thought it was dead but i just never got around to pulling the 'stick' and it came back the next year!! So dont pull ones you think are dead. I bought a small one...about a foot high and it bloomed with 2 flowers within a few months of being planted.
They look so beautiful. I just bought a yellow one and am loving it. But, a friend told me to be very careful as they can be extremely poisonous. Is this true? I have a young child and dog so can't risk it, but, I don't want to remove it unless I can confirm what she said. Would love your thoughts please and thank you.
Sorry for this late response. Yes, angel trumpet has toxic properties, so we should all be cautious around it. As mentioned in the video, certainly do not place it in areas frequented by kids and pets. And, based on personal experience, do not allow the sap to come in contact with your skin as this may cause a rash or blister.
Thanks for the info! I'm on bloom watch with my first brug, grown from a cutting. The blooms are not even open yet and they are huge! I'm hoping to propagate more from this bursting beauty.
You're welcome. I share your enthusiasm! I often call my husband to the window to breathe in the beautiful fragrance that perfumes the air just after sunset🤩
I bought two cutting that were a foot in height and they're already 6 feet talls and started blooming in the same season. It seems like they really like grow bags.
Thank you for this video Thelma. Many years ago, I had the white and pink trumpets but somehow i lost them. Last year April whilst travelling through St. Elizabeth, i took a cutting from a plant by the roadside and that did not survive either. Thanks to you i now know that it likes a cool environment and will definitely try my hand at it again. As always, I found this demo quite useful. I have learnt so much from your channel Thelma, you are a God sent. Take care and God bless🙏🌹
@@thelmamccatty9181 Aaww my precious Thelma, you lifted my spirit just now, thank you so much in advance, I really appreciate it. Blessings to you and family🙏❤
Thanks for your question Nicolae. I make the different cuts to make sure I don't accidentally insert the cutting upside-down in the media. It has become a habit for me to make the slant cut at the top end of cuttings. A possible advantage of doing this is that water, instead of settling and perhaps rotting the cutting, will run off. I actually don't think it affects the rate of rooting whether you make the slant cut at the top or the bottom🌄
Sorry, I'm unaware if one can identify different colored angel trumpets by their leaves. I checked a few articles and none mentioned how. But, if they're propagated from stem cuttings, they will definitely have the same color as the mother plant.