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Angel’s Trumpet

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3dognight Thu 20-May-21 16:39:37

One of my sisters patients has given her two potted up Angels Trumpet plants. She has kindly given one to me.

Has anyone grown one?

It is in a large pot of decent compost but not sure where to place it.

Any info very welcome, I believe that they can grow into large plants.

BlueBelle Thu 20-May-21 17:03:15

Please be very careful all parts of angels trumpets are poisonous can cause lots of bad problems including hallucinations and rapid heart beat and I think it can be deadly not sure you ll have to google it
Make sure any grandkids don’t go near it not sure about pets

Elegran Thu 20-May-21 17:40:30

Isn't it datura? - used by shamans to put them into a trance and produce hallucinations. Or it could be BruBrugmansia and daturas are not directly related to one another (they are listed in two separate genus). The brugmansia is a woody tree, while the datura is an herbaceous shrub.

This page says "The two different angel trumpets can be distinguished by the direction of the flowers. In brugmansias, the flower hangs down. In daturas, the flower stands upright." www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/brugmansia/growing-brugmansias-in-containers.htm

But all parts of both are poisonous to humans and pets. www.britannica.com/plant/angels-trumpet

Elegran Thu 20-May-21 17:42:19

Should have been "it could be brugmansia. That and daturas are not related " Blasted mouse is sensitive to the least tremor.

3dognight Thu 20-May-21 19:04:23

Good grief confused

It’s in my fenced off bit near the greenhouse, no dogs allowed.
Grandkids all teenagers, not interested at all in what’s in the garden.

Well I’ll handle it with cate, and gloves!

3dognight Thu 20-May-21 19:05:11

*care

MiniMoon Thu 20-May-21 19:22:41

We had the most beautiful datura (devil's trumpets), in a big pot in the conservatory of our last house. It had the most wonderful evening scent very heady. We didn't have any trouble with it, neither did the dog, who would sleep on the sofa underneath it.
Wear gloves when you handle it. Water and feed it once a week and keep it in a sunny spot. It can grow into a big plant, ours grew into a beautiful tree.
My DH thinks he pruned it in early spring, but he can't quite remember. ?
Good luck with it.

3dognight Thu 20-May-21 21:07:22

Thanks for your replies.
Mini moon- as I said one of my sisters patients gave two plants to her.
The lady had it growing all over her garden, self seeding everywhere.
She told my sister it had a lovely scent and white flowers I think. And it was a big plant.

BlueBelle Thu 20-May-21 21:13:56

I had a beauty in the garden but got rid of it when my little grandkids came to stay after their daddy died they were only 4 and 6 and I just didn’t want to take any chances but they are a beautiful flower

EllanVannin Thu 20-May-21 22:04:57

I have a photograph of myself standing under one of those enormous flowers in Australia and was laughing, saying that if it fell off it would cover/ suffocate me. It was a massive one.
Lovely smell.