Growing Brugmansia in Your Houston, Texas Garden

Brugmansia, or Angel's Trumpet, is a fast growing shrub that blossoms in colors that include peach, pink, white and yellow. They usually flower at night from spring through the first Houston, Texas frost, and have a lovely fragrance. The flowers and seeds of Brugmansia are poisonous, so don't plant them where small children and pets can get into them. Brugmansia is a terrific choice for an accent plant in your Houston, Texas garden, and it also works well in small landscapes. It usually reaches heights of about ten feet. If you would like to grow Brugmansia in your Houston, Texas garden, try planting some of the varieties below.

Isabella Angel's Trumpet. This pretty shrub has lovely pink flowers that will attract butterflies and bees to your Houston, Texas garden. Plant this Brugmansia in full sun to partial shade, and expect heights of up to eight feet and widths of up to six. It will bloom from summer through fall in your Houston, Texas garden, with flowers that are very fragrant in the evening. This Brugmansia is a good choice for an accent plant, or to use for small landscaping. It does best in well-drained soil.

Betty Marshall Angel's Trumpet. Plant this beautiful tree in full sun to partial shade in your Houston, Texas garden, where its gorgeous 10-inch flowers will bloom from late spring through the fall. This Brugmansia can grow as tall as fifteen feet high, and as wide as ten feet. It is a great choice as an accent plant in your Houston, Texas garden, or to use in a mixed border. Plant these Brugmansia in either the spring or fall; they grow best in garden soil that is moist but not wet.

White Pearl Angel's Trumpet. The trumpet-shaped flowers of this Brugmansia can grow to be up to 12 inches in diameter. They bloom at night with a lovely fragrance, and will flower from spring right through fall in your Houston, Texas garden. Plant this Brugmansia in full sun to partial shade, preferably in organically enriched garden soil. This moderately growing shrub can grow to be as tall as twelve feet high, and will survive the Houston, Texas winter without problems. This is a good choice for mixed borders.

Sunray Angel's Trumpet. Plant this Brugmansia in full sun to partial shade in your Houston, Texas garden, where its yellow flowers will bloom from late spring through the fall. This shrub will grow to heights of up to fifteen feet, as well as widths of up to ten. Sunray Brugmansia are a great choice for small landscaping, and will bring butterflies and bees to your Houston, Texas garden. Plant this Angel's Trumpet in well-drained soil for best blooms.

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