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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Plant Height: 8-12 feet
Plant Spread: 6-12 feet
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 6"-12"
Flower Time: Summer
Fall
Suitable Locations: Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Other: Seeds are poisonous
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Other: Woody or semi-woody stem cuttings
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Angel Trumpet
  • Angel's Trumpet

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Location: Leland Stanford Mansion, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2015-10-18
Zone 9b.
Location: Tucson, Az.
Date: April 2012
Wonderful fragrance on the patio

Date: 2011-01-31
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2016-11-25
moved to basement from garage due to weather
Location: central Illinois
Date: 11-10-1`1
Location: DeLand Florida
Date: 2012-05-16
These Brugs are far less heat/Sun tolerant in Central Florida Sum
Location: Central Texas
Date: 2012-10-14
Location: western Oregon
Date: 2018-09-12
Location: western Oregon
Date: 2018-09-12
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2016-12-22
residing in the basement
Location: DeLand Florida
Date: 2012-05-16
I do best with this particlar Brug. in pots in Central Florida as
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2013-11-04
Location: In my last garden
Date: 2006-05-08
Location: Tucson, Arizona
Date: April 2012
Photo by CherieCoogan
Photo by CherieCoogan
Photo by CherieCoogan
Location: Austin ,TX
Date: September
Yellow blooms
Location: PUNTA GORDA, FL
Date: 2016-09-24
Hugh 15 in bloom, brilliant yellow color
Location: PUNTA GORDA, FL
Date: 2016-09-24
Photo by pinkiris
Location: Austin ,TX
Date: July
Photo by dyzzypyxxy
Photo by pinkiris
Photo by Calif_Sue
Photo by Bubbles

Charles Grimaldi bloom
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2016-08-07
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2015-04-12

 Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
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Photo by dyzzypyxxy

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Location: NC zone 7
Date: Summer
Location: Austin ,TX
Date: 2013-12-10
These were cuttings of my brug from last winter given to my neigh
Photo by dyzzypyxxy
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2016-08-07

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Comments:
  • Posted by quietyard (Tucson, Arizona) on Dec 3, 2011 11:58 AM concerning plant:
    The 'Charles Grimaldi' has done very well for me in Tucson, Arizona. The cuttings root easily in water and the plant grows quickly. It has a lovely scent.
  • Posted by dyzzypyxxy (Sarasota, Fl) on Aug 22, 2014 12:26 PM concerning plant:
    I love the color and scent of 'Charles Grimaldi,' but I must say that it is the least vigorous of all the brugs I've grown. All brugs are insect magnets and especially attractive to spider mites, but this one seems to decline the most quickly of all, and takes longest to rebound as well.
  • Posted by JJsgarden (North Central NC - Zone 7a) on Dec 10, 2011 12:26 PM concerning plant:
    'Charles Grimaldi' is a wonderfully fragrant, easy to grow Brugmansia. It is said to be a cross of
    B. 'Dr. Seuss X B. 'Frosty Pink'.

Plant Events from our members
dyzzypyxxy On March 16, 2011 Obtained plant
Bought as a small rooted cutting from McLure & Zimmerman.
MunchkinsMom On April 15, 2006 Obtained plant
Don't recall where I got it or exactly when. I'm guessing 2006 or so.
MunchkinsMom On April 15, 2006 Transplanted
Planted in a pot at NW corner of deck. Roots eventually broke the pot and went into the ground. Dies to the ground every year, but bounces back about May or June and starts blooming late July or August.
piksihk On May 14, 2017 Obtained plant
Bubbles
Chantell On June 9, 2022 Obtained plant
Purchased rooted plant from Joanna Gauci Protz via FB pm/marketplace
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