Thank you for all the input. For now, I've placed my plant
where it should not rec'd high wind or cold damaged and the
pot is protected from harsh weather. No doubt I will have
to do some cutting so thank's for that bit of info. It grew
so well in just one summer I'd hate to lose it. Knowing it
is ok to cut makes it easier to watch LOL.

Donna
in WA State
zone 8-9


Irondale;903415 Wrote:
My angel plant grew fast and tall this summer.
The came autumn and the change of weather.
From all that I've read, this plant can be left outside
(WA state Zone 8-9) during the winter... or it
should be brought in doors to keep the cold away.

I have this plant in a big pot and decided I didn't want
to
risk the weather and so brought it into the house.
Leaves
were dropping everywhere even though I had put it in a
place where it rec'd plenty of light and steady
temperature.

Back outside it goes and the shedding stopped. Then the
freeze and now the plant looks ugh.

Will it grow back come Spring time? It's about 4 feet
tall
so I don't want to lose it. It grew that much in one
spring/
summer.

I do have the pot insulated.

Any experience out there when it comes to Angel Plants?

TIA

Donna

Hi Donna, Yes, sounds like your 'Angel plant' is indeed a
Brugmansia or
Datura as it was known. I dont know much about your zones
over there (im
in UK) but down here in Cornwall up until the last 2 very
bad winters,
I used to grow mine happily outside, they would get cut
back in the
winter by any frost but providing you can keep it fairly
dry, it should
re-shoot from the base in spring. I would suggest that
when (and if) it
shoots next spring you take some cuttings, they root very
easily taken
in the spring and this will ensure you can be a bit more
cavalier with
them if you have several.
The variety that is the hardiest is one called
'sanguineum', its
not as scented as the pink, white or yellow but it does
have lots of red
and yellow flowers and happily will stand down to minus
4-6 C for the
odd night without much dammage??
I dont know how cold it gets with you but do you have a
shed or
garage that you could put the pot into you had a really
cold spell,
failing that put the pot under something like an overhang
of the house,
or a large evergreen shrub which will give it some
protection ?? failing
that, get some carpet and make a temporary 'wigwam' to
protect it from
the worst of the weather, never use polythene (the
condensation inside
the polythene will cause it to rot) Hope this helps so
that you can sit
back next year and enjoy the scent from these wonderful
flowers, dont
sniff for too long, they can be hallucinogenic, especially
from about
5-6pm when the perfume is at its strongest ??
Best wishes, Lannerman




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lannerman