Who would guess that such a big beautiful shrub with stunning fragrant flowers is in the same family as tomatoes and nightshade? 'Charles Grimaldi' Angel's Trumpet can grow into a large shrub or small tree with massive dark green, downy leaves, providing a beautiful backdrop for the large yellow, trumpet-shaped blooms. Pacific NW brugsmansia fans will go to great lengths to keep their Angel's Trumpets alive from year to year, often bringing the plants indoors when the temps drop in the fall. This can be quite a feat, as the plants can grow eight to 12 feet tall and almost as wide. On the other hand, we have seen Angel's Trumpets that have been left outside die down and grow back from the roots each year, and if you grow them in a pot, it's much easier to shelter them under the eaves.

Even if grown as a summer annual, 'Charles Grimaldi' Angel's Trumpet will be sure to please gardeners right up until frost.