Late Season Angel's Trumpet

'Earth Angel' angel's trumpet

The frost has stopped my angel's trumpet that are growing in the ground from further bloom.  However, I have this one in a pot in a protected area.  The variety is 'Earh Angel.'  It has been a prolific bloomer since late summer.

If your plants have been nipped by the frost, then it is time to take cuttings to store for the winter unless you have a greenhouse.  There are several ways to do this.  Which ever method you try be sure to only save cutting that have the white bumps(lenticels) onthe stem.  If the stem is smooth it will not produce roots.

Some of my Master Gardeners cut long pieces and put them in a bucket of water in an area protected from freezing.  By spring the stems have formed roots and are ready for planting.

I sometimes make cutting about 12 inches long and stick them into a bucket of potting soil and let them form roots.  The problem is that I sometimes forget to water them since they are in the basement.  So I end up with dead plants.

The last couple of years I have been cutting the stems into 12 inch pieces and putting them into a plastic grocery bag and rolling them up and leave them in the basement.  Do not forget to put a name label in each bag.  By March they have started making roots. I remove the cuttings from the bags and put them in potting soil.  I have left some cuttings in the bag until July and they made plants.

For the angel's trumpet roots left in the ground, cover them with a 3 - 4 inch layer of much to protect them from the winter cold.