All Angel's Trumpets deliver a lot of flowers, but Cherub is absolutely the most floriferous yet, with UP TO 250 BLOOMS AT ONCE on a mature plant! Wonderfully fragrant in early morning and late afternoon/evening, these dark peachy-pink flowers are an unforgettable sight!
Developed right here in South Carolina by our own Doc Alston (who brought the world Candylilies as well as several Mandevillas in the past), Cherub sets a new standard of performance for Brugmansia. The petals of these 9-inch blooms are far thicker and waxier than those of earlier varieties, giving them better weather resistance and staying power outdoors. The buds are long and elegant, beginning chartreuse before turning cream and then pale pink. As they open, they abruptly darken to deep peachy-pink -- an amazing sight in itself!
This plant blooms in 3-week cycles all summer long, by far the longest-blooming we've ever grown. It's the ideal plant near an outdoor entertainment spot such as the patio or balcony, for its fragrance is strongest after the sun goes down. Give it plenty of food and water and let it delight you and your guests for months on end!
Plant Cherub in a large, showy container, preferably on wheels for easy moving. A tropical, this plant is hardy only in zones 9-10, so the rest of us will want to bring it indoors or to outdoor shelter before the first hard frost. That said, it will happily live and bloom for many years -- beginning the very first year you plant it!
- Park Seed (link here)
250 huge blooms at once would be most impressive.
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