AT A GLANCE
What colors are angel's trumpet varieties?
There are different colored angel's trumpet varieties, such as white (Brugmansia arborea, 'Angels Fantasy', 'Angel Bells'), red ('Angels Exotic', 'Dark Rosetta', 'Angels Applause'), purple ('Wildfire', 'Rosa Lila', 'Purple Queen') and yellow varieties ('Gelber Riese', 'Herzensbrücke', 'gold star'). Single-flowering varieties are bee-friendly.
White angel's trumpets are the classics in the multifaceted range of varieties. The pure species Brugmansia arborea convinces with a robust constitution and unfolds its 17 cm long flowers early in summer. White hybrids boast huge calyxes. This includes the premium variety 'Angels Fantasy' with 40 cm long, white-filled trumpet flowers. The white flower trumpets of 'Engelsglöckchen' exude a seductive vanilla scent.
Nobody can resist the summery blossom magic of red angel's trumpet varieties. The blaze of color ranges from rich red to a subtle pastel-colored pink. Get to know the top favorites better here:
Are you ogling a purple angel's trumpet? Then the variety 'Wildfire' is just right. The dark-purple calyxes are adorned with a yellow throat. The Brugmansia vulcanicola hybrid 'Rosa Lila' remains at a height of 150 cm to 200 cm. With its puffy, double, purple-white flowers, the 'Purple Queen' variety lives up to its name.
Yellow angel's trumpet varieties shine like the sun. The top variety 'Yellow Giant' keeps what the name promises with 32 cm long calyxes. The noble variety 'Herzensbrücke' blooms breathtakingly beautifully, the yellow flowers of which are edged in pink. The easy-care angel's trumpet variety 'Goldstar' with golden yellow flowers up to 29 cm long from July to October is perfect for beginners.
Tip
Angel's trumpets with single flowers are bee friendly
If bees had a say in buying an angel's trumpet, only unfilled varieties would end up in the shopping basket. The floral Brugmansia beauty queens with the lush double flowers offer hungry ones bees usually no food. Wild species and varieties with simple flowers, on the other hand, have a rich pollen and nectar buffet in store for the busy pollinators.
