Donna, I got my first Angel trumpet 40 yrs. ago by smuggling a stick into Miami from South America. In those 40 yrs. I have learned a lot of things about them by trial and error, mostly error. You are to far north to grow in the ground as I do. I live about 100 miles from the Gulf and i mulch mine with a lot of pine straw. I have never lost one. Gordon, I don't see how your sister grows them in the ground in Booneville, Ms. That is about 200 miles north of me. The main thing about Brugs is you can't over water or over feed them. I feed my only osmcote. They are heavy feeders. I learned this from a lady in Covington, La. She has 45 in her yard and is called the Brumansia Lady. I usually keep about 50 cuttings as big as my wrist when i cut back each winter. I did this last year and wound up with buckets of them that no one wanted so I just stuck them in my yard. This yr. I only kept about 12 of the doubles and triples I did root some cuttings from a tree morning glory i got from my friend in Beleze. They close up during the day just like ones on vine, they are my fb page also. I found out what i call redneck gardening, when i cut mine down in the winter and want some extras. I cut a lenght about 2ft and bury in the yard. 90% of the time they will sprout in spring, instant plant. Mine start sprouting at the end of March. Yours don't have enough time to bloom
