This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:
Auburn, Alabama
Vincent, Alabama
Lake Havasu City, Arizona
Mesa, Arizona
Queen Creek, Arizona
Tilly, Arkansas
Brea, California
Carlsbad, California
Channel Islands Beach, California
Clayton, California
Downey, California
Fairfield, California
Grover Beach, California
Hayward, California
Lincoln, California
Long Beach, California
Los Angeles, California
Mission Viejo, California
Monterey Park, California
Novato, California
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
Richmond, California
Roseville, California
Sacramento, California(2 reports)
San Anselmo, California
San Diego, California
San Francisco, California(2 reports)
San Jose, California
San Leandro, California
Santa Barbara, California
Santa Rosa, California
Simi Valley, California
Upland, California
Bradenton, Florida
Brooksville, Florida(2 reports)
Lake Worth, Florida
Mulberry, Florida
Nokomis, Florida
Pompano Beach, Florida
Tampa, Florida
Titusville, Florida
Valrico, Florida
Venice, Florida
Canton, Georgia
Carrollton, Georgia
Commerce, Georgia
Cordele, Georgia
Cumming, Georgia
Hawkinsville, Georgia
Hull, Georgia
Patterson, Georgia
Rutledge, Georgia
Savannah, Georgia
Berwyn, Illinois
Derby, Kansas
Barbourville, Kentucky
Waynesburg, Kentucky
Deridder, Louisiana
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Maurepas, Louisiana
Somerville, Massachusetts
Starkville, Mississippi
Saint Joseph, Missouri
Saint Louis, Missouri
Helena, Montana
Missoula, Montana
Franklinville, New Jersey
South Plainfield, New Jersey
Averill Park, New York
Charlotte, North Carolina
Lake Toxaway, North Carolina
Snow Hill, North Carolina
Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Dundee, Ohio
Montpelier, Ohio
Stilwell, Oklahoma
Banks, Oregon
Clatskanie, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Lititz, Pennsylvania
Mc Keesport, Pennsylvania
Blacksburg, South Carolina
Conway, South Carolina
North Augusta, South Carolina
Lake City, Tennessee
Mount Pleasant, Tennessee
Pocahontas, Tennessee
Seymour, Tennessee
Austin, Texas(2 reports)
Blanco, Texas
Corpus Christi, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas
Houston, Texas(3 reports)
La Feria, Texas
Laneville, Texas
Missouri City, Texas
New Braunfels, Texas
Richmond, Texas
San Marcos, Texas
Trinity, Texas
Salt Lake City, Utah
Alexandria, Virginia
Petersburg, Virginia
Yorktown, Virginia
Gig Harbor, Washington
Vancouver, Washington(2 reports)
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Brugmansia 'Charles Grimaldi' is very cold hardy.
I live in Alexandria, VA and have mine planted directly in front of a so...Read More
When I lived in San Francisco this plant was ridiculously easy to grow. It could grow like a weed as an evergreen tree size completely n...Read More
Also bought this from Annies Annuals at about 1 foot tall last fall through the mail. It stayed small and hardly grew all winter which wa...Read More
I am seeking info on lower yellow leaves.
I bought this from Annie's Annuals and Perennials at Miners Hardware in SLO, CA....Read More
This brugmansia is amazing looking and is amazingly hardy. I have mine planted in the ground here in zone 8b, and although it died to the...Read More
This is the best brug out there. Don't bother with other varieties. This looks the best and smells the best. The smell enters our house o...Read More
For hot, dry areas (like Tucson), I've learned that brugmansias are more trouble than they're worth, including the "easy" Charles Grimald...Read More
I fell in love with brugs several years ago, and I've found that Charles Grimaldi is the best overall for looks, reliability and, of cour...Read More
I know this comment is quite late GardenFairy, but I thought I'd answer anyway in case this happens to anyone else's pet. Yeah, I would b...Read More
Could someone tell me if they have ever had a cat eat any of the leaves and if so what was the outcome? I have a cat that is very sick a...Read More
I just got my first Brugmansia, Charles Grimaldi. Living in Gig Harbor Wa. I'm not sure if I should put it in the ground this late in the...Read More
My plant looks healthy, then something - unseen - eats the leaves entirely. I have sprayed with Insect spray and Oil, to no avail.
This does well in a large pot in my cold-winter climate. I've had it for two years now and it just keeps getting bigger and blooming mor...Read More
I bought my Charles Grimaldi brug on eBay three years ago. The first year I kept it as a pot plant, but put it in a sheltered southern e...Read More
There's a reason this plant is called *The Master*. It is one of the only brugs I have that will bloom when it is 110 F or more. It blo...Read More
One of the best!
Easy grower, awesome scent of flowers, profuse bloomer.
I had my first blooms of CG (@ 7 inch long flower...Read More
Cut this back harshly and overwintered in a garage (unheated but gets waste heat from the house) in Zone 8b. Leafless when moved out in M...Read More
Superb Brugmansia for Coastal Calif. Unbeatable for fragrance. Easily shaped and kept under control. I head it back in winter to give ...Read More
This plant is not hardy in my zone6b, but I grow it in pots and store it in our heated basement over the winter. It continues to bloom in...Read More
You can peruse through D.G's other 350+ entrys for Brugmansias,but this one is THE BEST. Easy to grow,very fast,richly colored,and more f...Read More
This is a lovely plant and a strong grower with plenty of water. The blooms flush well and it seems as though its blooming all the time....Read More
I'd like to share my experience with growing successfully a Charles Grimaldi (yellow-orange). I used a limb from a growing "tree?" type ...Read More
This variety does very well in coastal South Carolina. It is a strong bloomer and in January of this year withstood 3 days of 15 degree (...Read More
Blooms year round, most heavily 4 times a year. Blooms begin a pale yellow, deepening to a golden yellow, turning almost orange at the e...Read More
'Charles Grimaldi' was one of my very first brugmansias. Never to disappoint, it blooms often and well ..
to many times covered in...Read More