trumpet flower
noun
1
: any of various plants (such as a trumpet vine or a datura) with trumpet-shaped flowers
2
: the flower of a trumpet flower
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Big, bold, colorful flowers were favored for hosting in the 1970s, including chrysanthemums, poppies, daisies, and trumpet flowers.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2025
Walls of hot pink bougainvillea, white and purple trumpet flowers.
—Jenna Wortham, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2023
Tiffany Haddish’s property in central Los Angeles offers trumpet flower and thyme; Savannah and LeBron James’s honey comes from Chinese elm, eucalyptus, and native wildflowers; while Will Ferrell’s Laurel Canyon bees sipped acacia and oak.
—Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine, 18 Nov. 2022
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2025
Walls of hot pink bougainvillea, white and purple trumpet flowers.
—Jenna Wortham, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2023
Tiffany Haddish’s property in central Los Angeles offers trumpet flower and thyme; Savannah and LeBron James’s honey comes from Chinese elm, eucalyptus, and native wildflowers; while Will Ferrell’s Laurel Canyon bees sipped acacia and oak.
—Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine, 18 Nov. 2022
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“Trumpet flower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trumpet%20flower. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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