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Brugmansia suaveolens (Angels' trumpet)

Brugmansia suaveolens Photo/Illustration: Steve Aitken

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Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Botanical Name: Brugmansia suaveolens brug-MAN-see-ah swah-vee-OH-lenz Common Name: Angels' trumpet Genus: Brugmansia
Few plants evoke tropicalia quite like the Brugmansias, with their voluminous tubular flowers that drip from imposing shrubs or small trees. They look fantastic in containers or plunged into a border, and the dramatic display persists from late spring until autumn. In cooler climates, they may be brought under glass or cut back and held dormant in a cool basement.  All parts are highly toxic if ingested.
 Noteworthy characteristics: White, yellow, or pink foot-long blossoms are nocturnally fragrant, and pour out from narrow calyces to terminate in twisted, reflexed openings.
 Care: Outdoors: grow in moist, well-drained soil in full sun with filtered afternoon shade. Indoors: water freely and fertilize during bloom, and keep just moist in winter. Bugmansias may respond to extreme heat by dropping their leaves, but they will recuperate with cooler temperatures.
 Propagation: Take semi-ripe cutttings in summer; sow seed in spring.
 Problems: Spider mites, white flies, mealybugs, caterpillars, aphids.
Height 10 ft. to 15 ft.
Spread 6 ft. to 10 ft.
Growth Habit Clumps
Growth Pace Fast Grower
Light Full Sun to Part Shade
Moisture Medium to Wet
Maintenance Moderate
Characteristics Fragrant Flowers; Showy Flowers
Bloom Time Early Fall; Early Summer; Late Summer; Summer
Foliage Color Evergreen
Flower Color Pink Flower; White Flower; Yellow Flower
Uses Beds and Borders, Container, Flowering Tree, Indoor Plant, Poisonous, Specimen Plant/ Focal Point, Suitable as Annual
Style Formal Garden
Seasonal Interest Spring Interest, Summer Interest, Fall Interest
Type Shrubs

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