Scientific Name:
Brugmansia
spp.
Pronunciation:
brug-MAN-see-ah
Common Name:
angels' trumpets
Family Name:
Solanaceae
Plant Type:
Flowering pot plant
Key ID Features:
Frost tender shrub; leaves alternate, ovate-elliptic,10-20(-30)cm long x 6–12(-18)cm wide, margins entire or toothed; flowers pendulous, trumpet-shaped, 15-30(-50)cm long x 10-20(-35)cm wide.
Habit:
Spreading, Upright
Form:
Oval - horizontal
Texture:
Coarse
Mature Height:
1.3 - 2.0m
Mature Spread:
1.5 - 2.0m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
South America (Brazil)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 9: (-7 to -1 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich, Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Container planting (Caution: poisonous parts)
Additional Info:
Google. Most images are of B. suaveolens.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Shapes:
Elliptic, Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Rounded
Margins:
Dentate, Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers solitary
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Funnelform
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
White, Orange, Yellow, Pink, Red
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Fruit Type:
Berry (true)
Fruit Colour:
Green
Fruiting Time:
Oct
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant
Bark Morphology:
Smooth, Multi-stem trunk
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green, Brown
Maintenance:
Medium
Other:
Most require winter protection locally
Pest Susceptibility:
Mealybugs, Mites, Whitefly or psyllids
