Scientific Name:
Brugmansia
spp.
Pronunciation:
brug-MAN-see-ah
Common Name:
angels' trumpets
Family Name:
Solanaceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen, Flowering pot plant, Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Leaves alternate, margins entire or toothed, 10-20(-30)cm long and 6–12(-18)cm wide; flowers pendulous, trumpet-shaped, 15-30(-50)cm long and 10-20(-35)cm wide.
Habit:
Spreading, Upright
Form:
Oval - horizontal
Texture:
Very 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:
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:
Shapes:
Elliptic, Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Rounded
Margins:
Entire