Trees and Shrubs: Brugmansia suaveolens

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Angel's trumpet has trumpets of lovely salmon-pink that's a member of a genus of 5 species of shrubs and small trees. Although adoptable to a mixed border in the deep South, it's best grown in a container located on a terrace or patio. Continuous flushes of 6" to 10" trumpet-shaped flowers appear all summer long. Hanging from branches like fluted bells, the blooms heavily perfume the air with their heavenly essence. Although small at the start they grow rapidly, 3' to 4' in the first year, producing stout stems and dark green leaves. Bring them indoors in winter, place them in the basement (out of light and around 50 degrees), watering them only once a month or so. They'll go dormant, but will be ready to resprout vigorously outside come the following spring after all danger of frost. -- edited by dtd pbcouchman

History:

Brugmansia suaveolens is from southeastern Brazil.