About
Brugmansia arborea is a tropical, evergreen shrub notable for its long, trumpet-shaped flowers that can reach up to 15 cm in length and emit a strong fragrance. This plant thrives in controlled environments, making it ideal for growth in a conservatory or greenhouse setting.
About the genus
Brugmansia consists of sizable evergreen shrubs characterized by simple, ovate foliage. They produce large, solitary flowers that are either trumpet-shaped or tubular and frequently emit a notable fragrance.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H1C
Plant details
- Plant type
- Conservatory Greenhouse, Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Semi evergreen
- Height
- 2.5-4 metres
- Spread
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Patio and container plants, Sub-tropical
- Native to
- Ecuador to N Chile
- Fragrance
- Flower
- Toxicity
- TOXIC if eaten, skin irritant, avoid eye contact. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling TOXIC to pets - see the HTA guide to potentially harmful plants for further information and useful contact numbers
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Under glass, grow in peat-free, loam-based potting compost in full light. Water freely while in active growth and apply a balanced liquid fertiliser every 2 weeks. Keep barely moist in winter. Maintain a minimum winter temperature of about 5°C; the plants will lose their leaves but these will regrow in spring. Plants may be moved outdoors to a position in light, dappled shade in summer. See brugmansia cultivation for further information
- Pruning
- Pruning group 9, or pruning group if needed
- Propagation
- Propagate by sowing seed in spring, or by semi-ripe cuttings
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to slugs, snails, mealybugs, glasshouse whitefly, thrips and glasshouse red spider mite
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free