About
Brugmansia suaveolens is a soft-stemmed shrub that retains its foliage for part of the year. In the summer and autumn, it produces substantial, downward-facing, white flowers resembling trumpets. The blossoms emit a fragrance at night.
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
- Soil type
- Loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- West-facing, South-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H1C
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs, Conservatory Greenhouse
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Semi evergreen
- Height
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Spread
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- Patio and container plants, Sub-tropical, Mediterranean climate plants
- Native to
- Brazil
- 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
- Grow outdoors in full sun after danger of frost is passed. Grow under glass in full light over winter with a minimum of 7-10°C. Use a peat-free, loam-based potting compost. Feed monthly with a balanced feed. May be trained as a standard. See brugmansia cultivation
- Pruning
- Pruning group 9. May be hard-pruned when brought indoors in autumn
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed or semi-ripe or softwood cuttings
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite, glasshouse whitefly, thrips and mealybugs under glass
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free