About
Brugmansia x candida is a sizable, bushy shrub or small tree, reaching heights of up to 6 meters. It features oval leaves that are softly hairy, and produces large, trumpet-like flowers that are predominantly white, with occasional cream or pink hues. These flowers emit a strong fragrance during the evening hours.
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
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H1C
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs, Trees
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 4-8 metres
- Spread
- 4-8 metres
- Time to full height
- 10-20 years
- Suggested uses
- Architectural, Sub-tropical, Patio and container plants
- Native to
- Ecuador
- 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 in a frost-free area in moist but well-drained soil. Grow under glass in a peat-free, loam-based compost in full light. See brugmansia cultivation
- Pruning
- Pruning group 9
- Propagation
- Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings or by seed
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite, glasshouse whitefly, thrips and mealybugs
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free