About
Brunfelsia pauciflora is a bushy, evergreen shrub that can reach heights of up to 3 meters. It features glossy, ovate leaves and produces terminal clusters of flowers measuring 4 to 5 centimeters in diameter. The blooms begin as purple and gradually fade to a near-white hue.
About the genus
Brunfelsia consists of evergreen shrubs or diminutive trees characterized by uncomplicated leaves and prominent, salver-form flowers that may emit a 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
- Conservatory Greenhouse, Houseplants, Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Spread
- 1-1.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 10-20 years
- Suggested uses
- Patio and container plants
- Native to
- Brazil
- Toxicity
- Harmful if eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling TOXIC to pets (dogs) - see the HTA guide to potentially harmful plants for further information and useful contact numbers
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow outdoors in full sun in frost-free area in humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil. Grow under glass in peat-free, loam-based compost in bright indirect or filtered light. Pinch out tips to keep compact
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by softwood cuttings
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite, glasshouse whitefly, thrips and mealybugs under glass
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free