Brugmansia Trumpet Flower. Raising brugmansia like raising children can be a rewarding yet frustrating job. These easy care exotic subtropical beauties are truly a sight to behold when in flower for when they flower they usually do so profusely and regularly and in addition many cultivars release the most heavenly fragrance in the early mornings and evenings.
Brugmansia betty marshall angel s trumpet is a tropical shrub or small tree laden with huge pendulous trumpet shaped creamy white flowers 8 10 in. Brugmansia also known as angel s trumpet is a genus of about 10 species of flowering plants in the family solanaceae native to tropical regions of south america. The genus brugmansia angel trumpet is a perennial member of the solanaceae family like tobacco and tomato from south america that has long been prized for its huge fragrant pendent flowers.
Blooming from midsummer to fall the profuse blossoms actively open and close depending.
With huge fragrant flowers hanging from a small tree angel s trumpet is a spectacular exotic plant common in the tropics. They can reach heights of 3 11 m 10 36 ft. Brugmansia are woody trees or shrubs with pendulous trumpet shaped flowers. When people see their first angel trumpet in flower they are awed by the giant 10 inch long exotic flowers and powerful nocturnal lemon scent.
