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Solanaceae
White Angels Trumpet
Brugmansia suaveolens
Enchantment and danger.
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Brugmansia
- Native to
- Brazil
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Type
- evergreen shrub
- Height
- 10-15 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- rich, moist, well-drained
- Water
- high
- Hardiness
- 9-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- All species of Brugmansia are considered extinct in the wild, surviving only through human cultivation.
- The pendulous trumpet-shaped flowers can reach 20 inches in length and release an intoxicating fragrance at night.
- Every part of the plant contains potent tropane alkaloids including scopolamine, making it extremely toxic.
- Indigenous South American peoples used Brugmansia in shamanic rituals for its powerful hallucinogenic properties.
- Hawk moths with extremely long tongues are the natural pollinators, reaching deep into the trumpet for nectar.
Color meanings
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enchantment
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seduction
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danger