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Solanaceae
Red Angel Trumpet
Brugmansia sanguinea
Fiery beauty with hidden danger.
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Brugmansia
- Native to
- South America (Andes)
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Type
- evergreen shrub or small tree
- Height
- 200–400 cm
- Sunlight
- part shade to full sun
- Soil
- rich, moist, well-drained
- Water
- medium to high
- Hardiness
- 9–11
- Lifespan
- perennial; 10+ years
Did you know
- Unlike other angel trumpets, red angel trumpet has no fragrance — it relies on hummingbirds, not moths.
- All parts of the plant are highly toxic, containing tropane alkaloids like scopolamine and atropine.
- It is the only Brugmansia species pollinated primarily by hummingbirds rather than hawkmoths.
- In the wild, it grows at elevations up to 3,000 meters in cool Andean cloud forests.
- Brugmansia sanguinea is extinct in the wild according to some assessments, surviving only in cultivation.
Color meanings
Red
passionate warning
Orange
tropical intensity