Brugmansia spp. - Angel's Trumpet Tree Form

Discover the majesty of the Brugmansia tree form, a true living sculpture for your garden or patio. Often called "Angel's Trumpet," this spectacular plant will enchant you with its immense, fragrant blooms, hanging like exotic jewels. Easy to integrate as a focal point, it transforms any space into a tropical oasis, promising a continuous and intoxicating floral display.

Characteristics

• Foliage: Large, ovate, soft-to-the-touch leaves, medium to dark green. Foliage is deciduous if overwintered cool or evergreen in tropical climates.
• Flowering: Produces immense, pendulous, trumpet-shaped flowers, up to 30 cm (12 inches) long. Colours vary (white, yellow, orange, pink, red) and are intensely fragrant, especially in the evening. Flowering is continuous from spring until first frost, often in flushes.
• Light Requirements: Needs full sun (6+ hours per day) for the most abundant flowering. Can tolerate partial shade in very hot climates, but flowering will be less dense.
• Habit: This Brugmansia is grown on a single, straight stem to form a tree-like plant, with a bushy, trailing crown at the top.
• Growth: Its growth is fast. Mature size depends on the standard's height and crown size, but can reach 1.5 to 2.5 meters (5 to 8 feet) tall (including pot).
• Humidity: Requires consistently moist soil, especially during active growth and intense flowering, as well as in hot weather. Avoid waterlogging.
• Soil: Prefers rich, fertile, and well-drained soil. For container growing, use a light, high-quality potting mix.
• Temperature: Tropical plant, does not tolerate frost. Ideal temperatures are between 18 °C and 30 °C (65 °F and 85 °F).
• Watering: Very abundant, especially for potted plants. Water daily or even twice a day in peak summer heat. Allow the substrate to dry very slightly between waterings to prevent root suffocation.

Usage

• Types of Use: Ideal as a specimen plant or focal point in containers on patios, decks, and near entrances to enjoy its fragrance. Suitable for tropical or Mediterranean-style gardens as an annual or summer plant.
• Decorative Benefits: Its standard form creates an elegant, vertical structure, while its giant flowers add a spectacular exotic touch and enchanting evening fragrance, transforming the atmosphere of your outdoor space.

Maintenance

• Fertilization: Very heavy feeder. Fertilize very regularly (weekly or bi-weekly) with a phosphorus-rich fertilizer, 15-30-15, to encourage flowering. Reduce fertilization in the fall.
• Pruning: Prune the crown to maintain the desired shape and encourage new branching, which will increase the number of flowers. Pruning can be done in spring or after bloom flushes.
• Planting:
  • In pots: Choose a large pot with good drainage holes to accommodate the Brugmansia's fast growth. Plant at the same depth as it was in its original container.
  • Period: Plant or move your Brugmansia outdoors after all risk of frost in spring, when nighttime temperatures are consistently above 10 °C (50 °F).
  • In-ground (annual option): If you choose to grow it as an annual, space plants approximately 1.5 to 2 meters (5 to 7 feet) apart.