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Brugmansia suaveolens, Brugmansia suaveolens hybrids, Datura suaveolens

Angel's trumpet
Family: Solanaceae
Origin: Central and South America
USDA Zone: 9-11?

Plant attracts butterflies, hummingbirds

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Belonging to the Deadly Nightshade family, which also includes the tomato, Brugmansia comprises about 20 different species, nearly all of them poisonous. There are a number of cultivars of Brugmansia suaveolens, some with white or yellow flowers. It's a showy landscape evergreen plant. The more sun, the more flowers. Can be pruned into a nice small accent tree. Put it where you can enjoy the fragrance at night. Blooms on and off all year. Easy to grow. Not fussy about soil or water. Likes lots of fertilizer. Brugmansia Page here.

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