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Brugmansia suaveolens 'Single White' (White Angel's Trumpet) - An evergreen large shrub that grows to 15 feet tall by as wide that can be trained up as a tree with large soft green leaves and from late winter through fall appear the large trumpet-like white flowers with green veins that hang downward from the branches at about a 45 degree angle so the open flowers display outwards, which is atypical for tree datura. Like other Brugmansia the flowers give off an intoxicating fragrance at night.
The tree daturas grow well in full coastal sun or shade with an occasional to moderate irrigation. Although cold hardy to about 20-25 degrees F, they can resprout from the base and are often semi-deciduous in colder years. Our large specimen plants of most varieties have survived short duration temperatures to around 20° F with only tip damage and repeated short duration nights down to 25° F. They benefit from a hard cut back or pruning for shape in the spring.
The tubular flowers of this variety are present most of the year and are narrower than B. x candida with green stripes in the throats.
Brugmansia suaveolens grows naturally in south Bahia to north Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. The name for the genus honors the Dutch naturalist, physician and botanist Sebald Justinus Brugmans (1763-1819), who taught at the University of Leiden and the specific epithet means. Angel's Trumpet is one of the common names for Brugmansia, a genus in the Potato Family (Solanaceae) that has 5 species, all from South America. Other common names include Belladona and Datura, although the later is somewhat misleading as Datura is also a genus name to which Brugmansia is closely related. The main distinguishing aspect that separates the Brugmansia from the true species of Datura is that the Brugmansia are large shrubs or small trees and the Datura, or Jimsonweeds (a name corrupted from Jamestown weed), are annual or perennial herbs.
The information displayed on this page about Brugmansia suaveolens 'Single White' is based on the research we have conducted about it in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about this plant as it grows in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant have performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we have received from others and welcome hearing from anyone with information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information that will aid others to better grow it.
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