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Hardiness: USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade
Danger: All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested
Bloom Color: White/Near White
Bloom Time: Late Summer/Early Fall Mid Fall Late Fall/Early Winter
Foliage: Evergreen Velvet/Fuzzy-Textured
Other details: Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds Flowers are fragrant
Soil pH requirements: 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
Propagation Methods: From herbaceous stem cuttings From woody stem cuttings From softwood cuttings From semi-hardwood cuttings From hardwood cuttings From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall From seed; stratify if sowing indoors From seed; germinate in a damp paper towel Scarify seed before sowing By air layering
Seed Collecting: Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds Remove fleshy coating on seeds before storing Seed does not store well; sow as soon as possible
On Oct 27, 2003, loohoo from Daytona Beach, FL (Zone 9a) wrote:
These grow so well here in Florida. They are the most beautiful plant you have ever seen when they are in bloom. Little or no care required and they bloom until we have our first freeze down here. Last year they looked like they had been completely killed by a 20°F front we had but in the spring came back out and are just as big as they were. Some of mine are now 10-12 feet tall. They all seem to bloom at the same time all over town!
I have been growing Brugmansia arborea in a large pot for 7-8 years now. I put it outside in our hot/humid Washington, DC summers and it just takes off. By the end of the summer, I have a 7' to 8' plant covered with blossoms. When the middle of October rolls around, I cut the plant off to about a foot high and leave only very woody trunks - no leaves - and bring it indoors for the winter. It sends out some spindly green shoots indoors that tend to get scale, so I use a fine horticultural oil on it.
In the spring, after all danger of frost is past, I put the pot outdoors again and water daily, watching it burst forth with shoots all over. Last year, it had gotten somewhat root-bound, so when I cut it back I also root pruned it and repotted it. This year, I must have had 30+ blooms that put out a heavy, sweet perfume at dusk and all night long. There is very little fragrance during the day (there must be a moth pollinator in the wild for this plant.)
On May 6, 2002, Tonny from Sakskøbing
(Denmark) (Zone 7b) wrote:
Seeds may benefit from stratification or GA-3 pre-treatment. The fact, that high germination rate is best obtained by treated seeds indicate, that the fruits in the natural environment fall of the plant, where after the fleshy fruit rots to release the seeds. It is based on the knowledge, that decaying plantparts release several different Gibberellic Acids, that is immediately absorbed by the seeds in order to cause rapid germination.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
, Jones, Alabama Ozark, Alabama Little Rock, Arkansas Elk Grove, California Hayward, California Washington, District Of Columbia Daytona Beach, Florida Mcintosh, Florida Nokomis, Florida Orange Springs, Florida Ormond Beach, Florida Loganville, Georgia Wake Forest, North Carolina Washington, North Carolina Hohenwald, Tennessee Alvin, Texas Victoria, Texas Chesapeake, Virginia
4 members have or want this plant for trade.
