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Brugmansia × candida
Also called White Angel's Trumpet, Angelstrumpet, Brugmansia
Brugmansia × candida is a hybrid large shrub or small tree, up to about 6 m, grown for its fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers. It needs warmth, frost-free conditions and rich, well-drained soil, with shelter from wind and cold.
Brugmansia × candida (syn. Datura × candida), also known as angel's trumpet or moonflower, is a hybrid species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae. Its parents are Brugmansia aurea and Brugmansia versicolor, with both listed as extinct in the wild.
Brugmansia × candida is native to Colombia and Ecuador, and has been introduced to tropical locations worldwide. A large shrub or small tree reaching at most 6 m (20 ft), it is typically found in the seasonally dry tropics. Its cultivars 'Angels Sunbeam', 'Creamsickle', 'Grand Marnier', and 'Knightii' have all gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as ornamentals.
It does best in warmer, frost-free regions. It should be watered regularly, especially in drier regions. Planted in well-drained, rich soil, in sunny or semi-shaded areas. In windy or colder regions, it is recommended to plant it in a sheltered space.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Brugmansia × candida by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
