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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 about Brugmansia suaveolens 'Single White' that is displayed on this web page is based on research conducted in our nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We will also include observations made about this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We also incorporate comments that we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they share cultural information that aids others growing this plant.
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