A vigorous, evergreen tropical shrub or small tree with an open habit, best suited to a conservatory or greenhouse, with heart-shaped, toothed dark green foliage. Long, trumpet-shaped pale yellow to pale orange highly fragrant flowers, more intensely fragrant at night, appear from June through to October
2.5-4 metres
2.5-4 metres
| Season | Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit |
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Under glass, grow in peat-free, loam-based potting compost in full light. Water freely while in active growth and apply a balanced liquid fertiliser every 2 weeks. Keep barely moist in winter. Maintain a minimum winter temperature of about 5°C; the plants will lose their leaves but these will regrow in spring. Plants may be moved outdoors to a position in light, dappled shade in summer. See brugmansia cultivation for further information
Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings
Pruning group 9, or pruning group 7 if needed
May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite, glasshouse whitefly, thrips and mealybugs under glass
Generally disease-free