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Brugmansia × candida 'Snowbank' (v)

angel's trumpet 'Snowbank'

A large, tender evergreen shrub or small tree to 4m, with large elliptic broadly margined variegated green and cream leaves and enormous pendulous, trumpet-shaped pale peach flowers to 30cm in length, that are heavily-scented in the evening

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Ultimate height

4–8 metres

Time to ultimate height

10–20 years

Ultimate spread

4–8 metres

Chalk

Clay

Loam

Sand

Moisture

Moist but well–drained

pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Full sun

Aspect

South–facing or West–facing

Exposure

Sheltered

Hardiness
Hardiness ratings
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H1a: under glass all year (>15C)
H1b: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1c: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)

H1C

Botanical details

Family: Solanaceae
Native to GB / Ireland: No
Foliage: Evergreen
Habit: Pendulous weeping, Spreading branched
Potentially harmful: TOXIC if eaten, skin irritant, avoid eye contact. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling TOXIC to pets - see the HTA guide to potentially harmful plants for further information and useful contact numbers
Genus: Brugmansia are large evergreen shrubs with simple, ovate leaves and large, solitary, pendent trumpet-shaped or tubular flowers which are often fragrant
Name status: Accepted

How to grow

Cultivation

Grow outdoors in full sun in a totally frost-free area in moist but well-drained soil. Grow under glass in a peat-free, loam-based compost in full light. See brugmansia cultivation

Propagation

Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings or by seed

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Architectural
City and courtyard gardens
Patio and container plants
Sub-tropical

Pruning

Pruning group 9

Pests

May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite, glasshouse whitefly, thrips and mealybugs

Diseases

Generally disease-free

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