Brugmansia × candida 'Snowbank' (v)

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angel's trumpet 'Snowbank'

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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

Position

Full sun

Soil Types

Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand

Max Height

4-8 metres

Max Spread

4-8 metres

Size

Time to Maturity: 10–20 years
Max Spread: 4-8 metres
Max Height: 4-8 metres

Growing Conditions

Chalk Clay Loam Sand

Moisture: Moist but well–drained
pH: Acid or Alkaline or Neutral

Position

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

Colour & Scent

Fragrance Flower Foliage

Season	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

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