Brugmansia sanguinea (Scarlet Angel’s Trumpet) bears striking vibrant, trumpet-shaped flowers that dangle gracefully, adding a touch of the exotic to your subtropical oasis. The red/orange flowers are remarkably beautiful about 20-30 cm long and shaped like funneled trumpets. The corolla has five points that are slightly recurved. The flowers are red/orange/yellow and are pendulous, hanging almost straight down.
Growing to a semi-woody shrub or small tree that gets to 1.8-4.6 m high, usually with a many-branched single trunk. Its pendulous trumpet-shaped flowers are highly distinctive. Flowers: October to May.
Growing conditions: This plant comes from higher elevations than typical Brugmansias, so it used to mild daytime temperatures, and nights that are cool. Temperatures above the 23°C can inhibit flowering, and the plant might decline if temperatures are consistently above 30°C, especially if nights are warm. In frost free coastal areas of the UK this can be planted in the ground when mature.
Flowers in cooler mild weather (UK autumn and spring, winter undercover)
Sold 20 to 30cm high, in 1 ltr pot