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Brugmansia Brugmansia flowers hang down. Close cousins, the Daturas, have flowers that face upwards. |
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Brugmansia 'Charles Grimaldi' : Big, furry, green leaves form a sparse-looking backdrop to 15" long, deep apricot hanging trumpets that seem to cover the entire plant when it is in full bloom, exuding a mesmerizing, fragrance and exhibiting strongly recurved petals. Even though this is hardy to only 25F, it is root hardy to 10F. More and more locals here dig this one up and overwinter it inside and drop it back outside the next spring, which the plant seems to handle quite well. Though not the newest Brugmansia, it is still considered one of the best. Seeds are poisonous.
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Brugmansia sanguinea, Red Angels' Trumpet, is an open shrub to 10-30' tall, with 6-10" red-orange trumpet flowers that have yellow veins. Quite a sight when in bloom from late spring to fall. Flowers are unscented.
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