Brugmansia Angel Ma-Marie

Brugmansia plants are also called Angel Trumpets or Moonflowers (Moon Flowers) and are beautiful features in a garden.
They are fast growing and flower regularly every 6 to 8 weeks. They can be planted in pots or in the garden. For the plants to flower well, feed them every 2 weeks. They are frost sensitive and have high water requirements.

Although the plant is a shrub, it can be cut into a small tree by removing bottom leaves and branches.

Plant in a protected spot, with lots of light or morning sun. It loves a very humus rich soil – add some manure, for best results. Angel Trumpets have a small root system and can be planted close to walls for protection from wind and frost. Do not be alarmed if the bottom leaves turn yellow. That is normal.
Angel Trumpets can be planted close together.  You will end up with a beautiful huge multi-colour huge shrub that flowers continuously.

Brugmansia has very few enemies.  In pots – mostly only Red spider mite, and aphids.

Don`t be alarmed if your brugmansia  drop its buds on a wim when there are any sudden changes in growing conditions, e.g a sudden cold front in summer. It will quickly recover and make loads of new buds.

All Angel Trumpet buds are yellow when opening and will change to either their colour when fully open, or to white and then turn their colour as the flower ages. Blooms will be darker in warmer seasons than in colder seasons.  That means you can have a plant with yellow, white and pink flowers simultaneously.

Although the plant is described as being toxic, I have never experienced any side effects from working with them, even when I got sap in my eyes and mouth.

Bees love the plant.

Brugmansia Angel Ma-Marie (NEW)

This beautiful new cultivar, cultivated right here in South Africa, produces masses of highly scented creamy white triple flowers. The flowers are smaller and the skirts are tightly curled in to create a flower that looks like a meringue. The plant is fast growing newer forgetting to flower. This is truly an unusual flower that will give every gardener great pleasure.

Actual size of plant when couriered – 25-30cm.

Can reach 2m x 1.5m in frost free areas in 2 years. But can be cut to desired size and shape.

Angel Ma-Marie is an exotic plant with little fuss and loads of flowers. She is definitely worth the little effort she requires.