Floripondio (Brugmansia arborea)

It is especially appreciated for its decorative white flowers resembling trumpets or bells, and cultivated as a patio plant which blooms from summer to autumn or even into the winter. The tree datura is one of the hardiest representatives of Brugmansia and tolerates temperatures down to -10 °C in sheltered places, but should nevertheless be hibernated in a garage or an unheated room when cultivated in pots.

In Peru, the leaves of the angel's trumpet trees are used for the treatment of tumours and to alleviate fever. It is believed that the seeds were used as an anaesthetic in pre-Columbian times, possibly in combination with leaves of the coca shrub. Currently, the plant is only used in homeopathic dilution.

10 arborescent Brugmansia seeds

Cultivation & care:

Sow seeds in pre-culture all year round, preferably in late summer or autumn. Nutrient rich and fresh soil with good drainage. Keep dry in winter, water abundantly in spring and summer. For good flowering in pot culture, fertilise once or twice a week in summer. Prune before hibernation.