Brugmansia versicolor

v. Salmon

v. Alba

Apricot Moonflower


Brugmansia versicolor Lagerheim (VUR-si-kul-or) - Guayaquil Basin, Ecuador, to 2600' elevation B. versicolor Lagerh. (Synonym: Datura mollis Saff.) A small tree (8-15 ft.) possessing elliptic to oblong smooth-edged leaves. Leaves may or may not be softly hairy. Very large flowers (12-20 inches) are pendulous and have a spathe-like calyx (single split) that does not usually remain attached to the flower stalk as the fruit develops. The corolla, typically white, becomes peach or pink with age. Similar to B. suaveolens, the corolla tube is constricted near the calyx, leaving a gap between these two parts of the flower. Corolla teeth are long, flaring and recurved. Fruit is fusiform and 6-12 inches long. Rich Sanders Identification Chart Rich Sanders' Pages


Grows in the tropical regions of Ecuador	Produces the largest flowers	produces more flowers all at one time than any other species
	Opens as white and changes colors
	Strongly scented

Buds that reach a certain point in development stop growing until the other buds catch up and then they all open at the same time.

Normally only crosses with B. insignis, B. suaveolens, B. versicolor, B. x candida and B. aurea


Brugmansia and Datura Angel's Trumpets and Thorn Apples Authors: Ulrike Preissel, Hans-Georg Preissel, Germany

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