Quito's Botanical Garden is a wonderful place to spend several hours. There is an amazing collection of orchids, succulents, bromeliads, cacti, grasses and other plants from highland areas (paramo) and cloudforest alike found here. All regions of Ecuador are represented and many plants are endemic to Ecuador.
Pictured here are some impressive samples of mature Brugmansia or Angel's Trumpet. The photo on the right is Brugmansia versicolor, a small tree or bush reaching 10-16' in height, bearing flowers that are 12-20" long. These flowers open white and age to pink, peach or apricot.
The picture on the left is Brugmansia arborea. Wow! Loaded with blooms, it was so cool to see these plants in their home country!
Angel's Trumpet is part of the Solanaceae family (tomato family). All parts of the plant Brugmansia are considered toxic and if ingested may prove fatal.
F.Y.I. Brugmansia can easily be grown in Connecticut for an impressive floral show on a seasonal basis (summertime). These plants thrive in fertile soil and average humidity and can survive moderate frosts. They do best in partial shade to full sun. Brugmansia will survive light frosts, moderate frosts will do significant damage to the plant.
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