Angel's Trumpet
Sources last read 14 September 2026.
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Also called Yellow Angel's Trumpet.
Angel's Trumpet is toxic
- Not assessed for cats. This plant is not on the ASPCA list. That is not a finding of safety: none of the sources read for this site gives an answer either way. Treat it as unknown.
- Not assessed for dogs. This plant is not on the ASPCA list. That is not a finding of safety: none of the sources read for this site gives an answer either way. Treat it as unknown.
- Toxic to people. Toxic when eaten; irritates skin; keep away from eyes. Use gloves and protective gear when handling it. Toxic to pets; for more details and helpful contact numbers, consult the HTA guide on potentially harmful plants. RHS
What the sources say about its care
- Light
- Full sunRHS · read 13 September 2026
- Water
- Moist but well-drainedRHS · read 13 September 2026
- Humidity
No source read publishes a humidity figure for any plant on this site. What follows is general guidance for foliage plants.
ASHRAE recommends indoor relative humidity between 30% and 60% 30–60%Penn State Extension · read 13 September 2026- Temperature
How cold this tolerates, not what it prefers. No source read for this site publishes a preferred range for a plant indoors.
H1C — 5–10°C 5–10 °CRHS · read 13 September 2026- Soil
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand; pH Acid or Alkaline or NeutralRHS · read 13 September 2026
- Toxic to cats
- Not on the ASPCA list. That is not a finding of safety.ASPCA · read 13 September 2026
- Toxic to dogs
- Not on the ASPCA list. That is not a finding of safety.ASPCA · read 13 September 2026
- Harmful to people
- Toxic when eaten; irritates skin; keep away from eyes. Use gloves and protective gear when handling it. Toxic to pets; for more details and helpful contact numbers, consult the HTA guide on potentially harmful plants.RHS · read 13 September 2026
Routine care
- Feeding
- Regular feeding in spring and summer, the growing season, prompts new growth and flowers.NC State Extension, filed as Brugmansia x candida · read 13 September 2026
- Propagation
- Increase from seed or semi-hardwood cuttings.RHS · read 13 September 2026
- Pests and diseases
- Can be troubled by mealybugs, thrips, glasshouse whitefly and glasshouse red spider mite. Diseases: usually none.RHS · read 13 September 2026
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About the plant
Brugmansia × candida, also known as angel's trumpet or moonflower, is a hybrid species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae. Its parents are Brugmansia aurea and Brugmansia versicolor, with both listed as extinct in the wild.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · read 13 September 2026
- Native range
- S. Colombia to EcuadorWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants, June 2026 release, CC BY.Kew WCVP · read 13 September 2026EcuadorNC State Extension, filed as Brugmansia x candida · read 13 September 2026EcuadorRHS · read 13 September 2026
- Climate
- seasonally dry tropicalWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants, June 2026 release, CC BY.Kew WCVP · read 13 September 2026
- Growth form
- Perennial, Shrub; habit erectNC State Extension, filed as Brugmansia x candida · read 13 September 2026Bushy (evergreen)RHS · read 13 September 2026
- Size
- Height 60–120 in; width 36–60 inNC State Extension, filed as Brugmansia x candida · read 13 September 2026Height 4-8 metres; spread 4-8 metres after 10–20 yearsRHS · read 13 September 2026
- Flowering
- Flowers gold/yellow, pink, white; blooms in fall, summerNC State Extension, filed as Brugmansia x candida · read 13 September 2026Flowers white in summer and autumn; cream in summer and autumn; pink in summer and autumnRHS · read 13 September 2026
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Sources
- ASPCA · read 13 September 2026
- Kew WCVP · read 13 September 2026
- NC State Extension · read 13 September 2026
- Penn State Extension · read 13 September 2026
- RHS · read 13 September 2026
- Wikipedia · read 13 September 2026
What this does not cover
The figures above are what published sources say, not measurements of the plant in your room. They say nothing about your pot size, your water, the season, or how far from the glass the plant stands, and those decide more than any figure here does.
Humidity has no species figure because no source read for this site publishes one, and the only temperature published for this plant is a cold floor. The simulator fills those gaps with general figures for its kind of plant, marked as general and listed on how we read sources. Where a toxicity row says the plant was not assessed, that is the absence of a finding and not a finding of safety.
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