Brugmansia × candida

Brugmansia × candida (syn. Datura × candida), also known as angel's trumpet or moonflower,^[2] is a hybrid species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae.^[3] Its parents are Brugmansia aurea and Brugmansia versicolor, with both listed as extinct in the wild.^[1][4][5]

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

Clade:Asterids

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Brugmansia × candida
At the Chicago Botanic Garden
Habit
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Solanaceae
Genus:	Brugmansia
Section:	Brugmansia sect. Brugmansia
Species:	B. × candida
Binomial name
Brugmansia × candida Pers.
Synonyms[1]
List Brugmansia × amesiana (R.E.Schult.) D'Arcy Brugmansia × amesianum (R.E.Schult.) D'Arcy Brugmansia × knightii Bosse Brugmansia × mollis (Saff.) Moldenke Brugmansia suaveolens var. flore-duplici Voss Datura × candida (Pers.) Voigt Datura cornigera var. flore-pleno J.Fraser & Hemsl. Datura cornigera var. knightii (Bosse) G.Nicholson Datura × knightii (Bosse) Glenny Datura × mollis Saff. Datura suaveolens var. knightii (Bosse) J.Fraser & Hemsl. Methysticodendron × amesianum R.E.Schult.

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Brugmansia × candida is native to Colombia and Ecuador, and has been introduced to tropical locations worldwide.^[1] A large shrub or small tree reaching at most 6 m (20 ft), it is typically found in the seasonally dry tropics.^[3] Its cultivars 'Angels Sunbeam', 'Creamsickle', 'Grand Marnier', and 'Knightii' have all gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as ornamentals.^[6]