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Brugmansia sanguinea - Angels’ Trumpets

Posted by The Lorax in June 16, 2009

Brugmansia sanguinea, growing near Papallacta, Pichincha.  This is the deepest red of the native Brugmansias, and has nearly no scent at all.  Widely cultivated for its attractive pendulous blooms, which attract long-billed hummingbirds, B. sanguinea also contains a deadly toxin.  For more on this, see my earlier entry on Brugmansia.