Plant Splurge #3: Brugmansia 'Little Angel'

This one my mom talked me into. But she didn't have to talk very hard - years ago, when I first saw a Brugmansia (common name: angel's trumpet), it was love at first sight. And sniff.

They are powerfully fragrant at night, and beautiful at any hour. But the plant is big, think small tree, which my little yard cannot easily accommodate.

New hybrids have become available, including this dwarf, Little Angel. It's supposed to stay under five feet in all directions, but we shall see... I hear that brugmansias take pruning well.

It does like regular water, and yes, I know the drought is still on-going. But this is one of those bread and roses things, so for now, I'm OK with the water bucket in the shower.