Maikoa is a tropical angel's trumpet (Brugmansia suaveolens) that transforms any garden into an evening perfume garden. This shrub produces enormous, nodding trumpet-shaped flowers up to 12 inches long, typically white and intensely fragrant at night, blooming from mid-summer through fall. In zones 8-10, mature plants reach 5 to 10 feet tall outdoors, though in cooler climates they're grown as annuals in containers and overwintered indoors. The dramatic, elegant blooms and heady evening scent make this a showstopper for gardeners willing to give it the warmth and space it craves.
Full Sun
Moderate
8-10
96in H x 48in W
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Those enormous, pristine trumpet flowers release their strongest fragrance in the evening, turning your garden into a sensory experience. First-year plants focus on foliage and reach about 3 feet, but the second year brings much more profuse flowering and taller growth. The large ovate leaves alone are attractive, but it's the combination of sculptural white blooms and intoxicating scent that keeps gardeners coming back year after year.
Maikoa serves as an ornamental focal point in gardens, containers, and landscapes in warm zones. Its primary appeal is visual and olfactory; gardeners grow it specifically for the dramatic white trumpet flowers and their powerful evening fragrance. In cooler climates, it thrives as a seasonal annual container plant, moved indoors before frost for overwintering in a bright, cool location.
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Transplant outdoors after all frost danger has passed and soil has warmed. Plant in a location receiving full sun with plenty of space for the mature shrub to reach 5-10 feet tall and 2-4 feet wide.
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“Maikoa is a common name for Brugmansia suaveolens, which was formerly classified as Datura suaveolens before taxonomic revision. This tropical species originates from South America and has become a beloved ornamental across warm climates. The plant carries a long horticultural history as an exotic specimen plant, prized by collectors and gardeners seeking dramatic tropical character in temperate zones.”