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26-03-2004, 08:33 AM

In article ,
(Jeanne Baggins) writes:
| I would really love to buy a Brugmansia, but I'm too worried about my
| dog who sleeps under trees. Does anyone know of a similar
| plant/ornamental tree that isn't poisonous and has beautiful long
| pendulous flowers that is able to survive in zone 8?

Well, that is unlikely to cause serious harm to a dog.

Brugmansia is far too tender for growing outside in most of the UK,
and USDA zones don't map usefully to UK conditions.

Try Paulownia.

Regards,
Nick Maclaren.