STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- There are times when, confronted by several similar plants, I’m puzzled as to their exact botanical names. Such was the case with Datura and Brugmansia. One key to solving this ...

Editor -- I am so pleased that Erik Ellestad wrote to shed light on the datura/brugmansia conundrum (Letters, Oct. 23). He is correct on all accounts. One aspect that will make the identification ...

Every garden needs a showoff — a plant so ostentatious that it demands to be stared at and discussed. Such a diva can be found in Brugmansia, commonly called angel’s trumpet. Native to South America, ...

Q: My angel's trumpet is blooming, but it also has produced what look like seed pods. Are they? How do I handle them? — S.D., Houston A: Angel's trumpet is a common name for plants in the Brugmansia ...

A. Datura produces large, trumpet-shaped blooms similar to those in the genus Brugmansia. Both datura and brugmansia flowers are commonly called angel trumpets, and both are generally root-hardy here, ...

Brugmansia that floral exhibitionist also known as angel’s trumpet, has much to recommend, including rapid growth, handsome foliage and gloriously colored flowers. It is the nocturnal perfume, however ...

Years ago, I planted a datura plant that exhibited large purple blossoms. The plant, which is commonly called a devil’s trumpet, resembles a brugmansia plant (angel’s trumpet). The major difference in ...

Q: I bought several angels trumpet plants this year. They have had several blooms and are 6 feet tall and are planted in a flower bed. Will they usually be winter hardy -- I live in south Arkansas? If ...

The first time I saw an angels' trumpet flower was in the early 1990s. It was growing over a fence in Berkeley. I stopped my bike and just looked at it for a few minutes because I couldn't identify it ...

Every garden needs a showoff — a plant so ostentatious that it demands to be stared at and discussed. Such a diva can be found in Brugmansia, commonly called angel’s trumpet. Native to South America, ...