The Datura grows fast, upright, often forming an umbrella-like canopy, under which huge 9-12 inch trumpet shaped flowers descend. The flower opening can easily be 5-6 inches and Datura is also very fragrant.
A mature shrub may reach 15-18 feet if it's happy. Blooms are seen from late spring through fall. A healthy and happy brugmansia may sport 100-200 flowers simultaneously - an extremely dramatic display.
Plant in full sun to partial shade in most soils.
Provide some wind protection so as not to spoil the flowers. This shrub is best planted as a free standing specimen to show off the blooms without crowding from other plants. Water to establish, then Datura is normally carefree.
There are several colors of Datura. Datura sanguinea has bright orange-red flowers. Datura suaveolens shows off white flowers. Some datura blooms are one solid color, some two toned or even three shades of color
Datura candida is rarely seen and sports a complex triple flower - a trumpet in a trumpet in a trumpet.
