The tree daturas grow well in full coastal sun or shade with an occasional to moderate irrigation. Although cold hardy to about 20-25 degrees F, they can resprout from the base and are often semi-deciduous in colder years. Our large specimen plants of most varieties have survived short duration temperatures to around 20° F with only tip damage and repeated short duration nights down to 25° F. They benefit from a hard cut back or pruning for shape in the spring.

Brugmansia versicolor is native to west Ecuador and it is noted as having the largest flowers of all Brugmansia. Angel's Trumpet is one of the common names for Brugmansia, a genus in the Potato Family (Solanaceae) that has 5 species, all from South America. The name for the genus honors the Dutch naturalist, physician and botanist Sebald Justinus Brugmans (1763-1819), who taught at the University of Leiden and the specific epithet means "variously colored" or "changing color". Other common names include Belladona and Datura, although the latter is somewhat misleading as Datura is also a genus name to which Brugmansia is closely related. The main distinguishing aspect that separates the Brugmansia from the true species of Datura is that the Brugmansia are large shrubs or small trees and the Datura, or Jimsonweeds (a name corrupted from Jamestown weed), are annual or perennial herbs.

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The information about Brugmansia versicolor that is displayed on this web page is based on research conducted in our nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We will also include observations made about this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We also incorporate comments that we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they share cultural information that aids others growing this plant.