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Both Brugmansia & Datura are in the same family of Solanaceae.
Brugmansia grow into trees, produce brown wood and are perennial in warmer climates. 99% of their flowers point down and are usually called Angels Trumpet. Their seed pods can be just about any shape. The colors can be red, pink, orange, yellow and white. Pretty much anything but blue or purple.
Datura are annual bushes (except in climates with no frost, but some are now proving to be hardy in warmer zones) and do not produce brown wood. Their stems and trunks are almost always green but a few have black stems. Their flowers point up and are mistakenly called Angels Trumpet but are actually Devils Trumpet. They produce round, spikey or bumpy seed pods that can literally explode when ripe throwing seeds all over the place if the pod is not well hydrated. Their colors are white, tan, purple, lavender and yellow. There are no red or pink datura.
All parts of both are extremely toxic. The roots, stems, flowers, leaves and seeds contain the chemicals atropine, scopolamine and hyoscyamine in varying concentrations.
This message was edited Feb 2, 2008 9:36 PM
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