devil's trumpet
Datura metel
USDA zones9 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size3 to 4 feet tall3 to 4 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow, purple, white
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Devil's trumpet (Datura metel) is an annual for borders, containers, and specimen use. It cannot take cold, and a freeze will end its season. This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist soil of most types. It grows 35 to 47 inches tall and wide with an erect habit, and it grows slowly. The flowers are fragrant and come in yellow, purple, and white. It also tolerates drought, so it needs little care.
Pairs well with Shrimp plant, Papyrus, and Arabian jasmine.
Native range
Texas south to Columbia.