Brugmansias and Daturas

Patricia L. Brown, Bexar County Master Gardener Brugmansia and Datura are frequently confused at first. This is probably because both have large, trumpet-shaped blooms. While both are members of the Solanaceae family, which include tomatoes, potatoes, peppers and tobacco, each is in a different genus and has many different types.  So that is where the similarity ends. The first time …