Datura metel 'Ballerina Yellow'

Also Known As

Devil's Trumpet
Downy Thorn Apple
Horn of Plenty

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 4'-6'
W: 6"-12"

planting zones

9b-11

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Datura metel 'Ballerina Yellow' plant details

Datura metel 'Ballerina Yellow' is a broadleaf evergreen perennial with green foliage. In fall and summer cream and yellow flowers emerge. Attracts hummingbirds. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Datura metel 'Ballerina Yellow'

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: solanaceae
Foliage: evergreen green
Mature size: 6 IN - 12 IN - wide, 4 FT - 6 FT - tall
Flowers: cream and yellow blooms in fall and summer
Uses: container plant, fragrant, long-blooming, tropical-looking

GROWING CONDITIONS for Datura metel 'Ballerina Yellow'

USDA Zones: 9b - 11
Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
Watering frequency: regular
Resistant to: heat
Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Fragrant fully ruffled blooms of soft lemon yellow face heavenward, inspiring gardeners to call it ‘Angel’s Trumpet’. Tropical in effect, it becomes a shrub in warm summers and offers its evening scented blooms midsummer to frost. Poisonous.