Mars is 250 million miles from Earth at the farthest point in the planets' orbits. Sheer distance makes unpredictable weather, unexpected illness and even homesickness potentially deadly problems. Residents of the future Mars base won't be able to count on a rescue mission.
For other Devil's Trumpet, see Datura (disambiguation). Datura is a genus of nine species of poisonous vespertine flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae. They are commonly known as daturas, but also known as devil's trumpets, not to be confused with angel's trumpets, its closely related genus Brugmansia.
Genus: Brugmansia, Datura. Common Name: Both Brugmansia and Datura are commonly called angel trumpets. Origin: Native to subtropical regions of South America, along the Andes from Colombia to northern Chile, and also in southern Brazil. Height: Brugmansia range in height from 6-30;' Datura range up to 6' in height. Culture: Brugmansia are easily grown in moist, fertile, well-drained soil, in full sun to part shade, in frost-free climates (They are considered annuals in our climate).