Maleficent2
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- Sep 15, 1999
I love these but they are so hard to find in my area.
I want to try and overwinter some in the garden if I could find a source.
Anyone have seeds to these( not the common wild white Datura I have that one)
Thanks
Mal
http://www.brugmansias.org/
one way to keep them seperate is to remember that Devil's Trumpets look up at heaven while Angel Trumpets look down at hell.
Datura ... (Jimson-weed; Thorn-apple)
It's real common name is "Devil's Trumpet".
It's a short lived perennial treated as an annual in cooler zones.
The blooms point up or can be more horizontal than pendant.
Flowers are shades of purple, white, yellow and sky blue.
There are no red Datura. Red Datura metel was recently discovered in an old botanical book. Apparently it was very popular with gardeners in the beginning of the 20th Century. No one knows for sure if there really was such a Datura. It is possible that Brugmansia sanguinea is the actual plant they were growing at that time.
Datura flower forms are single, double, triple.
Some Datura species have an unpleasant fragrance, both leaves and flowers.
Datura produce many round, spiny or bumpy, seed pods. Unlike Brugmansia seed pods, Datura seed pods dry and split on their own.
Datura can reach heights of 6 feet but more commonly 3-4.
Datura thrives in high heat, humidity, and poor soils.
Some species of Datura are considered a noxious weed in many states.
Datura is the only plant in New Jersey that has a price on it's head.
NJ residents can receive stiff fines if they let this plant get out of control.
Datura has been banned in Nova Scotia.
Datura is toxic when ingested.
Brugmansia ... The true "Angel's Trumpet"
There are currently 386 differently named Brugmansia on our records, and we are still counting.
Brugmansia are long lived perennials in zones where the winters are mild.
Some Brugmansia flowers hang down like a bell, and some nod (stick out to the side).
Brugmansia flowers are shades of white, yellow, gold, orange, peach, and pink. B. sanguinea is the only species that has consistent and true red flowers.
There is no such thing as a brugmansia with purple flowers.
There is what is considered to be a "shade of purple" flower on B. flava Lilac. Unfortunately as is common to sanguinea hybrids this plant is extremely difficult to grow and even worse to propagate.
Brugmansia flower forms are mostly single but there are doubles, triples, and shredded forms.
Brugmansia sometimes produce seed pods without human help. B. Cypress Gardens is famous for producing these seed pods.
Normally, hand pollination between 2 different cvs is required to produce seed pods.
Brugmansia seed pod shapes are okra, chili pepper, greenbean and egg .... no spines.
These seed pods do not open on their own like Datura pods do.
Brugs are considered to be trees and large shrubs. They can reach 35 ft. tall in their natural habitats.
Brugmansia is toxic when ingested
