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Datura Meteloides

Datura Meteloides

Datura meteloides also named Datura innoxia and Sacred Datura is perfect for growing in containers, on patios or sheltered corners close to the house where the evening perfume can be appreciated. In the garden, this large, shrub-like, plant grows 3-4 feet high and just as broad. It is found in all the major deserts of the American Southwest. Normally treated as an annual, the plant can be over-wintered in a greenhouse environment. It was one of the plants of the Gods among the Aztecs. Datura meteloides developes huge, and heavily fragrant pure white trumpet flowers, with a soft lavender picotee edge, 6-8 inches across, hanging from tree-like plants. They are pleasantly fragrant and form all Summer, it will bloom from nightfall until the sun hits its flower in the morning. The leaves are heart-shaped, dark grayish-green and up to 6-10'' long and 4'' wide. The flowers are followed by the spiny seedpods, which give the plant its common name Thornapple. The fruits are spiny, round capsules, containing hundreds of seeds. Remove seedpods regularly to encourage further blooms. All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested

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Hardiness zones 7-9, (-15°C/5°F, -5°C/25°F) in Winter. Perennial in zone 9, annual elsewhere. They thrive in rich garden soil and are tolerant of poor soil. Flowering and growth is most pronounced in partial sun to full sun, and rich soils that get regular waterings. Do not feed plants, but water well. Germination Easy to grow from seed started indoors a month before the last frost. Soak seed in warm water for 24 hours before sowing. Place seed on the surface of lightly firmed, moist seed compost in pots or trays and cover with a fine sprinkling of compost or vermiculite. Seal container inside a polythene bag and keep at a temperature of between 15-20ºC (59-68ºF). After sowing, do not exclude light as this helps germination. Keep the surface of the compost moist but not waterlogged. Germination usually takes 21-60 days, it can be more, don't give up.

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Datura Meteloides

Datura Meteloides

Datura meteloides also named Datura innoxia and Sacred Datura is perfect for growing in containers, on patios or sheltered corners close to the house where the evening perfume can be appreciated. In the garden, this large, shrub-like, plant grows 3-4 feet high and just as broad. It is found in all the major deserts of the American Southwest. Normally treated as an annual, the plant can be over-wintered in a greenhouse environment. It was one of the plants of the Gods among the Aztecs. Datura meteloides developes huge, and heavily fragrant pure white trumpet flowers, with a soft lavender picotee edge, 6-8 inches across, hanging from tree-like plants. They are pleasantly fragrant and form all Summer, it will bloom from nightfall until the sun hits its flower in the morning. The leaves are heart-shaped, dark grayish-green and up to 6-10'' long and 4'' wide. The flowers are followed by the spiny seedpods, which give the plant its common name Thornapple. The fruits are spiny, round capsules, containing hundreds of seeds. Remove seedpods regularly to encourage further blooms. All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested

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