Brugmansia and Datura

  Mountain Treasure
Mountain Treasure

Isabella
Isabella

  Serendipity
Serendipity
  
Dr Seuss
Dr. Seuss

Orange Sunshine
Orange Sunshine




When we first found Brugmansia we didn't know we could plant it in the ground.  We kept 3 plants in the house in pots through that first winter.  When I found out they survive our normally mild winters I planted them out in the Shade Garden (not knowing if the chickens found them tasty, I didn't want to take a chance).  Since then we have learned a lot more about them - they like a lot of fertilizer, very often.  In 2003 I'm putting them on an aggressive fertilizer program.  How we grow Brugs

Datura


Triple White/Purple Datura Triple White Datura Triple Yellow Datura
                                                          Triple Purple Datura          Triple White Datura         Triple Yellow Datura 

  Single White Datura
Single White Datura
Our first Datura plant was the single white blossom someone gave us. We like the lavender tinge around the edge of the large blossom (6-7 inches wide).  Foolishly, we saved seed and then realized we were soon going to be overrun by it.   Our second Datura is the triple white/purple blossom.  The contrast of the blossom with the dark green leaf is outstanding.  In 2002 we planted some seeds we found for the triple white and triple yellow.  We found seed from a creamy, buttery single for the 2003 season.
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