"quest" wrote:
Yes, yours will be Datura,(Devils Trumpet)
I've never hear it called devil's trumpet. The seed packet atually
said Angel's Trumpet
which are an annual and don't
usually overwinter. You did well with it. I don't care for them because of
that, and because the bushes look ragged to me. The Brugmansia (Angel
Trumpet) hang down, or nod.
Yeah, I'm not crazy about nodding flowers in general. Maybe if I grew
them on a higher windowbox or hanging pot so they would be more
visible. And since I have to overwinter them indoors I'll probably
skip growing them in the future.
I'd suggest Dr.Seuss, a golden yellow, as a good
first plant, since it smells great and is one of the easiest to grow. Here
is a link to a picture gallery. I'm really surprised more people didn't
respond to this thread.
http://www.brugmansias.org/galleryA.html
The flowers average about 10 inches long and about 8 to 12 inches across.
Very fragrant, and impressive! I'd love to see more of them around.
"DigitalVinyl" wrote in message
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"quest" wrote:
I just totally love these flowers! Huge beautiful blooms, incredible
wafting
fragrance, and neat looking tropical foliage. I plan to plant a whole
batch
of them along a fence this year. Do many people here grow them? I know
some
of the prettiest are hard to find offline. Which ones do you have? Mine
are
only babies so far this year, so I can't share or even trade now, but I'm
curious as to who has what. So far "Butterfly" a deep pink, is my
favorite.
I always forget but I know there is some confusino between Brugmansia
and Datura. They look similar and they may have even been lumped
together previously. I faintly recall one has blooms that point up,
one hangs pointing down. I only grew one to see what it was like (not
good for my zone). I believe it was Datura, bloom points up, and pure
white. I overwintered it and it is doing fairly well. Getting bigger,
and had three blooms over the last few weeks indoors. I don't like the
way the lower leaves constantly shed and aren't replaced. I probably
won't over winter it next year. They are striking in since and shape
though. I've seen 7'-8' Datura trees which are very cool looking but
only suitable for greenhouses here.
DiGiTAL ViNYL (no email)
Zone 6b/7, Westchester Co, NY, 1 mile off L.I.Sound
2nd year gardener
DiGiTAL ViNYL (no email)
Zone 6b/7, Westchester Co, NY, 1 mile off L.I.Sound
2nd year gardener