On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 09:10:33 -0500, Omelet
wrote:


I may simply be mistaken.
I saw a picture once (I think Nick posted it) of a lovely vine on a
trellis that looked a lot like Datura. At that time, I'd never heard of
Brugmansias.

Datura and Brugmansia are not the same thing. They changed the
taxonomy about ten years or more ago. Based on flower parts and that
they are both in the solanace family, they are alike, but different
plants altogether.

That was what he told me it was! :-)

I've grown Moon Vines, but those are related to (and look like) morning
glories except a lot bigger! Those attracted a lot of hummingbird moths
at night.

These are nothing like Ipomoea alba aka moonflower.

As easy as plant propagation is, I'm surprised that more of us don't try
to make money off of it.

It's a lot easier with a greenhouse, which I have.

The white wild ones (aka Jimson weed) used to grow wild in the Mojave
foothills in California where we lived when I was growing up. We were
warned to never try to ingest them. G

If you are talking about Datura stramonium, you are right. They are
much more drought tolerant and don't wilt as much in heat. Of all the
Datura's, D.stramonium is my least favorite. The flowers are very
small. The ones I have, D. wrightii has flowers 8" across, I have
'Double White Purity' and 'Cornucopia' which are also doubles, but
purple. I can't get enough of them.

You could probably consult with a tree surgeon and see what they have to
say.

Eh, this isn't the last house we'll live in. When my mother moves
down from New York (she lives ON the water ON Long Island, so it's
going to take a crowbar to get her down here) she'll buy a house
outright cash, so we'll most likely take that house when she isn't
with us any more. Then again, we may sell it all and buy our RV
Motorcoach and travel full time. We'll see what my health has to say
when that time comes.