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Rusty Hinge 2 · 10-09-2008, 10:34 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

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Rusty Hinge 2 writes:
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| It's Datura stramonium aka Thornapple which grows in the wild and
seems to
| be cropping up more and more often on urg, perhaps as winters are
milder.
| It often comes from birdseed, apparently but is poisonous to humans and
| other animals though apparently, in Japan it has been found
useful in the
| treatment of brain tumours. Don't allow it to seed.
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| But the scent of the flowers is sublime, and the bees love them.
|
| I came across lots of plants on farmland locally last year, and I've
| collected some seeds...

I recommend not being too Californian with them :-)

Not into Californicating. From a neighbour I'm getting some related
plants with larger yellow flowers.

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