Earlier I asked a question about a blue member of the Solanaceae that
came from packet of seeds of geographically unspecifed "flowers
of the meadow".

Now a white one has flowered:

http://www.box.net/shared/static/5od5k5jf09.jpg

It is characterized by a corolla that is 35 mm long (1.4") and which
never opens more than is shown in the photo.

Any suggestions about ID?

http://www.box.net/shared/static/5od5k5jf09.jpg
Any suggestions about ID?

hi,

although the leaves of your picture are simple shaped I propose datura
stramonium - thornapple - , normally showing lobed ones with jagged teeth

kauhl

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Earlier I asked a question about a blue member of the Solanaceae that
came from packet of seeds of geographically unspecifed "flowers
of the meadow".

Now a white one has flowered:

http://www.box.net/shared/static/5od5k5jf09.jpg

It is characterized by a corolla that is 35 mm long (1.4") and which
never opens more than is shown in the photo.

Any suggestions about ID?

It appears to be a _Datura_ species, probably _D. stramonium_
["Jimsonweed"], trying to flower as a seedling. As with _Nicandra_,
your previous plant, the adult plant is typically much larger [and
also with considerably larger flowers in the case of _Datura_].
http://images.google.com/images?q=datura&gbv=1

http://www.missouriplants.com/Blueal...nium_page.html
[there is also a form without the purple pigmentation of this one]

It occurs to me that both of these large coarse annuals are likely
to die from the first significant frost long before either can
become large. Is the remainder of the warm growing season likely to
be very long in your location? [If you're posting from the tropics
or from the southern hemisphere, nevermind...]

cheers

On Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:04:26 -0400, "mel turner"
wrote:

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Earlier I asked a question about a blue member of the Solanaceae that
came from packet of seeds of geographically unspecifed "flowers
of the meadow".

Now a white one has flowered:

http://www.box.net/shared/static/5od5k5jf09.jpg

It is characterized by a corolla that is 35 mm long (1.4") and which
never opens more than is shown in the photo.

Any suggestions about ID?

It appears to be a _Datura_ species, probably _D. stramonium_
["Jimsonweed"], trying to flower as a seedling. As with _Nicandra_,
your previous plant, the adult plant is typically much larger [and
also with considerably larger flowers in the case of _Datura_].
http://images.google.com/images?q=datura&gbv=1

http://www.missouriplants.com/Blueal...nium_page.html
[there is also a form without the purple pigmentation of this one]

It occurs to me that both of these large coarse annuals are likely
to die from the first significant frost long before either can
become large. Is the remainder of the warm growing season likely to
be very long in your location? [If you're posting from the tropics
or from the southern hemisphere, nevermind...]

cheers



Thanks for that lead. I see what is presumably a cultivar advertised
at

http://www.mountainmeadowseeds.com/Perennials.html

I'm posting from Downunder.