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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. |
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