Hi all, I'm new here so I hope I've selected an appropriate group.
I have a wierd plant which has taken up residence in my garden. It
grew from seed, probably dropped by the birds, and I've not been able
to identify it so far...

It's about 18 inches high so far (grown from seed this year), and has a
prickly fruit and white flower with a very broad leaf.

You can see pictures of the plant here ...


http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/m.t...zrOlFB38HXVEVt




Can anyone help?

Many thanks,

Treeza.

If that URL to te photos doesn't work below, try this one ...

http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/m.t.../ph//my_photos



Treeza wrote:
Hi all, I'm new here so I hope I've selected an appropriate group.
I have a wierd plant which has taken up residence in my garden. It
grew from seed, probably dropped by the birds, and I've not been able
to identify it so far...

It's about 18 inches high so far (grown from seed this year), and has a
prickly fruit and white flower with a very broad leaf.

You can see pictures of the plant here ...


http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/m.t...zrOlFB38HXVEVt




Can anyone help?

Many thanks,

Treeza.

"Treeza" wrote in message
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If that URL to te photos doesn't work below, try this one ...

http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/m.t.../ph//my_photos



Treeza wrote:
Hi all, I'm new here so I hope I've selected an appropriate group.
I have a wierd plant which has taken up residence in my garden. It
grew from seed, probably dropped by the birds, and I've not been able
to identify it so far...

It's about 18 inches high so far (grown from seed this year), and has a
prickly fruit and white flower with a very broad leaf.

You can see pictures of the plant here ...


http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/m.t...zrOlFB38HXVEVt




Can anyone help?

Many thanks,

Treeza.

Datura ?

Keith Kent writes


Datura ?

Yes, that's right. Datura stramonium = thornapple. Poisonous. . Lovely
plant, as are many daturas.



--
Kay

In article , K
writes
Keith Kent writes


Datura ?

Yes, that's right. Datura stramonium = thornapple. Poisonous. . Lovely
plant, as are many daturas.





Does anyone want mine then? Mine has smooth edged leaves though and
looks more woody in the stem. It's growing in the greenhouse at the
moment but can be posted anywhere
--
Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

In reply to Janet Tweedy ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say :

In article , K
writes
Keith Kent writes


Datura ?

Yes, that's right. Datura stramonium = thornapple. Poisonous. .
Lovely plant, as are many daturas.





Does anyone want mine then? Mine has smooth edged leaves though and
looks more woody in the stem. It's growing in the greenhouse at the
moment but can be posted anywhere

I've had one in a pot every since I nicked a bit of it from a hotel in
Antigua. It's poisonous, but then so are many plants. You're not supposed to
sleep under them, apparently, because they emit a poisonous fume, but I
don't believe that. I also had it away with a mirabilis, which is now
growing like a weed in ex-Mrs-Marvo's residence. Can't get rid of it.

Datura are many and varied and to my mind terrific plants, flowers not
unlike the morning glory, but the Datura are nearly all trumpet-like and
some (like mine) have very vivid orangey/yellowy/reddish blooms, much larger
than the ones on that picture. They will grow outside, the frost has never
done for it yet.

Yours might be a Brugmansia then. They are a closely related genus also known as angel's trumpets, but woodier, and typically with smooth edged leaves.

"Keith Kent" wrote in message
"Treeza" wrote in message

Hi all, I'm new here so I hope I've selected an appropriate
group.
I have a wierd plant which has taken up residence in my garden.
It
grew from seed, probably dropped by the birds, and I've not been
able
to identify it so far...

It's about 18 inches high so far (grown from seed this year), and
has a
prickly fruit and white flower with a very broad leaf.

You can see pictures of the plant here ...
http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/m.t...net.com/album?.
dir=/a7b0re2&.src=ph&.tok=phzrOlFB38HXVEVt

Can anyone help?

Datura ?

Yep. 'Tis definitley datura (also called Angel's trumpet or thorn
apple IIRC) and its poisonous.

Treeza writes
Hi all, I'm new here so I hope I've selected an appropriate group.
I have a wierd plant which has taken up residence in my garden. It
grew from seed, probably dropped by the birds, and I've not been able
to identify it so far...

It's about 18 inches high so far (grown from seed this year), and has a
prickly fruit and white flower with a very broad leaf.

You can see pictures of the plant here ...


http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/m.t....com/album?.di
r=/a7b0re2&.src=ph&.tok=phzrOlFB38HXVEVt


Well, it's proving impossibly long to download for me. Try Googling on
images of Thornapple. That's by far the most common 'wierd plant' that
we get asked about ;-)

--
Kay

"K" wrote in message
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Treeza writes
Hi all, I'm new here so I hope I've selected an appropriate group.
I have a wierd plant which has taken up residence in my garden. It
grew from seed, probably dropped by the birds, and I've not been able
to identify it so far...

It's about 18 inches high so far (grown from seed this year), and has a
prickly fruit and white flower with a very broad leaf.

You can see pictures of the plant here ...


http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/m.t....com/album?.di
r=/a7b0re2&.src=ph&.tok=phzrOlFB38HXVEVt


Well, it's proving impossibly long to download for me. Try Googling on
images of Thornapple. That's by far the most common 'wierd plant' that we
get asked about ;-)

--
Kay
Downloads no problems your links work fine,i dont know what the plant? is
though.
Keith

"Keith Kent" wrote in message
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"K" wrote in message
...
Treeza writes
Hi all, I'm new here so I hope I've selected an appropriate group.
I have a wierd plant which has taken up residence in my garden. It
grew from seed, probably dropped by the birds, and I've not been able
to identify it so far...

It's about 18 inches high so far (grown from seed this year), and has a
prickly fruit and white flower with a very broad leaf.

You can see pictures of the plant here ...


http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/m.t....com/album?.di
r=/a7b0re2&.src=ph&.tok=phzrOlFB38HXVEVt


Well, it's proving impossibly long to download for me. Try Googling on
images of Thornapple. That's by far the most common 'wierd plant' that we
get asked about ;-)

--
Kay
Downloads no problems your links work fine,i dont know what the plant? is
though.

Same here, on both counts. It's very attractive though :-)

Mary
Keith

K wrote:
Treeza writes
Hi all, I'm new here so I hope I've selected an appropriate group.
I have a wierd plant which has taken up residence in my garden. It
grew from seed, probably dropped by the birds, and I've not been able
to identify it so far...

It's about 18 inches high so far (grown from seed this year), and has a
prickly fruit and white flower with a very broad leaf.

You can see pictures of the plant here ...


http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/m.t....com/album?.di
r=/a7b0re2&.src=ph&.tok=phzrOlFB38HXVEVt


Well, it's proving impossibly long to download for me. Try Googling on
images of Thornapple. That's by far the most common 'wierd plant' that
we get asked about ;-)

--
Kay

Hi Kay - thanks for that. Not bad, identifying without even seeing
it!! Actually, it look a bit like Thornapple, but not exactly the same
- perhaps there are different varieties?? Try this link to see my
pictures - I've uploaded to a new image share as Yahoo seems a bit
temperamental.

http://s112.photobucket.com/albums/n171/treeza_02/

"Treeza" wrote in message
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K wrote:
Treeza writes
Hi all, I'm new here so I hope I've selected an appropriate group.
I have a wierd plant which has taken up residence in my garden. It
grew from seed, probably dropped by the birds, and I've not been able
to identify it so far...

It's about 18 inches high so far (grown from seed this year), and has a
prickly fruit and white flower with a very broad leaf.

You can see pictures of the plant here ...


http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/m.t....com/album?.di
r=/a7b0re2&.src=ph&.tok=phzrOlFB38HXVEVt


Well, it's proving impossibly long to download for me. Try Googling on
images of Thornapple. That's by far the most common 'wierd plant' that
we get asked about ;-)

--
Kay

Hi Kay - thanks for that. Not bad, identifying without even seeing
it!! Actually, it look a bit like Thornapple, but not exactly the same
- perhaps there are different varieties?? Try this link to see my
pictures - I've uploaded to a new image share as Yahoo seems a bit
temperamental.

http://s112.photobucket.com/albums/n171/treeza_02/

There are loads of varieties; prickly fruit and trumpet shaped flowers
usually mean thornapple (Datura)

"Treeza" wrote in message
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Hi Kay - thanks for that. Not bad, identifying without even seeing
it!!

The description plus the 'weird' was characteristic.

Actually, it look a bit like Thornapple, but not exactly the same
- perhaps there are different varieties?? Try this link to see my
pictures - I've uploaded to a new image share as Yahoo seems a bit
temperamental.

http://s112.photobucket.com/albums/n171/treeza_02/

That's a thornapple.
--
Kay

The thornapple is a bitter narcotic plant that relieves pain and
encourages healing. It has a long history of use as a herbal medicine,
though it is very poisonous and should be used with extreme caution.