Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Datura, 0 by

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Ted, that is D. wrightii as well :) A beautiful specimen. btw. did you note, that there are a slight touch of lavender around the edge? I love the "rounded" serration of the leaves :)

Here is D. inoxia (DATU-000) or white moonflower. Leaves of D. wrightii is thinner, the veins protudes a bit above the linear leaf surface and are relatively few compared to the number of veins in D. inoxia. D. wrightii has often threadlike tendrils, whereas D. inoxia has thich and often short tendrils. The stigma of D. wrightii often is 3-5 cm above the anthers ... I can line up several more differences to assist you in identifying, which of the two species, that you have, but here is a shortcut that always works. Smell :) Flowers of D. inoxia has a kind of spicy and sweet smell, whereasthe smell of D. wrightii is a lot sweeter with a hint of citrus. That is of course different, how we all interpret smells, but once, that you have smelled one of both I can tell you, that by smell alone, that you will never fail to recognize the one from the other :)