Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Tonny pls. Help ID, 0 by MaVieRose

MaVieRose wrote:
Tonny,

pls kindly help to identify this lovely plant. last year, i got this on a trade. the trader claimed it is a brugmansia. i have doubts cause the leaves looks similar to datura leaves. this wintered over outside to 10 deg. F. it never did bloom last year. i was surprise it came back to life this year. the bud is 8" long, the bloom is 6" in circumference. it has a very lovely fragrance that permeates the garden with its lemony scent. here is the link to show the entire series of opened bloom... http://toshiba.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=67b0de21b300753de44d... . do view as a slide.

this is the biggest datura flower i've ever seen. before the bud opened it was 15" long. it was greyish in color. as it was ready to open, it was light lavender in shade. when the flower opened it has lilac color along the edges. as the flower opened, is lilac along the edges and the tendrils. the center is creamy white in color in the center.

deeply appreciate ur assistance to solve the mystery of this plant. thanks!!!!


This message was edited Monday, May 27th 5:40 AM