Propagation: PLANT PROPAGATION - THE BASICS - MARCH 2013, 4 by

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Daturas are the only seeds that do best sown in seed mix. I tested my seeds with Deno, no luck. I sowed them in seed mix. They sprouted in 3 weeks and now they are growing nicely. One is 5" tall. Will bring it over my daughter's who have a sunny porch that is heated. I don't have room with all the DL growing. They are beginning to graduate from the 6-pack on to a 3" foam pot.

Datura inoxia is the most fragrant of them all. My daughter's favorite that she grows every year. My favorite is a cross between D. inoxia x D. metel. "Yellow Ballerina" from Parks. They cross pollinate without human help. I also have D. metel "Purple Ballerina" from Parks, which I grew 1 year. I have no idea what it would look like since I grew inoxia at the same time.

1 to 3] D. metel "Yellow Ballerina". It can have both double and single blooms on same plant from seed.
4 to 5] D. metel "Purple Ballerina"

"Black Currant" is similar I think to my Purple Ballarina. My daughter grew D. Metel La Fleur Lilac one year and neither of us liked it. The double blooms are not as fragrant as inoxia.

I decided to grow the yellow and inoxia this year. I have a spot where I can plant them.

I have noticed that only D. inoxia will have all green stems. Yet some seeds produce plants that have the maroon color associated with the other 2 varieties. Still, others have maroon stems turning to green as it grows. I have seedlings that show that.