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EmmaGrace wrote:
MGJ,
Your photo
http://davesgarden.com/forums/fp.php?pid=3292642
is definitely a Datura Devil's Trumpet
Several species exist.

Many people get this plant confused with Ipomoea alba, because they refer to Datura as a 'Moon Flower', just as Ipomoea alba is called a 'Moon Flower'. Both are Evening Bloomers opening in late PM before dusk.

Edited to say:
Both Datura Devil's Trumpet and Ipomoea alba bloom through the night and close late the following morning.

Here is photo of one of my Daturas from last year.

Emma


This message was edited Mar 18, 2007 3:54 PM

This message was edited Mar 18, 2007 3:55 PM