Propagation: PLANT PROPAGATION - THE BASICS - MARCH 2013, 1 by

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Jberger
Have you considered Datura inoxia (moonflower) plants for your patio. Although there are several different types, according to the color of the blooms, none more fragrant than D. inoxia with white blooms. It has a heavenly scent. Open at dusk and remain open until the following mid-morning. It seem to glow. Remains open all day when cloudy. Once starting, it is never out of blooms except in climates that receive frost. Although a perennial in zone 8, and southwards, treat as an annual in the North. It will bloom first year from seed, often 8 weeks from sowing. Can be carried over in a greenhouse or dormant in a cool basement.

A great tub plant. My daughter grows it in a 14" tub near her patio so she can enjoy the nightly perfume. Grows to 3 ft, and as wide. It boasts stout branches with gray-green, heart-shaped leaves to 6 or more inches long. Fast-growing once it begins to grow. Bears 2" or more in diameter of spiny seed pods late summer.

There are also double blooms of yellow if purchased from a seed company, like Parks. Otherwise they don't come true from seeds if more than one variety are grown.