Black Currant Swirl (Datura Datura metel)

This is So pretty. Good for you. Must be really nice to have that in your garden. I should try growing these. Everyone enjoys them so much here at DG. Is it hard to grow these?

sent u an email... ma vie

MaVie that is so pretty,nice shot.

thanks Kit :)!

That is Awesome!

Thanks Peggy :)! they are very fragrant too. the most fragrant datura i have ever encountered! Click on the photo will show enlarge version of this photo, click on the common name, it will take u to Plants Database and show another photo with the fully opened bloom.

I just love them, and both your pictures in the data base are beautiful.

Thanks again Kit :D!!! i think they are awesome, not only in beauty and form, but also their fragrance! ohhhhh i love the fragrance in the air when open.

MVR I did look at both pics and they are great. I would love a few seeds from it if you have any to spare this fall.

Peggy i will definitely keep u in mind when the seeds mature. btw... the zinnia seeds u sent me produced double and triple blooms, like pompoms and in all colors too! the MG too were awesome. i just took some photo and will post 'em shortly. Thanks dear Friend :)!

MaVie I do know what you mean I had one last year and it smelled wonderful. I am waiting on mine to open now, I am not sure if it's a double or a triple. It seems that the seeds I traded for didn't turn out to be what the people said they were, so I'll just have to wait and see. Wouldn't it be nice if I did get a triple.

based on experiences in growing Datura, just like the brugs, they are heavy feeders too, but not as much like the brugs. during planting time, i incorporate some superphosphate on the ground. foliar feed once a week with MG 15-30-15.

last year i planted a single yellow datura. when it bloomed it was triple flower. the person that shared the seeds with me is a close friend from Canada who feed his plants religiously. i was totally surprised to see the triple bloom. all the seeds he shared with me, has always been full of surprises.

the seed from this black currant swirl was only labeled as purple datura. i gave it the name cause it does show all the characteristics of the black currant swirl. sometimes called the cornucopia datura.

Kit, it is all in the feeding the plant. just like people plants need nourishments too!!

one thing nice about this specific datura, it shows some characteristic of a brug >>> flower bloomed in a downward fashion, the unique fragrance it emits in the air at night in the garden.

i have some datura i left on the ground over the winter, outside in the garden. i was awed to see they came back to life when the weather got warmer. the original plant looked like it died. i barely kept them watered barely during the cold wintery months. i was surprise new growths emiting from the ground, from almost dead looking plant. when the weather got warmer. this coming winter, i think i will lift off the ground the original plant of this datura and pot them, and bring it indoors. experiment sort of... to see if they will come back to life next spring. i had so many datura that came back to life. sharing some experiences i learned in the process of growing datura. hope u could use the info. ttyl... ma vie