Double 'Eryngium Blue' Datura

This message was edited Friday, Feb 7th 1:14 PM

This is also known as Datura meteloides.

Christmascactus: Let me know when you find them, I would like some of them also.

This message was edited Friday, Feb 7th 1:14 PM

there is a D. meteloides listed in the Chiltern seeds catalog and website.

The Chiltern site makes many mistakes that show that they haven't given much thought to their text in a long time -- for example, they make no distinction between daturas and brugmansias. In fact, 'brugmansia' is completely replaced with the word 'datura.'

They also have no pictures, which makes it hard to see what they are referring to at all. In any case, the double purple datura you are probably looking for is not D. meteloides (completely white, possibly with undertones of light blue sometimes), but a cultivar of D. metel. Try searching 'Cornucopaea' and 'Black Currant Swirl' as cultivar names.

Debby and christmascactus, I have some triple purples,Jody346 sent me a TON,I wish I had room to grow all of them but I don't,Let me know if you want a few,I think you both have my Eddress.

Root©ट©¬

I have some "Cornucopaea", plus several others. Please e-mail me.

This message was edited Tuesday, Feb 4th 2:19 PM

Gardensgreen website has them for sale.

Sandy

Seedsower: Thanks much, I think. They have alot of other seeds that I have been looking for too. Oh boy, here we go again. There is never no end to this addiction of flowers.

Does anyone have any of those to share, trade, sase? I am new and don't have much to offer, but I do have some seeds of a few things. I am trying to get a trade list organized, bear with me. This site is soo cool.

Here is a link to the gardensgreen site - lots of nice seeds for sale.

http://www.gardensgreen.com/Seeds/rareorunusualseeds.htm

I ordered seeds of the Eryngium Blue Datura from Gardensgreen on Feb. 15 and received them today Feb. 25. I will put a positive post on Garden Watchdog for them. A big plus is that they don't charge shipping and handling on seeds. Also take notice that the seeds are from Plants of Distinction of England. I've wanted these for so long. So glad to be able to grow them this year.
Here is a scan of the seed packet.

Here is the back of the seed pack. Kay, you were right, they are a Datura Meteloides.

Debby I will be bringing plants to the Iowa swap,christmas said she got seeds already by the time I got her address,she had Email problems,I have the ones I was going to send her,OhioBreezy you are welcome to them,send me your Address.
Here are some popping

Root: Lookin good. Hopefully I will have some of the E. Blue to bring to the swap. Then we can swap daturas and much others. I still need to get the other seeds I promised you in the mail.

I started a flat today of African Castors for the swap,hope some folks will want to try them.

Kay,thank you for the site.
I have an order with them & should have it anyday.
Have you order from them?
root-what does your african castors look like-couldn't find a picture.

Cokie this is with a Cleome and Mandavilla.

I think that datura is actually D. metel 'fastuosa'. Maybe someone not guessing could answer lol, but it looks nothing like any meteloides/wrightii that I've seen.

Root,
That's a nice plant-I like the combo,you have planted together.Thanks for the picture.
Coke