Life is sweet,must sleep now my friend.
Fragrance is in the air...
Bob, i do not know if i put up the photo of the wild dat b4. the wild dats flower are tiny, about an inch across. they are super prickly as the cactus spines.
these datura blooms i share with are big like brugs blooms. the D. inoxia are about 8"-10" across. the black currant or D. metel var fastuosa is nearly 4-5 inches across. the dat. metel cv golden queen is only 4" across.
will check ur mail Lilypon ;).
I hope you enter some of these in the contest Ma Vie, they are sure winners!
The 4th pic up is to die for......so is the datura! LOL
i have posted so many pics on this thread Kell. i do not know which one u were referring to? was it the dat. metel 'alba' or triple white dat? i have taken so many photos in all angles, i have not posted all of them here yet LOL!
good nite Bob. have pleasant dreams :)!
close up of Isabella
the one posted at 12:24am, 9/3
i see what u mean Kell :). what about this one
Wow, is that different from the one you posted at 12:24? Incredible. Luscious!
the last photo, believe it or not was taken the night before, when the petals were beginning to emerge. the photo 9/3 12:24 was taken late this afternoon, after the rain. it is much open, from the rain i guess. all the petals inside from last night bloom were all out from the rain. strange isn't it? this is the very reason why i observe my plants a lot. no one can ever tell what the Mother Nature has instore for this plants. it still is the same flower!
this is the only purple datura i have blooming in the yard. the others have not bloomed yet, nor do they have any sign/s of budding.
MVR, I would love seeds of D metel alba and purple. They are unbelievable.
send me ur snail addy. will email u when they are ready to go. the fragrance is awesome on those datura, specially at night.
MaVieRose, I sure would like to trade for some of all these Datura seeds when they're ready. PLMK
Beautiful pics MVR and Root.
Hope you are feeling better MVR.
ahelms and any others interested in seeds of these daturas i have posted, send me an email with ur snail addy. will keep u posted when they are ready. same applies to those i have promised seeds from last year's request. although i have my senior moment's at time, am surprised i have not forgotten LOL!
Arlene, am much better these days, since the A/C has been fixed last Tues. thanks :)!
MVR, you've got mail :) Love the Golden Queen! Any more photos of it in full bloom?
here u go Morph :)....
MaVie, what datura is white with leaves that are maple leaf like and not dark in color? I don't remember planting this one, but I sure have it and it is about 5 ft. tall. I can get a picture of the leaves tomorrow, but thought you might know without a picture.
Brugie... Datura inoxia ... http://www.floridata.com/ref/D/datura_i.cfm probably is the one u are referring to as maple leaf. whereas Datura stramonium has somewhat oak leaf shape ... http://www.floridata.com/ref/D/datu_str.cfm i hope i have answered ur inquiry.
MVR, I can't believe I said maple leaf. I meant oak leaf shape. I'll have to take a picture of the leaves tomorrow if I can remember. They are quite large. I just have no idea where this plant came from. I've never had it before. Actually, the leaves remind me more of the triple or double yellow dats, but it is a med. size single white. I'll get back to you tomorrow. Thanks so much!!
MaVie . .it is so good to see you back posting again. I know I miss not seeing you here as often as you use to be. You have posted so many beautiful blooms and I am so glad for you that you are seeing all these beauties bloom.
no problem Brugie :). u probably got some seeds mixed into the seed packets u had. it does happen.
Hi Frannie :). yeah am glad to be back. did u know i had a mild stroke last May. not to worry am hopefully on the road to recovery. Thank God He gave me one more chance to see all the beauties around me. i guess it was not my time yet LOL!
MaVieRose,
Your pictures are absolutely beautiful. Most of them look like paintings! I have only been a member of DG for a month or so and I feel like I have read 'every thread' possible. (Like the guy on the commercial that "gets to the end of the internet".) This is a GREAT place!!! I have read many things that you've written and thought that you were extrememly knowledgable! I have been quite impressed with you! I am very sorry about your illness and pray that you recover soon and hope that your pleasure in your garden is great! After seeing your pics I know you must be enjoying them.
Beautiful plants you've got there girlfriend! So glad to see that you are feeling better.
Hugs,
Joan
Brinda... welcome to the Brug Forum & DG. yeah it has been a long time, i was out for a while. am not that knowledgable, i just love to do research and help out in my own little way. helping others gives me great pleasure, and in the process i do learn a lot too ;).
DG sure is a Great Place, everybody try in their own special way to help out one way or the other, in so many ways. here is a beauty that surprise me today. it is not a brug, but it sure is a beauty.i tried to take a top view, but my camera ran out of battery LOL. maybe post the top view tomorrow. btw, i use a cheap digital camera Toshiba PDR-M61. it is super easy to use and it has it's own software. for an amateur like me, i am very pleased w/it's performance.
Spider Lily
Thanks, MVR! I knew she'd be pretty :) I'm so glad you posted!!!!
Your spider lily is very intriguing, too. Is that an indoor or outdoor plant?
MaVie . . I don't know how I missed that you had a stroke. I am so thankful that everything is fine now. I just thought that you were very busy with projects. I am happy that you are back with us . . really missed you.
I always enjoy your posts and photos. I had 3 Spider Lilies jump out of the ground a few weeks ago. They are always a plesant surprise. Glad you're feeling better.
hi Joan... glad u are finally enjoying ur brug blooms. did u finally get ur book?
Morph ... the spider lilies are winter hardy here to 10*F. here are some url for u http://imaginatorium.org/sano/higanb.htm , http://members.ozemail.com.au/~davcooke/lycoris.htm i am not familiar with ur area. i had these for a long time, it is the 1st bloom i've seen so far :). they are outside in the yard all year long.
Frannie, i guess u + i were not here as much as we wished to be. or we could have missed each other's post :).
thank you Ihudhes. i do love to share photos of plants i grew around here.
top view of Spider lily
The Spider Lily reminds me of the cleome I love so much! Like fireworks :)
i also noticed the end of the tips, i do not know what it is called though, yellow color, glows like fireflies flying in the air LOL. the flower petals has flourescent glow during daytime.
MaVie
Just beautiful; my surprise lilies did not "surprise" this year; will keep my fingers crossed for next year. Think maybe the soil was too wet and they may have rotted.