Is there a way to tell the difference between a Datura and Brugmansias? When I purchased my seeds ON-Line I was told that they were Brugmansias seeds! This is my first year for them, and I fell in love with the pictures that I had seen in magazines and books.
So this is a Datura and not a Brugmansia.......
Sorry for my ignorance....
Marthalouis
I am with you, I would never have known until this year.
Yes Martha, it is a datura. I am so sorry for your disappointment. You are not alone and others have learned as you have that there are people who still refer to daturas as brugmansias.
Don't feel stupid at all .. even the experts like Parks get it wrong. Here is something I wrote previously you might find helpful ..
Both Brugmansia & Datura are in the same family of Solanaceae.
Brugmansia grow into trees, produce brown wood and are perennial in warmer climates. 99% of their flowers point down and are usually called Angels Trumpet. They produce seed pods of many different shapes & sizes.
Datura are annual bushes (except in climates with no frost) and do not produce brown wood. Their stems and trunks are almost always green but a few have black stems. Their flowers point up and are mistakenly called Angels Trumpet but are acutally Devils Trumpet. They produce round, spikey or bumpy seed pods that can literally explode when ripe throwing seeds all over the place if the pod is not well hydrated.
All parts of both are extremely toxic. The roots, stems, flowers, leaves and seeds contain the chemicals atropine, scopolamine and hyoscyamine in varying concentrations.
X
Thanks "X", That helps greatly. Now I know what to look for, will go check on my others to find out exactly what they are. Wow I just love this site!...Fast answers and help! Great People with wonderful, understandable information!!
Will chat soon....
Marthalouis
That is one of the most beautiful flowers I have ever seen. Labels aside, congratulations on bringing it from seed to plant to flower. You did a good job!
Barb
Beautiful!!
Who cares, names are names. You have the real flower to look at which is more important than what to call it. Lucky you!
