Anyone know what this is?

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Large white trumpet blooms.Anyone know what this is?
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Datura wrighttii

Didn't I share some seeds with you for Datura Wrighttii, moonflower/moon lily? That is what this is. The blooms only open once each night; until pollinated they smell citrus-sy, like key lime. Once they have been pollinated, they smell more like dirty sweat socks. LOL!

One evening, I had as many as 18 blooms open at once and the fragrance just walking by it was astounding! I really love mine.

Datura Wrighttii, Moonflower: The trumpet shaped blooms are enormous and smell like key lime until pollinated. Each one opens only once and only in the evening. Fun watching it as it fully opens over a 15-30 minute time span.Datura Wrighttii, Moonflower: The trumpet shaped blooms are enormous and smell like key lime until pollinated. Each one opens only once and only in the evening. Fun watching it as it fully opens over a 15-30 minute time span.

 

Each bloom pollinated will make a thorny looking seed pod with hundreds of seeds. The way to capture the seeds is to put a kneehigh or pantyhose foot over each one. If you don't want the seed pods to develop, clip off each dead bloom where it joins the plant.

Datura Wrighttii seed pod: Datura wrighttii seed pod - still immature, but growing right along. Each pod will have hundreds of seeds.Datura Wrighttii seed pod: Datura wrighttii seed pod - still immature, but growing right along. Each pod will have hundreds of seeds.

 

The plant and seeds are toxic, but animals generally don't like it anyway. Just watch kids as this is one of those plants that teens have tried seeds to get high & ended up dead.

disgett's picture

Dizzy you are so smart!!!

Dizzy you are so smart!!!

Dale, Photo Team Leader & Good Will Ambassador

DizzyDaffodil's picture

Ha!

Don't know about that Dale, but when I grow and share a plant I like to know all I can about it. Wink
disgett's picture

Could it be a moon plant or

Could it be a moon plant or four o'clock flower? 

Dale, Photo Team Leader & Good Will Ambassador

Datura is poisonous to people

if injested.  Try to keep the dog from chewing it, as it might hurt him.

sharon the tnchatter

jmass418's picture

Thanks Susan

I planted it and then the pup pulled up the name tag.  LOL
skbeal's picture

You probably want to keep

You probably want to keep your dog away from that plant. I got a rash the likes of which I'd rather not remember from rubbing up against some Datura last summer.

Susan,The Assistant Administrator, the Texas Yankee and the Texas Rangerette.

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Probably Datura, I think!

Probably Datura, I think!

Susan,The Assistant Administrator, the Texas Yankee and the Texas Rangerette.