Datura stramonium |
Native Region: uncertain
Preferred Climate: warm temperate
Harvest Date: Tuesday 07 October, 2008
Seed count: 20-25
Description:
A large bushy annual with large angular leaves. Large, terminal funnel-shaped white flowers are produced nearly all summer. Flowers open in evening to attract night-flying moths and are powerfully fragrant. The entire plant is poisonous, with the seeds being the most active.
Cultivation:
For maximum freshness, please keep seed refrigerated in its original packaging until it is time to plant. Direct-sow seeds in May in drills 3 feet apart, barely covered. Thin young plants to a distance of 1 foot apart. Seed may also be sown in a coldframe in April and transplanted outdoors in June. Grow in average garden soil in an open, sunny situation
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