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Datura metel 'Cornucopaea'

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Family: Solanaceae (so-lan-AY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Datura (duh-TOO-ruh) (Info)
Species: metel (MET-el) (Info)
Cultivar: Cornucopaea

Synonym:Datura cornucopia

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Category:
Annuals
Shrubs
Tropicals and Tender Perennials

Height:
8-10 ft. (2.4-3 m)

Spacing:
4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)

Hardiness:
Not Applicable

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun

Danger:
All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested

Bloom Color:
Purple

Bloom Time:
Mid Summer
Late Summer/Early Fall
Mid Fall

Foliage:
Blue-Green

Other details:
This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds
Flowers are fragrant
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

Soil pH requirements:
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall
From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse
Scarify seed before sowing

Seed Collecting:
Allow pods to dry on plant; break open to collect seeds

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1 neutral
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Gardeners' Notes:

Rating	Author	Comment
Neutral	Joan	On Jul 29, 2009, Joan from Belfield, ND (Zone 4a) wrote: Editor's Note Some resources list Datura seeds, flowers, and leaves as poisonous if a significant amount is ingested. The toxic principal is tropane alkaloids Symptoms include hot, dry, and flushed skin, hallucinations, pupil dilation, headache, delirium, rapid and weak pulse, convulsions, and coma. We tend to err on the side of caution in PlantFiles, and the poisonous details listed above are a precaution to gardeners, parents and pet owners.
Positive	thoth777	On Jan 25, 2003, thoth777 from Ft Worth, TX (Zone 7b) wrote: I have the honor of naming a new variant of datura metel Now called Datura Metel Var.Gor'e Island. Since i found this plant no other specimens have been reported.I collected seed from this variant of datura Metel on Gor'e Island off the coast of Senegal. The mother plant was well over ten feet tall with multiple trunks and had flowers and seed pods in various stages of development at the same time. It has bred true since 95 when the seed was collected. In a 10 gallon container it easily will reach 8 feet in height. It loses all the lower foliage untill a "crown" remains. The blooms are an intense purple with a white interior. The blooms can be single double or triple. My strain is usually triple. One specimen grown in situ in the front yard in full sun (Ft. Worth, Texas) reached 12 feet in height before frost killed it. The seeds germinate without too much difficulty. It only begins blooming here in Ft Worth Texas in late Sept in its first season and will continue if brought indoors blooming well near Christmas and again in spring. I am the only source of the seed for now though i have been entertaining offers for commercial quantities of seed.

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