General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Plant Height: 4-5 feet
Plant Spread: 12 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color: White and purple
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Toxicity: Other: All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Devil's Trumpet
  • Horn of Plenty
  • Downy Thorn Apple

Photo Gallery

Date: 2013-09-02
Photo by Seedsower
Location: Jacksonville, Fl.
Date: 2014-06-22
Show casing why this is the 'double',  in "Double purple" A flowe
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-04-04
Location: Kanapaha Botanical Gardens, Gainesville, FL
Date: 2019-05-15
Location: all photos from my garden
Date: 2015-06-12
Location: Florissant, MO
Date: October 2010
Datura 'Ballerina Purple'
Location: In my garden
Date: Oct 1, 2006 11:43 PM
Location: Jacksonville, Fl.
Date: 2013-08-12 
My first bloom, just beginning to open in the evening.
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-04-04
Location: Austin ,TX
Date: 2014-10-12
Last pod of the season
Location: My Yard
Location: DeLand Florida
Date: 2013-07-08
I have found these like afternoon shade in the heat of Summer her
Location: Jacksonville, Fl.
Date: 2014-07-09
A developing seed pod

Date: 2013-07-08
Location: In my garden
Date: Oct 1, 2006 11:44 PM
Location: Florissant, MO
Date: June 2010
Datura ‘Ballerina Purple”
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: summer 2008
A striking flower, sadly the blooms don't last very long.
Location: Austin ,TX
Date: 2014-09-02
Location: Jacksonville, Fl.
Date: 2014-05-25
Location: all photos from my garden
Date: 2015-06-12
Location: Mountain City, Tx
Date: 2005

Date: 2013-09-02
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: summer 2008

Date: 2013-07-08

Date: 2013-09-02
Location: Jacksonville, Fl.
Date: 2013-08-12 
Next morning...Now fully open.
Location: Austin ,TX
Date: 2014-09-03
Last gasp of summer  bloom

Date: 2013-07-08
Comments:
  • Posted by terrafirma (NE. FL. - Zone 9a) on Aug 26, 2015 8:44 AM concerning plant:
    This morning I discovered that nearly half of my Datura had been defoliated overnight. The culprit had not only eaten the leaves, but also some seed pods. Upon closer inspection, I found the hungry varmint: a Tomato Hornworm. This Datura especially seems to be a delightful treat to the Hornworm.
Plant Events from our members
MunchkinsMom On June 13, 2016 Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
Like most of the plants from Morris Nursery, died before planting.
MunchkinsMom From November 2, 2015 to June 13, 2016 Obtained plant
Morris Nursery 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" pot Dormant $4.50 Overwintered in Garage, but I don't think it's still alive.
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