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Aug 9, 2021 5:17 AM CST
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Does anyone have any info on this flower that is coming up in my yard? It's got such big blooms if it's worth keeping I'll move it somewhere that it will have place to grow! I have about 2-3 popping up.




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Aug 9, 2021 5:43 AM CST
Name: Sue
Ontario, Canada (Zone 4b)
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It looks like a Datura (which is toxic if that's a concern)

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Aug 9, 2021 5:46 AM CST
Name: Lynda Horn
Arkansas (Zone 7b)
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That's datura! It's an annual, but will readily re seed. Some do consider it a weed, and it is poisonous, so should be removed from fields where cattle graze.
The indigenous peoples have used the plant for its psycho active properties in rituals and shamanism.
The blooms actually open at night, then last through mid morning. It has a sweet scent at night, possibly to attract the chief pollinators of Thai plant, which are the Sphinx moths.
I'm growing almost the exact one myself this year. See pics below.

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Aug 9, 2021 6:17 AM CST
Name: stone
near Macon Georgia (USA) (Zone 8a)
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Datura inoxia is perennial at my house...

Alternative host plant for the tomato hornworm (Manduca quinquemaculata)...

Very cool moth!
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Aug 9, 2021 7:12 AM CST
Name: Lynda Horn
Arkansas (Zone 7b)
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I believe mine is datura metel.
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Aug 9, 2021 7:34 AM CST
Name: Tiffany purpleinopp
Opp, AL @--`--,----- 🌹 (Zone 8b)
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I wish there was a way to only see species in search results:
https://garden.org/plants/brow...

Ignoring the cultivars, there are several species that are nearly identical.
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Aug 9, 2021 7:41 AM CST
Name: Sue
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purpleinopp said:I wish there was a way to only see species in search results:


I agree I was just thinking that yesterday myself
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Aug 9, 2021 7:47 AM CST
Name: Tiffany purpleinopp
Opp, AL @--`--,----- 🌹 (Zone 8b)
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It's one of so few things holding back this site's DB from being absolutely perfect.
The golden rule: Do to others only that which you would have done to you.
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The only way to succeed is to try!
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The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The 2nd best time is now. (-Unknown)
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Aug 9, 2021 8:22 AM CST
Name: Lynda Horn
Arkansas (Zone 7b)
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I agree
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