Datura Species, Devil's Trumpet, Jimsonweed

I bought a Datura as a 2 inch plant by mail order. Should have transplanted earlier but once I put it in a half wine barrel, it really to...Read Moreok off! I fertilize with a liquid but the plant is two years old and not one bloom although the little tree a pretty on it's own. Sacramento area got pretty cold last winter for California, but it is partially under an overhang so weathered winter just fine

one of the most heavenly smelling flowers i have ever come across, i have one of mine planted near the front door, open up the door after...Read More the sun goes down and the blooms start to open up, fills the entire house with that heavenly aroma!!!

Very large beautiful flowers and irregular qualities in appearance. One of my favorite indigenous plants.

However, it is ...Read Morea narcotic made popular by the novel "The Teachings of Don Juan," having effects much like any other powerful psychotropic substance consisting of extreme dilation of the pupil, flushed, warm. and dry skin, dry mouth, urinary retention and ileus (loss of control of bodily functions), rapid heart beat, hypertension or hypotension, and choreoathetosis/jerky movements (most DEFINITELY not for cold/cough remedy).
Beware of teenagers and hippies when planting.

I was nearly dying because of this plant. I am having bronchitis for a month, I wanted to get rid of it. So, I searched through the net a...Read Morend I found that it is good for bronchitis. I boiled the water and then put 2-3 small pieces of tatula into the water. Then after 5-10 minutes, I drank tatula tea. After 30 minutes or so, I felt dizzy and couldn't control my balance. Then with the help of my family, I went to my bed but I felt thirsty a lot. I drank like 2 liters of water in an hour. Then of course, I had the need to go to the bathroom but I had no excretion. Then I started to have talking problems because I had difficulty to make sentences. I was starting a sentence but then I was forgetting what I was saying and I wasn't completing my sentences. Then my family wanted to take me to the hospital. Doctors thought I was secretly smoking grass, so a psychiatrist came and tried to talk to me and my family separately. I tried to explain them that i wasn't smoking anything, not even cigarette but it was hard to believe since I wasn't even able to pronunce words correctly. Then, I had two blood tests and a urine test but everything was normal. I tried to read the results of the tests but I wasn't able to read anything. They gave me an isotonic serum and I got better but my eyes were the same. Towards morning they said that I can go home but I should come back if I still have convergent sight problem. When I woke up in the morning the first I did was trying to read the paper. But I was even unable to use my cellular. So, we went to the hospital again. While I was waiting for the doctor, we saw a family frined who is also a med. doctor. When I told him about the problems I had from last night since morning he asked me the name of the plant and when I said that is tatula, he told me that it is used by drug addicts when they are unable to buy or find drugs.
I was lucky because I drank only one cup of it although I like herbal tea a lot. He added that I could be in intensive care at the hospital or even die because of this plant.
So, be very careful about this plant in every way and try warn everybody for its danger.

This plant appeared out from nothing. Probably seeds came along with the eart I sued in my new front yard, and so they germinated. I have...Read More two plants actually, bot below 1 meter tall and already blooming and developing fruits. They are commonly seen as volunteers, and sometimes considered a weed. Growing so well from seed without any care in my yardjust confirms that.

Besides that, the huge flowers are pretty at night.

And it´s deadly poisonous, although some people drink an infusion made with its leaves that is highly hallucinogenous, frequently causing permanent sequels.

This plant started out as a freebie from my local nursery, last year it took off and bloomed ALOT but was only about 1 and a half ft high...Read More this year it has topped out at 5 feet and it blooms almost constantly. I learned a trick last year about the seed pods. If you get some pantyhose footies or an old pair and tie it off slip it over the spiny pod when it get almost to the point where it will start to dry out and the footie will stay on the plant and catch any seeds that may happen to escape the pod, when it is ready clip it and shake they look kind of funny on the plants but it helps keep volunteers from popping up in unwanted places. Where I have mine planted I do not have to room to accomodate any more of these right now, so I collect the seeds for trade. I would like to get a couple of different colors and plant them elsewhere in my yard

I didn't have any problems with cultivating this plant except for my eyes turning blood shot and dry as well as my skin when being in con...Read Moretact with datura too much, but i find it suprising that you say you have information about this plant and have no negative or neutral aspects when it and every plant in the nightshade family are very deadly

A new favorite, from 4" pot to 4' x 4' plant in 7 weeks, prolific bloomer, lots of seed pods, allow pods to ripen and dry completely befo...Read Morere carefully removing the entire pod with a sharp knife and beware the spines on the pods, they are lethal.

Perennial in Sunset Zones 16-17, which is Central and Northern CA Coastal Thermal Belts and Marine Effects in Southern Oregon, Northern & Central California.

The White Devil's Trumpet blooms only at night. The blooms can be seen in the morning and sometimes on cloudy days. That is the reason i...Read Moret is called Devil's Trumpet, blooms at night. Whereas the Datura that blooms in the day time is called Angel's Trumpet. These blooms are not fragrant, but are very showy and seem to reflect the moon light. At one time it was very common in pastures in Texas, before over graising and over population. It does still grow well here. I have seen a long line of bushes, along a sidewalk, blooming at night, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, these last years while visiting there. The seeds are held in a rough, prickly round pod. Both the seed pods and plant stem/leaves can cause burning to the skin, especially face areas, so wash hands after touching. This is true of all Datura. Intake very poisonous, so watch small children with care!