Datura

The genus Datura, or Datura, consists of woody, shrubby or herbaceous perennial species. Herbaceous or shrubby plants are grown as annuals. The flowers are very beautiful, large, long-tube, in some species - fragrant. Fruits are seed pods, prickly in herbaceous species, and non - prickly in trees and shrubs. Of the annual species, you should list the following. Indian Datura (Datura metel) is a bushy species up to 1.5 m high. The stems are red in hue. Hanging flowers of yellowish, purple or white-cream color, with a greenish throat, up to 20 cm long, bloom in summer. The variety 'Fastuosa' has double purple-red flowers. Datura vulgaris (D. stramonium) is a fairly unpretentious plant up to 1 m tall. The length of white erect flowers is 9-10 cm; flowering is summer. Datura arborea (D. arborea), a tree 2-5 m high, is grown in greenhouses. The leaves are simple, pubescent, the flowers are white, drooping, large, and emit a fragrance in the evening. Flowering - summer-autumn. Datura cornigera (D. cornigera) grows up to 3 m in height. It is characterized by drooping fragrant flowers up to 20 cm long, yellow or white in color. Blooms in summer. Datura scented (D. suaveolens) is called "angel's trumpet". The tree-like shrub grows up to 5 m in height. The flowers are very large (up to 30 cm long), drooping, white, and emit a strong fragrance after sunset. Datura innoxia (D. innoxia), in contrast to the above, is a herbaceous species up to 1 m tall, with pink or lilac flowers.

The genus Datura, or Datura, consists of woody, shrubby or herbaceous perennial species. Herbaceous or shrubby plants are grown as annuals. The flowers are very beautiful, large, long-tube, in some species - fragrant. Fruits are seed pods, prickly in herbaceous species, and non - prickly in trees and shrubs. Of the annual species, you should list the following.

Indian Datura (Datura metel) is a bushy species up to 1.5 m high. The stems are red in hue. Hanging flowers of yellowish, purple or white-cream color, with a greenish throat, up to 20 cm long, bloom in summer. The variety 'Fastuosa' has double purple-red flowers.

Datura vulgaris (D. stramonium) is a fairly unpretentious plant up to 1 m tall. The length of white erect flowers is 9-10 cm; flowering is summer.

Datura arborea (D. arborea), a tree 2-5 m high, is grown in greenhouses. The leaves are simple, pubescent, the flowers are white, drooping, large, and emit a fragrance in the evening. Flowering - summer-autumn.

Datura cornigera (D. cornigera) grows up to 3 m in height. It is characterized by drooping fragrant flowers up to 20 cm long, yellow or white in color. Blooms in summer.

Datura scented (D. suaveolens) is called "angel's trumpet". The tree-like shrub grows up to 5 m in height. The flowers are very large (up to 30 cm long), drooping, white, and emit a strong fragrance after sunset.

Datura innoxia (D. innoxia), in contrast to the above, is a herbaceous species up to 1 m tall, with pink or lilac flowers.

Cultivation

Annual species are used in border plantings. Shrubby and tree-like plants - separately in gardens and parks. In cold climates, they are grown in pots so that they can be brought indoors for the winter. For planting in the open ground, a very fertile and richly fertilized soil is necessary. When growing species, large pots filled with peat-sanded soil are used to decorate winter gardens. In the spring and summer period, once every 2 weeks, they are watered with mineral fertilizers with trace elements, diluted in a concentration of 20 g per bucket of water. Formative pruning is only necessary for shrubby species.

Annual species are used in border plantings. Shrubby and tree-like plants - separately in gardens and parks. In cold climates, they are grown in pots so that they can be brought indoors for the winter. For planting in the open ground, a very fertile and richly fertilized soil is necessary. When growing species, large pots filled with peat-sanded soil are used to decorate winter gardens.

In the spring and summer period, once every 2 weeks, they are watered with mineral fertilizers with trace elements, diluted in a concentration of 20 g per bucket of water. Formative pruning is only necessary for shrubby species.

Location

All of them – both annual species, and tree-like and shrubby-are light-loving, always require open sun.

Temperature

If the winters are cold, datura can only be grown in pots, in a closed and very well-lit room, and the air temperature should always be above 7 °C. Grown-up specimens are not afraid of extreme heat at optimal humidity.

Watering

In the heat, watering should be very frequent, in winter - rare.

Transplant

Transplanted in the spring 1 time in 2-3 years, replacing the side parts of the coma.

Reproduction

Shrubby and tree-like plants are propagated by cuttings taken from shoots in spring or, like herbaceous species, propagated by seeds in a protected warm room. If you are late and do not prepare seedlings of annual species before the beginning of summer, you can sow the seeds directly in the open ground.

Diseases

The plant likes spider mites (get rid of them with acaricidal drugs). Mosaic viral diseases are possible. In this case, you should remove not only the affected parts, but also the entire plant as a whole.

Acquisition

Carefully check the condition of the plants when buying, in particular the color of the foliage - it should not be pale blue.