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- Plant the datura in your own garden
- What are the characteristics of the datura plants?
- Which location does the datura prefer?
- How can the datura be multiplied?
- When and how is the datura sown?
- When does the datura flower?
- In which substrate should the datura be cultivated?
- Tips
Datura also sows itself
Plant the datura in your own garden
The datura (Datura stramonium) is used for more than two millennia due to its contained in all parts of plants toxins and their partly hallucinogenic effects of humans. In contrast to the angel trumpet, upright flowering funnels are a special feature of their opening from the evening hours and are therefore also cultivated in many gardens.
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The now almost cosmopolitan variety Datura stramonium grows as an annual plant bushy and upright. From the mostly white, cup-shaped flowers develop after the flowering period, the eponymous, egg-shaped seed capsules with their evenly distributed spines. The scent of cooked chickpeas, which most people find unpleasant, does not stem from the flowers of the thorn apple, but from the green leaves. Colloquial names for the datura are:
Which location does the datura prefer?
In nature, the datura is relatively rare, he prefers loose and nitrogenous soils. Partly it can be found on wasteland, on rubbish heaps and on roadsides. It can spread through self-sowing but also in vegetable crops as a problematic field weed. So that the one-year plants can form numerous strong flowers, you should cultivate them in a full sun in the garden.
How can the datura be multiplied?
The datura is usually propagated as an annual plant only by sowing.
When and how is the datura sown?
The seeds of the thorn apple should be sowed between April and June directly in the field in a well-drained substrate. Usually they germinate without any problems, but they need a relatively open area due to their light requirements. Once the datura has been settled in a suitable location, it usually increases in the following years without the horticulturist's intervention by self-sowing.
When does the datura flower?
The datura flowers in this country usually from about July to October, whereby the exact flowering time may vary due to factors such as the location or the growing time. In addition, the flowering time of individual flowers is relatively short, but successively several flowers are formed in succession.
In which substrate should the datura be cultivated?
The optimal substrate for the datura has a high lime and nitrogen content. In addition, sufficient moisture and nutrients should be present in the substrate, if the datura grow vigorously and should form many flowers.
Tips
Since all the plants and their seeds are very poisonous, the datura should not be planted in gardens with children or pets.