Re: datura or brugmansia

Datura grows in India too and it is rated as a poisonous plants.
 
I shall look for a picture of this plant and send you, but it will not be possible before Tuesday.  So please stay in touch.
 
Regards,
 
Dr. Chiranjit Parmar
Horticultural Consultant on Lesser Known Indian Fruits
www.lesserknownindianplants.com
----- Original Message -----
From: pkssreid
Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 6:46 AM
Subject: datura or brugmansia

Dear Medit Folks:
On a recent trip through the Napa Valley I purchased an adorable little plant in a 4" pot outside a grocery store with a tag in it that said Brugmansia.  The stems were the color of eggplant and the white flower was reversed in the same color.  My brother tells me it is most likely a Datura, and from the descriptions of both in my books, it is most likely just that.  However, there are only three species of Datura listed in my Botanica, and the plant I have doesn't seem to fit the description of the flowers.  Does anyone recognize the sound of this cultivar?  The leaves really do look more like the Datura leaves.
 
Curious Karrie Reid
Folsom Foothill Gardener
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