Re: question
- Subject: Re: question
- From: J*@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 14:52:16 EDT
Connie, I have grown teh le fleur lilac and it seems to reseed itself in my
garden every year..I even had one grow at the entrance to the garden and I
didnt have the heart to pull it..out of repect I walked around it all
year...lol.....
I also have grown the pale lilac colored one which I never got a name
for.....it was sombody elses seeds that they shared....and about the life of
the seeds?..I have some that are at least 3 years old and thought to just pop
them in some soil and try..well they are coming up at a very good germination
rate..so go for it and good luck...
And Im with you..I love datura..and the brugs as a close second......Judy
> Gosh, Judy its been so long that I dont recall the latin ,but one is
> shiny,smooth
> leaved,dark green with almost blackened trunk,smallish lavender flowers
> that face
> upward and a hint of fragrance,but the plant if crushed stinks, revealing
> its
> related tobacco odor.It looks very much like the one in T&M cat.page 69
> m.'La
> Fleur Lilac'.
> The second is the common D.stramonium(or at least I think it is:-)
>
> The last was seed given to me with no name other than to say that it was
> perfect
> in our area and they were right..I havent proven it yet but it appears to be
> perennial here.Lovely thing with fuzzy foliage almost marbled effect
> lavenders,grey,green.With giant white flowers with just a hint of lavender
> at the
> edges..But the fragrance is exquisite,just like a fine rose.Can you tell I
> like
> Datura?Anything that can prevail in this fickle,often hostile climate is so
> appreciated that you love it when they not only succeed but excel and they
> do..(It
> looks just like the one in T&M page 28 D.m.'Evening Fragrance')..
> How bout you?
> Love to know others experiences with these.
> BTW does anyone know the shelf life of these seeds? I have some for both the
> double Purple and yellow and hope I havent lost them to age.
> Connie
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