Belle Blanche Datura

Dramatic in garden beds and large containers, Belle Blanche has glistening white, trumpet-shaped flowers. Perfect for midnight moon gardens, its flowers open at twilight and exude a heady lemon-cream fragrance, lasting for just a day. Take care, it is poisonous, so be aware when planting near curious children and pets, and throw felled foliage and spent flowers away; do not add them to your compost pile. It is best treated as an annual. HZ: 9-10.

One packet of about 75 seeds
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  • Datura metel. AKA the Devil's Trumpet, Horn of Plenty, Jimson Weed or the Thorn Apple, Datura is a tender perennial native to China, India and Southeast Asia. It is a large, vigorous plant with a woody stalk, vibrant blue-green foliage and erect, trumpet-shaped flowers that look like outstretched champagne flutes, followed by prickly egg-shaped seed pods. Start it as a transplant indoors 10 to 12 weeks before setting out at least 2 weeks after the last spring frost date. To assist germination, soak the seeds for 24 hours in lukewarm water. Deer resistant. Tender perennial. Hardiness zones: 9-10, grow as an annual. Summer flowering. Height: 24" to 30".

    Average seed life: 3 to 4 years.
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Datura metel. AKA the Devil's Trumpet, Horn of Plenty, Jimson Weed or the Thorn Apple, Datura is a tender perennial native to China, India and Southeast Asia. It is a large, vigorous plant with a woody stalk, vibrant blue-green foliage and erect, trumpet-shaped flowers that look like outstretched champagne flutes, followed by prickly egg-shaped seed pods. Start it as a transplant indoors 10 to 12 weeks before setting out at least 2 weeks after the last spring frost date. To assist germination, soak the seeds for 24 hours in lukewarm water. Deer resistant. Tender perennial. Hardiness zones: 9-10, grow as an annual. Summer flowering. Height: 24" to 30".

Average seed life: 3 to 4 years.
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