Datura Torna Loco (Datura ceratocaula) seeds
- Rare datura from Mexico. The variety grows creeping in swamps and wetlands.
- Contents: Approx. 10 seeds
- Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly
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Product number: 1127 GTIN: 4250601205540
Description
Datura Ceratocaula is in many ways an unusual Datura cultivar. In its natural habitat in Mexico, it grows in swamps and wetlands. The trunk is, differently from all the other thorn apples, hollow and the fruits have no spines but resemble a soft berry.
It is a very seldom variety that can be cultivated as a pot plant well as it grows fast and carries many blossoms. Wildly growing, the plant is responsible for the effect that the meat of some waterfowls can lead to intoxications and vomiting after the consumption. As these eat the leaves of the flower, its ingredients fortify in the meat.
The plant is very poisonous and should not be planted in gardens where toddlers play!
It is a very seldom variety that can be cultivated as a pot plant well as it grows fast and carries many blossoms. Wildly growing, the plant is responsible for the effect that the meat of some waterfowls can lead to intoxications and vomiting after the consumption. As these eat the leaves of the flower, its ingredients fortify in the meat.
The plant is very poisonous and should not be planted in gardens where toddlers play!
Plant profile
| Lifecycle | Hardy, Perennial |
|---|---|
| Species | Solanaceae |
| Flower colour | White |
| Flowering months | August, July, June, September |
Growing instructions
| Sowing depth | 1 cm |
|---|---|
| Germination temperature | 25-30°C |
| Sunlight | Full sun |
| Planting distance | 100 cm |
Sowing and care
Creeper, perennial under frost-free conditions. Loves lots of sun, water and fertilizer. Prefers moist locations. Sowing: Needs warmth to germinate. Apart from that, simple to sow. Ideal placement: Full sun.
picture source: By W. Curtis, Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 61 (1834) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
picture source: By W. Curtis, Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, vol. 61 (1834) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Other names
Botanical name: Datura ceratocaula, Apemon crassicaule, Ceratocaulos daturoides, Brugmansia ceratocaula
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