Devil's Trumpet (Datura metel) seeds

Beautiful datura variety from India with large, oval leaves. Also known as 'Devil's Trumpet'.
Contents: Approx. 10 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

28,57 kr

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From	Unit price / Packet
10	25,70 kr*
100	21,40 kr*

SKU: DAT02

GTIN: 4250601202075

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Description Reviews

The Devil's Trumpet, also known as Black Datura, was mainly used cultically, medicinal, and as an ornamental plant in India. With its complex blossoms that remind of upright growing angel trumpet blossoms, it's a very beautiful pot plant that also grows fast and even reaches an impressive size in annual growth. Its blossoms emit an intense scent in the evening. There are innumerable bred ornamental forms. This variety here is the wild form.

Datura Metel grows as a wild plant in nearly all tropical regions of the world but also belongs to the most important cultivars of the thorn apples as it's fast-growing and robust. It belongs to the fundamental remedies of traditional Chinese medicine but its usage is reserved for very experienced healers as the toxic effect is strong. In South America, it's used for the deterrence of insects as an edge planting in gardens.

The plant is very poisonous and should not be planted into gardens where toddlers play!

Plant description

Species:	Solanaceae
Flower colour:	White
Lifecycle:	Perennial
Flowering months:	June September
Eventual height:	1-3 m

Growing advice

Sowing depth:	1 cm
Planting distance:	100 cm
Sunlight:	Full sun
Germination time:	2-6 weeks
Germination temperature:	22-28°C

Datura Metel is a large, under tropical conditions perennial, thorn apple. Not hardy. Loves lots of sun, water, and fertilizer. Also tolerates dry periods. Sowing: Needs warmth to germinate. Apart from that, it's easy to care for. Ideal location: Full sun.

Picture source: By Pancrat (Own work) [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Other names

Botanical name:	Datura metel, D. cornucopia, Brugmansia waymanii
German names:	Teufelstrompete, Indischer Stechapfel

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