Datura inoxia developing seed pod . . .

Cereusly · Post by **Cereusly** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 11:10 pm

These plants are really taking off with many buds and blooms. Here is a developing seed pod from the first bloom this year.

Tony
Datura inoxia with a developing seed pod

Datura inoxia flower of developing seed pod

mendel · Post by **mendel** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 4:00 am

Its a great plant, I love the smell of the flowers. Its cousin D metal has flowers that smell like a fine perfume.

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 5:21 am

I wonder if this is the plant I see growing all along our highways down here? Flower and leaves look simular.

*Barracuda_52* · Post by ***Barracuda_52*** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 6:52 am

WOW the seed pod looks cool, reminds me of those spikey squishy balls ya see in the stores.

Beautiful flower..

dustin0352 · Post by **dustin0352** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 12:14 pm

Neat plant. The seed pod almost looks like a black widow egg sack.

spark · Post by **spark** » Sat Jun 20, 2009 12:28 pm

Well, it's poisonous, so the Black Widow thing may be appropriate.

I remember my mother telling me scare stories about these plants when I was a kid, so I wouldn't be tempted to try and eat one or something equally silly. They grew all over the southern Utah desert where I grew up. Very pretty plants!

mendel · Post by **mendel** » Sun Jun 21, 2009 1:42 pm

Yes, definitely poisonous, if you eat a few seeds from that pod youll trip your face off, in a bad way. Not a floaty happy mushroom or LSD type trip, but rather full on terror.

Dont eat the ornamentals!

Saguaro123 · Post by **Saguaro123** » Sun Jun 21, 2009 5:35 pm

Cool looking plant Tony.

cactuslee · Post by **cactuslee** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 10:16 am

these plants are grown by my sister here in south dakota. she calls them moon flowers because of their huge size.