If you want to grow beautiful white flowers on your plot - Datura is at your service. This plant has a serious minus - it is very poisonous. If you are not frightened by the fact that such dangerous flowers grow nearby , dope can be grown without problems. White “gramophone” represent a danger unless for children who do not yet understand the word “no”. And also if there is a chance that the plant will get into livestock feed. If you can eliminate both of these options, feel free to grow these flowers. Datura, whose photo is able to win the heart of the most callous florist, in Latin is called "datura".
Landing and care
The date is unpretentious. It is not at all difficult to provide nutrition and moisture for him. Often you can see the lush flowers of Datura, which accidentally grew on piles of fresh compost. Loose soil, containing a lot of ash and having regular watering, is the optimal solution. Therefore, you can put a dope in the so-called "pits" for planting. They must be deep enough to nourish these flowers well. Datura, which is planted to a depth of up to seventy centimeters, also needs good drainage. For this, the pits should be slightly larger than half a meter in diameter. You can grow dope in containers. Moreover, they should be no smaller than pits in size. And yet in containers you will inevitably get smaller flowers. Datura grown in pots can then be carefully transferred to open ground. Feed the plant with mineral and organic fertilizers - they will help it bloom more luxuriantly and will provide brightness and smoothness of the foliage.
Every day you can abundantly water the dope with
hard water. If the soil is acidic, a one-time use of a solution of lime will not harm. Dissolve one gram of this substance in one liter of water and carefully pour the dope, trying to prevent the mixture from falling onto the stems and leaves. If a
spider mite appears
, it can be removed with a soapy solution. In parallel, it is necessary to cut off and burn all the damaged leaves.
Datura Reproduction
If you like that your site contains gorgeous white flowers, Datura can be easily propagated to plant it somewhere else. The first method is seed propagation.
First you need to grow seedlings. To do this,
plant seeds
in boxes in February or
March . And in May, young shoots are planted in open ground. It is important to make sure that the plant does not undergo large temperature differences - frost will finally destroy it. Be prepared for the seeds to sprout slowly. It helps to warm the sprouts with a lamp. Watering should be very moderate, fearing both excess and lack of water. You can use a growth stimulator.
Propagation by cuttings begins in the summer. They are rooted in a nutrient substrate and then trimmed. Winter cuttings should be kept warm. They can be planted in the ground after frosts will no longer threaten dope. In any case, this plant cannot survive the winter in the open ground. It should be dug up, stored in cool rooms, and planted again in the spring.