Datura, or dope, is a garden flower, very interesting and unusual. It refers to annuals. It is noteworthy that despite some toxicity of the plant, it is becoming more and more popular with both beginner gardeners and experienced gardeners.
If you decide to plant a dope on your site, you just need to know some of the features of this plant.
Datura flower: planting, care
It is better to choose a sunny place for planting, although this plant also tolerates partial shade. The area on which Datura will grow should exclude the presence of drafts. As for the soil, the more fertile it will be, the more abundant the plant will bloom.
The main care for Datura is regular daily watering. On dry and sultry days, the plant needs to be watered at least twice a day. Datura flowers, like most plants, especially need fertilizing with mineral fertilizers, especially during the period of active growth. It is necessary to bring them into the soil every week. It can be alternated with organic fertilizers.
In order to obtain a sufficiently plentiful flowering, it is necessary to produce constant pruning. This applies only to perennials, since dope flowers form only on young shoots.
This plant is propagated by cuttings or seeds. The first method is preferable because it retains the varietal properties of the flower. When propagated by seeds, this rarely happens.
For cuttings in September, young shoots are cut off and root them. Future seedlings easily and quickly produce roots both in water and directly in the ground. If you plan to plant several plants, be sure to leave a distance between them of at least 1 meter.
When growing seedlings due to insufficient lighting, seedlings can be very long. In this case, you can trim the top and put them in a lighter place, then the plants will give lateral shoots and quickly return to normal.
Truth and fiction about the properties of datura (dope)Datura flowers will appeal to lovers of everything unusual. This plant looks really quite unusual and even magical. If you decide to grow a datura on your plot, then think about the fact that if you have small children in your family, it is very risky to plant such a plant. After all, all its parts are poisonous, and this can be very dangerous.
An interesting fact: there is a legend according to which Datura flowers fascinate with its aroma of random travelers. The stupefying smell evokes fabulous visions among travelers that dissipate when time is already counting down.
In fact, the aroma of flowers does not affect human behavior. But if the poison of the plant gets inside the body, illusions and delusions are really possible. Therefore, you need to work with the plant very carefully.
Datura flowers can be grown at home. However, given its size and rapid growth, you should immediately take care of a spacious pot. The flower is unpretentious even in room conditions, all he needs is heat and high humidity.