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Wed, Aug 8, 12 at 16:56
| Had some seeds given to me from a friend a few years ago. Was told they were a sumac. Planted one to start and it doesn't look like a sumac. Anyone out there that can help identify this. Thanks in advance. It has been in the pot for about 3 months now, single brownish stem, with a light purple flower now. |
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- Posted by gardengal48 PNW zone 8 (My Page) on Wed, Aug 8, 12 at 17:04
| Datura stramonium, aka Jimson weed, a freely seeding, common annual weed in much of the country. |
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- Posted by duluthinbloomz4 zone 4a (My Page) on Wed, Aug 8, 12 at 17:25
| They're lovely, but keep children and pets away. Datura parts contain alkaloids. Intoxicating aroma when the flowers open up - usually evenings to attract moths. The spikey seed pod is interesting enough - turns brown and splits open when ripe. Collect the seeds and you'll have datura forever. |
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- Posted by viburnumvalley z5/6 KY (My Page) on Fri, Aug 10, 12 at 0:00
| Don't collect the seeds - and you'll have Datura forever. Get rid of it now - and have more reliable sources provide you with sumac, if you want it. |
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