#93410 - 07/19/07 08:43 PM
I love purple angel trumpets!!! (pic's)
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angelblossom
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Yesterday a co-worker gave me a purple Angel trumpet I know also as a double petaled datura( Blooms are upward)
When I recieved the plant it was in a gallon pot and it was very dry and the leaves were just limp BUT there was a bloom bud that looked like it should be about to open.. ( for a time line keep in mind I got home from work with it about 4 P.M.
I watered it throughly and because it was sooo dry the water ran out several times before it held the last watering with a drop of super thrive in it.
After a couple of hours the leaves started perking back up and reaching for the sky ( almost dark thirty by now)and the bloom bud had also perked back up thanking me for the drink!  I noticed the end of the bloom had started to open
I watched it up until around 10 and took pictures ( many of them  to record the bloom opening! these pictures are at about 40 minutes intervals.
I really think moon flowers/ datura's open soo elegantly... I just love them white ones, purple ones doesn't matter!! 
the next two pictures are as it is unfurling to open up...
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#93415 - 07/19/07 08:52 PM
Re: I love purple angel trumpets!!! (pic's)
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angelblossom
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continued from above........
This is 5 A.M. today
I love as this flower blooms ,, to me every stage of blooming is pretty
and here it is fully opened,,,,,,, What a beauty!!!!
It is still in the gallon pot I got it in, Saturday early morning I will plant in compost and humas/soil mix in ground!
I also have seeds coming up I recieved from Lynne that are about 6-8 inches up with about 7- big healthy leaves on them,, How exciting to see what the results of the seeds will be!! 
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#93615 - 07/20/07 08:16 AM
Re: I love purple angel trumpets!!! (pic's)
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JunieGirl
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Diane, simlpy beautiful--I must have one!!!
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#93711 - 07/20/07 09:34 AM
Re: I love purple angel trumpets!!! (pic's)
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Wrennie
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Pretty! Didnt someone just post a pic of one somewhere?? besides here I mean. Was it Kratz???
There are some plants in the perrenial border here that I think may be datura. I'll have to wait and see. Do I have to wait for the seed pods to dry up and fall off before i can harvest them???
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#93745 - 07/20/07 09:59 AM
Re: I love purple angel trumpets!!! (pic's)
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plants 'n pots
Purl One
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VERY nice, Diane! That looks a lot like the one I grew, but I think mine was a double flower if I'm not mistaken. Hopefully you'll see for yourself sometime soon!
Wrennie - the seed pods need to dry up completely before you harvest the seeds. BUT... they often crack open before they are totally ripened, so many people put a piece of pantyhose tied around the pod, to catch the seeds so they don't fall out before you can get to them. I did this and it worked well. I only had a few flowers on mine the one year, so I only got a few seeds anyway... but at least I got those.
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#93817 - 07/20/07 10:50 AM
Re: I love purple angel trumpets!!! (pic's)
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Wrennie
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I dont know if I could get away with the panty hose trick here in town. Theyd definitely think me NUtso! 
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#93903 - 07/20/07 11:40 AM
Re: I love purple angel trumpets!!! (pic's)
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plants 'n pots
Purl One
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I get that, but you only need a piece small enough to wrap around the pod - it's really not that noticeable. Oh, and the pods are VERY prickly when hard and dry - be very careful with them!
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#93909 - 07/20/07 11:44 AM
Re: I love purple angel trumpets!!! (pic's)
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Wrennie
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I will be, dont want to pull a Cindy and get poked up.
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#93921 - 07/20/07 11:50 AM
Re: I love purple angel trumpets!!! (pic's)
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angelblossom
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Wrennie When The pods are firm I just cut them off when they are still green( promotes More Blooms) and lay them out to dry and they turn brown eventually they crack open on their own, I take tweezers and get the seeds on out,, Last year on the white daturas, I cut off the pods and just put them on the soils under the main plant when they cracked opened I harvested the seeds out of all but one ~ That one I just picked it up and sprinkled the seeds around that area and put approx two inches of top soil on them and this year I have loads of babies!~ So next year I will have a very thick area of many moon flower bushes!!
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#94802 - 07/21/07 07:20 PM
Re: I love purple angel trumpets!!! (pic's)
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angelblossom
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Thanks Unigirl!! There are a few members from this area But don't come on here very often,, and Yep I like meeting the members here !! ~ We will have to see how close we are in miles I may have to bring you some purple trumpet seeds LOL
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#95701 - 07/23/07 11:00 AM
Re: I love purple angel trumpets!!! (pic's)
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njoynit
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I want seeds too.My white just started takeing off.I'm going to try watering it more so maybe it will catch up.That one would match my new bed I'm planning.purples pinks reds.
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#98825 - 07/28/07 11:44 AM
Re: I love purple angel trumpets!!! (pic's)
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Shirley4
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Diane, those pictures are simply gorgeous!!! Beautiful flowers!!
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#100969 - 08/01/07 03:54 AM
Re: I love purple angel trumpets!!! (pic's)
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Kratz7
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here's the pic I posted earlier......thanks for noticing Wrennie
I will have seeds this fall for the purple datura....my plant is about 4' tall
(if anyone is interested........)
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The flowers will go to seed (pods) then I will let them dry, this plant is truly fascinating......
I also have a ton of white datura.....the seed pods get to look like spikey green balls....be careful if you have these as they can be dangerous to your fingers.....Prickly
I got one (pricker) under my fingernail last year and hubby had to dig it out, after I cut my fingernail first.
Kratz7
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#104209 - 08/06/07 08:32 AM
Re: I love purple angel trumpets!!! (pic's)
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njoynit
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I know that I WANT SEEDS!
Thats awesome.Mines growing.it has 3 buds.
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#104515 - 08/06/07 07:03 PM
Re: I love purple angel trumpets!!! (pic's)
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Kratz7
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Hey Njoynit,
I will gladly save you some seeds
Did you want any hosta seeds?
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#105928 - 08/08/07 06:38 PM
Re: I love purple angel trumpets!!! (pic's)
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Bestofour
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Have you actually grown hosta from seeds? I've never done that.
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#107249 - 08/10/07 02:50 PM
Re: I love purple angel trumpets!!! (pic's)
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njoynit
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yes...purple dauntra AND hosta.That'd be great.I've came across your address today more than once!I'm looking for a plant diagram.My white dauntra is still growing.I've not peeked back amoung the 4 pms to see since moved container if any yellow dautra showing life.
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#131467 - 09/19/07 06:50 PM
Re: I love purple angel trumpets!!! (pic's)
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angelblossom
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Okay someone has to tell me..., How come there is only one Double flower bloom on this plant>> All the other blooms are single and I love them but this one is AWESOME!!!!!!!!
the plant .....more are blooming! The first 3 were single , the one at the top right was single . I wonder if the one on the same side as this one will be double flowered>>???
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#131469 - 09/19/07 06:53 PM
Re: I love purple angel trumpets!!! (pic's)
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Purl One
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Diane - that is gorgeous!!! 
I don't have an answer for you, but I can't wait to see how the other ones open!
By the way... is that one of the plants that you got this summer? It couldn't be from the seeds I sent, right? Did they even grow for you?
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