growing datura from seeds
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Comments (2)Hi Rainyday, I live in Missouri and grow datura metel (yellow and purple) from seed every year; they grow like crazy here. As far as starting them from seeds, I've found that a month or so of moist cold stratification (in the refrigerator) makes a world of difference. I never nick datura seeds (scarification), just put them in the frig for a month or so and germinate them using the paper towel method. If you use seeds you saved yourself, they should be pretty fresh and germinate in 3 to 6 weeks, mine usually take less than a month. I enjoy starting seeds under lights in my basement during the boring winter months, so I don't winter sow anything outside. I would think, however, that datura would do very well when winter sown. As for your plants not showing much growth, I don't know. I assume they're planted in a well draining area where they get plenty of sun; they love the heat. Other than that, I've never done anything special and they always grow to at least five or six feet high and just as wide (or even more) in one season. They won't make it through the winter here so I grow them as annuals. Anyway, I hope something here is helpful and I wish you the best of luck with your plants. Art...See Moreseparating datura sprouts
Comments (2)seahorse, we here wait until the second set of true leaves form and do it carefully as these are tender babies....See MoreDo daturas grow true from seed?
Comments (4)Datura self-pollinates, even before the bloom opens, so you should get an identical plant, though exceptions have been recorded. Brugmansia, on the other hand, often produces plants with traits differing from the parent plant when propagated from seed. In sum, the probability that your Datura will produce seeds of identical plants is pretty good, but there's a slight margin that the new plant will be different. The only demonstrable way of showing the outcome of your seeds, of course, is by planting them....See MoreTransplanting datura grown from seed
Comments (2)I grow Datura the double purple one and I find it really resilient to transplant. I have even plucked out seedling plants to pot up in seperate pots when I had sowed many seeds in one pot and I pot them up and recover just fine. I'm not telling you to pluck yours but I wanted to tell you how resilient mine are. I wouldn't be afraid at all to loosen up the Root ball especially if it was root bound. I attached a picture of the one I grow. I grow several of them from seed to share with family and friends and my local plant trade group. Btw if you don't treat them like annuals and protect them from frost they will grow bigger. I know most people just collect seeds and treat them like annuals but I had one that grew to 8 ft tall and was beautiful when it got full of blooms. But unfortunately I lost it last year to frost. It's actually the plant in the last picture I attached....See Morebeth7happy
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