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OT: POTD: My 1st single purple Datura from last year is blooming

givelittle_getlots

14 years ago

To wish everyone a very special good morning and a great day, I just went outside and actually took a picture of the DAY :-)

DH was just about to leave for work and car was already running, when he came back out. To the gate and I said hi, did you forget something? He said no, but I wanted to let you know that there is a lot of lightning going on. roflmao
{{gwi:527047}}From POTD forAugust '09

The 2nd year single Datura. Which only has a purple edge but smells heavenly. I was just out there and could smell it before I even saw that the blooms were open. Funny thing about this Datura is, that in the Fall it blooms double!!! At least it did last year. It is about 6' tall. At least!!

Hugs

Lucy

Comments (11)

thahalibut
14 years ago
I really like that shot, love the foliage. Makes me want a dat for next year.
tim
dimples31312
14 years ago
Beautiful Lucy,
I started alot of daturas this spring.
The only ones that came up was single whites.
Will try again next year. Love yours.
Hugs
Dorothy
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ha ha ha Eloise. NO I do NEVER wear white pants to garden lol. But when I read a thread about how tall your dats and brug seedlings are, I told hubby to come with me to take a picture lol Just ask Kristy what I wear when I garden. Went over there last week. Thinking oh well I just drop off the pears and then continue my work...Wore my old ripped pants full with paint from the house. Low and behold her NEIGHBOR was there and wore white pants roflmao and the look she gave me, said it all. Last time I go out like that. Good thing Kristy had told her that I am a friend she met pulling out weeds for her. Now the lady thinks that I am a weed puller roflmao thanks ruth ann. Oh you are just a petite person then :-) So we are half right :-)))) You do know that NO ONE ever offends anybody right!!! Hence coming up with TWO feet lol Ok time to get off here and get ready to take over the motherly duties from my daughter. Hugs Lucy
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tilly_2008
14 years ago
Very pretty Dat Lucy.
PKponder TX Z7B
14 years ago
They look like they're ready to catch some rain ;-) Lovely blooms, Lucy!

Pam
gottahosta
14 years ago
Lucy, took me a second to get the lightning comment!
LOLOL!!!

Nice dats! Some look lavendar (????) or just my eyes? Not all!!

~Brenda
PKponder TX Z7B
14 years ago
Well, duh! It was the camera flash, right? :-)

Pam
daniellalell
14 years ago
lmao..thats Lucy Lightning!!
They are pretty..how is the scent? I hope they go double for ya again this fall.
givelittle_getlots
Original Author
14 years ago
yupp I was shooting in the direction of his car lol

After I went out this morning I indeed saw that this year some of the blooms do not even have ANY LAVENDER in them. This is a ever changing Dat lol I think it has not made up its mind yet what it wants to be when it grows up roflmao

Pam actually I THOUGHT we had enough rain last night...just got in from re potting some seedlings and potting up the Brug cuttings that i had in water a few days and finally got time to put em in dirt lol

But I did get a few very nice pictures this morning. Not with raindrops but it looks like the dew is covering the whole flower. Very pretty.

Tim you should try them. I love them very much. I do however love the HUGE single white Datura. When you walk out at night and in the morning and they are everywhere...they just GLOW

Lucy
haase
14 years ago
They look like they are reaching for the sky above..
very beautiful, Lucy.
luvmy3afhounds
14 years ago
Lucy,
That is interesting how it blooms double in the Fall. It looks like it has the more upright growth and does not sprawl all over? Too funny about the lightening!
Joyce
givelittle_getlots
Original Author
14 years ago
Haase it does it does
{{gwi:527048}}From Pictures for GW friends

Joyce the blooms are standing at attention like a soldier lol

I can not wait to go outside and see them today. Cause the BUSH is full of buds

Lucy

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