Scientific Name:
Datura innoxia
Pronunciation:
day-TYOOR-uh in-OX-ee-uh
Common Name:
pricklyburr, thorn apple
Family Name:
Solanaceae
Plant Type:
Annual (grown as), Flowering pot plant, Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Leaves alternate, ovate, 10-20cm long x 7-10cm wide, downy texture, margins entire and wavy; flowers funnelform15-18cm long x 8-10cm wide, each opening just once at night, highly fragrant; fruit downy and spiny,
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Creeping / Mat-like
Texture:
Coarse
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
1.5 - 2.0m
Origin:
Central America
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 9: (-7 to -1 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich, Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Container planting, Indoor plant (Caution: poisonous parts)
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Oblique (uneven), Rounded
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Funnelform
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
White, Violet, Pink
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
Jul, Aug, Sep
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Green, Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Mealybugs, Mites, Whitefly (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Drought tolerant)
