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First exquisite bloom of butterfly attractant Datura 'Lilac Le Fleur' |
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Datura 'Lilac Le Fleur'
(Devil's Trumpet, Common Thorn Apple, Jimsonweed)
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Family: Solanaceae
Origin: Southern China
Light: Full sun/sun-part shade
Height: 2'
Spread: 1.5-2'
Blooms: Fragrant flowers, beautiful, ruffled, trumpet-shaped, single, glowing
lilac and white with a purple star center
Foliage: Bluishy-green
Soil|: Well-drained, drought tolerant
Water: Regular
Propagation: Seeds, softwood cuttings
Uses: Container, border, xeriscaping
Caution: All parts of plant poisonous - may cause allergic
reaction
Comments: Datura 'Lilac Le Fleur' or Devil's Trumpet or Common
Thorn Apple or Jimsonweed is a pretty annual that
blooms abundantly at night. It is a self-seeder so deadhead to prevent any
volunteers next season. Devil's Trumpet
is drought-tolerant, easy to grow and does not demand much attention.
Butterflies, birds and bees love Jimsonweed plants. The flowers of Datura
'Lilac Le Fleur' glows in the dark.
USDA Hardiness Zones : 8b-10 |
