Stramonium Datura stramonium China

LATIN NAME: Datura stramonium

COMMON NAME: Thorn Apple

The thorn apple tolls the large, white, trumpet flowers among the broad, wavy-edged leaves, the whole plant standing in the bold, dramatic look of the warm verge. The fast-growing, annual herb carries the large, broad, wavy-edged, grey-green leaves, and the large, white or pale-violet, trumpet-shaped flowers with the five pointed lobes, on the short stalks, through the summer, one of the bold, quiet sights of the warm verge, drawing the bees, to be followed by the spiny, egg-shaped capsules that split open to shake out the many small, black, kidney-shaped seeds. The kidney-shaped seeds have a very long record as the fine, curious plants of the old gardens, and the plant is a historic presence of the warm verge. It is a plant of the open, sunny, deep, rich, moist, well-drained ground.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The thorn apple is a historic subject of the plant science, and the trumpet flowers keep showing up in the work on the nightshade herbs. The way the large, white or pale-violet, trumpet-shaped flowers with the five pointed lobes form on the short stalks has been studied steadily, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the nightshade herbs, the wavy-edged leaves and the members of the nightshade family. The spiny capsules and the bold habit have also made it a fine study herb, and the thorn apple is a regular subject of the work on the trumpet flowers of the warm world.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

The thorn apple is a bold, useful plant of the warm verge and the study collection. The large, broad, wavy-edged, grey-green leaves carry the bold look of the warm verge, one of the bold, quiet sights of the warm verge, drawing the bees, and the kidney-shaped seeds have a very long record as the fine, curious plants of the old gardens, the bold, night-opening flowers coming to the old borders and the steady study of the old botanists, while the large, white or pale-violet, trumpet-shaped flowers with the five pointed lobes, on the short stalks, open through the summer, to be followed by the spiny, egg-shaped capsules that split open to shake out the many small, black, kidney-shaped seeds. It is one of the fine choices for the warm verge, the study collection and the botanic garden, and it has been written up in the botanical and the scientific papers for the spiny capsules and the very long history. The plant is admired from a distance and grown for its bold habit rather than for the table, so keep it out of reach of children and pets. It is a bold, useful plant of the open, sunny, deep, rich, moist, well-drained garden.

The thorn apple seeds germinate well in a rich, sandy mix kept warm and moist. The young plants are quick and bold, and they appreciate the deep, rich ground of the open border.

To grow the thorn apple from seed, sow the small, kidney-shaped seeds singly into the pot of rich, sandy soil, water gently, then keep the pot in a bright, warm spot. The seedlings come through within a couple of weeks, and they grow on fast. With the sun and the deep, rich, moist ground, the white trumpets will toll over the warm months.

Datura Stramonium is perhaps the most well-known species of datura. These seeds will produce extravagant white trumpet-shaped flowers with purple throats measuring up to six inches.

Uses: Medicinal/Poisonous

it is a valuable medicinal. Externally applying a cloth soaked in an infusion made from the leaves is thought to be helpful to relieve pain in skin ulcers. Stramonium can be sown directly in the garden, or started indoors. It prefers rich, light soil and full sun. A potent plant with many possibilities to professional researchers.