Datura Innoxia Seeds 12x

⚠ CAUTION ⚠ Poisonous plant! Any part of this plant can be fatal if ingested by humans, and cats have also been known to eat leaves and react badly.

⚠ CAUTION ⚠ Potentially invasive plant! Datura plants have potential to reproduce prolifically in the right climates. Please take care to prevent seeds from reaching the wild if this specific species of Datura does not grow in your area.

• Common Name: Moonflower, Recurved Thorn-Apple
• Species: Datura innoxia
• Cultivar: Unknown / General
• USDA Zone: 5-10; may grow as a perennial in warmer climates or if the tuberous root is saved from freezing and re-planted in the following spring
• Sun: Full sun
• Soil: Well-draining organic soil. 70-80% potting soil mixed with 20-30% cactus soil or perlite may be one easily accessible option.
• Water: Frequently. I personally water every 1-3 days when it's 85° F or more, and 3-7 days when cooler. If leaves begin to droop despite frequent watering, it is overwatered and you should water less frequently.
• Fertilizer: Frequently during hotter periods for vigorous growth, but will also do just fine on lower amounts of fertilizer. When growth slows down in the colder season, fertilizer should begin to be applied less frequently.

"Datura innoxia is a tuberous-rooted, subshrub that typically reaches a height of 0.6 to 1.5 metres. Its stems and leaves are covered with short and soft grayish hairs, giving the whole plant a grayish appearance. It has elliptic smooth-edged leaves with pinnate venation. All parts of the plant emit a foul odor similar to rancid peanut butter when crushed or bruised, although most people find the fragrance of the flowers to be quite pleasant when they bloom at night.

Datura innoxia, like other Datura species, contains the highly toxic alkaloids atropine, hyoscine (scopolamine), and hyoscyamine. The Aztecs called the plant by the Nahuatl names toloatzin and toloaxihuitl (trans. "the plant with the nodding head" - in reference to the nodding seed capsules) and used it long before the Spanish conquest of Mexico for many therapeutic purposes, such as poultices for wounds where it acts as an anodyne. Although the Aztecs warned against madness and "various and vain imaginings", many Native Americans have used the plant as an entheogen for hallucinations and rites of passage. The alkaloids of these plants are very similar to those of mandrake, deadly nightshade, and henbane, which are also highly poisonous plants used cautiously for effective pain relief in antiquity." (via Wikipedia)

See this thread for a guide on how to store the tuberous root of the Datura plant after the growing season ends. This is useful if you live in a climate suitable for annual growth but not perennial growth, and do not have indoor space for the datura: https://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1051779/#b

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• No shipments to Louisiana or other locations which have outlawed the cultivation of Datura.
• International customers assume any risk of seeds being held up in, or seized by, customs - but Datura is a pretty hardy plant. I'd expect them to grow even if the seeds take a while to reach you, but I can't guarantee it.