Left one is Datura...it opens at night

Thanks plantladyco!

I just did a search on Dantura and the USDA pages states another name for Datura is Jimsonweed. It also states that it can be invasive and that it has been banned in Conn. I gather I should not plant it. :C(

The one on the right looks like it could be Cleome (common name is spider flower), which is an annual.

Definitely cleome. I love it and have lots of seedlings as it self-sows easily.

Yeah, the right one is Cleome.

I wouldn't be afraid to plant the datura - however, they contain alkaloids and are highly toxic... in the event children and/or pets who might chew would be an issue. If not, plant and enjoy - flowers are beautiful and the fragrance is bewitching in the evening. To keep them from spreading on their own, remove the seed pods.

i love datura (moonflower or angel's trumpet as they are also known by) i wish i had some seeds of the white, they smell so good and know that hawk moths (hummingbird moths) like them too. i had a few of those moths at mine and at any other plant i had, particularly the phlox and datura. like said above, the whole plant is poisonous, especially the seeds, keep it where pets won't have any access to it. nice to have around a window or porch at night to smell the flowers. can be perennial if enough protective mulch is provided over winter. had some do so up here in zone 5. a harsh winter will kill them, so keep a seed pod for starting new ones for next year.

Thanks All!

Now that I know what they are I will look up what kind of sun conditions they need. I will take a chance with the invasiveness problem since everyone here likes them.

Ken

Datura won't be at all invasive where you live...aa a matter of fact you will be lucky to have it live over a winter. It does self seed, but not rampantly..
The plants are very large....and very lovely. The flowers are huge, very sweet smelling and open at night and last only until the sun hits them the next day.
I wish I had some...I have the perfect spot!
Linda C

Thanks Linda. I wonder why according to the USDA site that Connecticut banned the plant and Pennsylvania said it was a problem if it would not be invasive in NJ. Actually the reason that I thought it would be invasive before it was even ID'ed in this thread is because my neighbor stated that he tried to get rid of them years ago, but they keep coming back.

By the way Linda, once again my Peacock Orchids are just beginning to come up out of the ground thanks to your warning that they were annuals around here with the tip to pull them up in the fall. I originally had 18 bulbs. This year I had over a hundred!