Datura blooms dying almost immediately

5 years ago

I've had dark purple Devil's Trumpets for a few years, but this white one was given to me last year so it's the first time I've grown it.

I had a flower to bloom last week, but it went from "just starting" to "falling off" overnight! Then I had another one start to bloom yesterday afternoon, and today it's falling off, too.

Yesterday at around 8pm:

And today, at around 1:30pm:

(That's asparagus fern at the base)

Thoughts on why it's dying off so quickly? The dark purple Devil's Trumpet that I usually grow lasts for 4 or 5 days!

It's in a full sun area that gets direct sun from around 9am until 3pm, then dappled sun for the rest of the evening. It's outside of the perimeter of sprinklers, so the water is rain and me watering from a can when necessary (which has only been twice so far this year).

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plantladyco

5 years ago

This particular Datura opens in the evening and is gone by morning.

It's the nature of the beast.

Mine will have many blossoms during the season, so there's lots of flowers.

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Comments (6)

ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
5 years ago
quick search says flowers last one to a few days ...

could be weather related ... you dont mention such in that regard ...

ken
Jason, zone 7A, near Greensboro NC
Original Author
5 years ago
I have yet to actually SEE the flower open! The purple one always lasted a lot longer, so if this is the natural extent of the bloom then I'm gonna be pretty disappointed.

Weather for the last couple of weeks has been pleasant... days range from mid-70s to mid-80s, nights from low to mid 60s. We have had a few hours of rain about every 2 or 3 days, including about an hour of rain today.

All of my Asiatics and daylilies, speedwell, and phlox have been blooming for the last couple of weeks, and my calla lilies are starting to bud. It FEELS early for a lot of that, but maybe the year is just going by fast...
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Jason, zone 7A, near Greensboro NC
Original Author
5 years ago
Oh, I see :-( My purple one's blooms last a lot longer, but as I've done some research I think that this is a different variety from the purple one.
plantladyco
5 years ago
Yes it is
lindac92
5 years ago
The white...moon flower...only bloom at night. Start to oepn as dusk and are done by morning. Sometimes you can catch one still blooming early...but you need to check first thing in the morning.