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Solanaceae
Jimsonweed Flower
Datura stramonium
Dangerous allure and hallucinatory visions.
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Datura
- Native to
- Central America, North America
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Type
- annual herb
- Height
- 60–150 cm
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- well-drained, fertile, disturbed ground
- Water
- low to medium
- Hardiness
- annual in all zones
- Lifespan
- annual
Did you know
- All parts of jimsonweed are highly toxic, containing tropane alkaloids (atropine, scopolamine) that can cause delirium, hallucinations, and death.
- The name 'Jimsonweed' derives from 'Jamestown weed' — in 1676, British soldiers in Jamestown, Virginia accidentally ate it and were delirious for eleven days.
- Georgia O'Keeffe painted several famous close-up portraits of its trumpet-shaped flowers.
- The large, trumpet-shaped flowers open at dusk and are pollinated by hawk moths and other nocturnal insects.
- Its spiny seed pod, earning the nickname 'thorn apple,' can contain over 600 seeds, ensuring the plant's persistence in disturbed soils.
Color meanings
White
deceptive innocence
Purple
dark enchantment