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Solanaceae
Sacred Datura
Datura wrightii
Visions and the spiritual unknown.
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Datura
- Native to
- Southwestern United States, Northern Mexico
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer, Fall
- Type
- perennial
- Height
- 2-4 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- sandy, well-drained
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 5-10
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Its enormous white trumpet flowers can be up to 8 inches long and open at dusk, filling the desert air with sweet fragrance.
- It is pollinated almost exclusively by hawk moths, which hover like hummingbirds to reach the deep nectar wells.
- All parts are extremely toxic, containing scopolamine and atropine, and ingestion can be fatal.
- Many Native American peoples used it in carefully controlled spiritual ceremonies, earning it the name 'sacred.'
- Georgia O'Keeffe painted sacred datura multiple times, captivated by its luminous white blooms against the desert landscape.
Color meanings
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spiritual vision
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danger and beauty
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the unknown