Knowing the differences and how to tell Ipomoea from Datura is important because of their toxicity. Ipomoea produces seeds that have a mild hallucinogenic effect but is otherwise safe. Every part of the Datura plant is toxic and can be deadly to animals and humans if consumed in large amounts.
Datura is poisonous .... BUT Ipoema Alba ( moonflower) is a morning glory and quite hallucinogenic. but not so dangerous ..--- Not sure why this clip is not scientific enough and confusing .
Yup. I’m in central Texas…zone 8a. South of Dallas/Fort Worth. I purchased a beautiful Christmas amaryllis bulb in a Christmas pot from the online site Breck’s, about 5 years ago. It bloomed beautifully indoors on my dining room table on Christmas Eve up until early January. Like most people, I didn’t know what to with it after that. So, I thought what the heck I’ll just plant it outside, in the ground, and see what happens. Well. It bloomed beautifully that fall and continues blooming each spring and fall, with almost no care. It is fully exposed, in full sun, wind, rain, heat, cold, heatwave and freezing temperatures. I’ve never even divided the additional bulbs it sprouts. This Spring (2024). I noticed the blooms were much weaker and much smaller. And it has produced about 12, multiple flower stalks this Spring. I think it’s time to finally divide the multiple bulbs this year and share the extra bulbs with friends and family. I think they will appreciate it.
Start seeds in jiffy pots and ordinary dirt. I set them in a tin foil casserole pan, sprayed water on them, and put a low puddle of water in pan. Covered with the plastic fitted lid….and set it on an electric heat pad….day n night. They were up in 4 days. I hardened them off in filtered sunlight(mid April) in Atlanta, Ga. Brought indoors at night onto heat pad. Soon will plant in big pot on deck. Every summer they grow wonderfully and flowers are so fragrant. Leaves are droopy in the hottest sun. I do use shade cloth over them after 4:30 in afternoon, and then remove the cloth at dusk. Enjoy. Ahna
I'm in South Mississippi and we have grown amaryllis in the ground for many years! I planted several last august and planted them. We had mostly 40 degree weather this past summer, but we had many nights in the 30's and a 3 day run in the 20s. I didn't even cover them--the bulbs were underground and no growth above, so they were protected.
Thank you so much for your video. You have good information! I was wondering how long it flowered, and your video answered that! Does it produce berries?
They're nasty and not a pleasant experience. I have tried it and it wasn't enjoyable at all. It caused nausea and a weird, stretching vision that makes it hard to focus. Not good, eat some mushrooms or something else.
I have been growing moon flowers for 10 years. If you want them to germinate fast take the seed wet paper towel put the seed in the paper towel in a Ziploc plastic bag on top of the refrigerator and I guarantee with in less than a week they are germinating. I did it this year and I’ve probably had over 100 blooms in one month total. And I only planted five plants and that is the amount of blooms I got. You don’t need to soak them in water and you don’t need to nick them. Please trust me on this
Question, how long did you keep it in the container? Also do you find it needs a lot of sun? I have a baby one, about a foot tall that I have to keep in its container (huge container, 27" diameter.
Well, I doubt I'm getting blooms this year. 😅 I sanded my seeds and soaked them before starting in germination trays, but I transplanted them directly into the ground (in mostly clay soil). I probably put nitrogen fertilizer on them along the way too. I have 6 plants, but they are growing sooooo slowly. One of them is only about 5 inches tall...4 months later. I'll try your tips next year. Thanks!
Toronto, Ontario here. Zone 6a or thereabouts. I planted a small bulb outdoors in the fall. Winters here can be brutal and are well below 0 Celsius. Bulb not only survived, it had an offset and both grew in the spring.
@@mz.amazing In the ground so it can be protected from the worst of the weather. Leaves die back at the start of winter but regrow in the spring. At least they did for me :)
Some other interesting fragrant plants I’ve grown are the Chinese Perfume Bush (lemon scent), and the Dominican Bellflower (smell like a chai latte) and the Chinese Glory Bower. (Bubble gum scent)
Backstory, im a man with zero experience in growing things but my dear wife mentioned that she wants moonflowers. I'll do whatever it takes to cultivate moonflowers for her but your video was hard to get through and I don't feel I'll be any better at doing it than I was before. I'm not putting you down I just want to do this for my wife.
I Ioved this whole video. Your poetic sense. Lol. Im like the same way. Looking at my packages of seeds right now in fear. I tried to do them four years ago and they didnt get enough sun. It was very depressing.
Genesis 1:11 KJV And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
I live in south Alabama, zone 8b, and I want to plant sweet peas directly in the ground because my transplants always die. Gonna experiment with start times this year. First seeds going in ground Oct. 1, then Oct. 31, then Nov. 14, then Nov. 26, then Dec. 11. Spring sowed last year. Lots of sprouts, some mature plants, but no blooms before the sun fried them
I have very sandy soil so my moonflowers vines get very big but not many flowers and last year no flowers but seeds all over the place. I am assuming it is because my soil is not clay and needs more phosphorus? I also live in zone 7 but they come back every year probably because of Global Warming. I grow morning glories with my vine so I have flowers on the morning gloires but not the moonflowers. Can I add the bone meal now to help with flowering even though my vines are big!? They go up my poarch on all sides.
