Datura metel Triple Purple | 20_Seeds Gorgone Checkerspot

Datura metel Triple Purple | 20_Seeds Gorgone CheckerspotThese seeds were collected from Datura metel Triple Purple. The flowers have a wonderful fragrance which brings the bees, birds, and butterflies. Growing anywhere from 2 to 6 feet high, these plants like to live in full sun or partial shade. Daturas are larval host plants for the Pink spotted Hawkmoth, Five spotted Hawkmoth, and the Carolina sphinx Moth. Datura metel is grown all over as an Annual plant and it is a tender perennial in USDA Hardiness

and Gulf Fritillary butterflies

and ecological harmony

The flowers can be cooked and are often used to make fritters

Growing to about 15 feet high

Best in full sun to part shade

This plant only requires light shade and it cannot be outdoors during the Winter in most places and that is why it makes a spectacular house plant

Indian Coral Tree

USDA Hardiness Zones: Dillenia indica thrives in zones 9b-11

Fragrance: While not perfumed

This plant grows sweet edible fruit

This plant grows 3 to 4 feet high and attracts several birds

and Rusty-tipped Page butterflies