Identification

Re: Unknown Plant

lillyrose — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:25:51 GMT

Yes thanks Miranda, I have heard of jimson weed but had no idea it was Datura.

Re: Unknown Plant

Susiq — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:30:37 GMT

Great article Miranda, thanks for the link! It makes you wonder how come the birds aren't falling out of the trees

Guess you won't be including those fruits in a salad then Dill the Dog!

Re: Unknown Plant

miranda — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 10:52:17 GMT

That plant pops up in the gardens from seed spread by birds and it often surprises people. The pods contain a surprising number of seeds and it's best to remove them before they split.

There is an amusing story related to it, concerning some British soldiers' experience with the plant in 1676: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datura_stramonium#History

Re: Unknown Plant

Silver surfer — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 19:28:50 GMT

Looks like Datura stramonium.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?pq=datura+stramonium&hl=en&sugexp=kjrmc&cp=27&gs_id=v&xhr=t&q=datura+stramonium+seed+pods&rls=p,com.microsoft:en-gb:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7SUNA_en-GB&biw=1272&bih=532&gs_sm=&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&wrapid=tljp1318706856765016&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Datura+stramonium&rls=p,com.microsoft:en-gb:IE-ContextMenu&oe=UTF-8&rlz=1I7SUNA_en-GB&redir_esc=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&biw=1272&bih=532

Unknown Plant

dill the dog — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 19:15:40 GMT

A friend of mine asked my what this plant was, I am a keen gardener however have never come across this before. You can't see it in the picture but the plant has now flowered and grown fruits which have spikes on. Any help would be greatly appreciated! It is about three feet high. Thank you.