Introduction to Datura varieties: highly ornamental and with these uses

I believe all of you friends have surely heard of the great name of Datura. Although it has an extremely gorgeous appearance that people cannot resist, its entire body carries a certain toxicity, making people both love and hate it; as a Datura native to South America, it has been introduced throughout all regions of our country, attracting many flower-loving friends. Introduction to Datura varieties, highly ornamental, and with these uses!

As one of the more noble flowers, discussing it purely from the ornamental aspect, Datura is actually a good plant choice for home decoration. On one hand, Datura gives off a sweet fragrance when it blooms; on the other hand, with its enchanting and gorgeous posture, planting it makes people feel that they are a person of taste and unique ideas. Moreover, Datura carries a mysterious and romantic air, so many countries in Europe more or less choose Datura to add beauty in their home styles, and it also fits extremely well with China's old-fashioned decoration styles.

Although Datura has its own special qualities, Datura is, after all, a flower with severe toxicity. If accidentally eaten, it causes great harm to health. Therefore, if you want to use Datura to decorate your home, it is best not to place it indoors, and cultivating it in the courtyard is more suitable.

Now let us take a look at what common Datura varieties there are.

1. Purple-flowered Datura

Purple-flowered Datura, as the name suggests, has flowers that are purple in color. Not only that, part of its branches and rhizomes are also purple. Generally speaking, it grows upright or slightly inclined, and there are also extremely rare cases of growing along the ground; its leaves are long oval or ovate-oval in shape, generally opposite, and the leaf margins have a small number of serrated stripes, with no fuzz attached.

2. White-flowered Datura

The appearance of white-flowered Datura is extremely similar to that of purple-flowered Datura. Apart from the obvious white flower color, its leaves are ovate or long-ovate in form, about 7-15 cm in length, and the edges of the leaves have irregular cleft stripes. Its flowers grow outward, the corolla is funnel-shaped, the stamen part is pale yellow, and generally the flowers are solitary on the branches.

3. Red-flowered Datura

The flower color of red-flowered Datura is actually not entirely red, but pink. Generally speaking, its flowering period is not so fixed, but under normal circumstances it blooms in all four seasons; the overall form of red-flowered Datura is semi-funnel-shaped, growing with a slight downward tilt, and the leaves are relatively larger, 12-20 cm in length, in a long oval form. When it blooms it is very ornamental, giving people a feeling of tender care for a beauty.