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I’m selling over 600 + kinds of seeds ( and also live plants during the warmer months ) so check my other auctions . You are bidding on about 50 JIMPSON WEED DATURA SEEDS – Datura stramonium .I also have other datura colors listed for sale .Other names for the plant include hell’s bells, devil’s trumpet, devil’s weed, tolguacha, Jamestown weed, stinkweed, locoweed, pricklyburr, devil’s cucumber[and Thornapple. This is an annual plant which grows up to 5 feet tall. Generally flowers throughout the summer. The fragrant flowers are trumpet-shaped, white to creamy and 6 to 9 cm (2 1/2–3 1/2 in) long, and grow on short stems from either the axils of the leaves or the places where the branches fork. The flowers open at night staying open to the mid morning , emitting a pleasant fragrance, and are fed upon by nocturnal moths.Leaves are ovate with green or purplish coloration , coarsely serrated along edges, and 3 to 8 inches long.This is a common weed found all over North America in all Zones . Medicinal use : This is a bitter narcotic plant that relieves pain and encourages healing. It has a long history of use as a herbal medicine, though it is very poisonous and should be used with extreme caution. The leaves, flowering tops and seeds are anodyne, antiasthmatic, antispasmodic, hallucinogenic, hypnotic, mydriatic and narcotic. The seeds are the most active medicinally. The plant is used internally in the treatment of asthma and Parkinson’s disease, excess causes giddiness, dry mouth, hallucinations and coma. Externally, it is used as a poultice or wash in the treatment of fistulas, abscesses wounds and severe neuralgia. It should be used with extreme caution and only under the supervision of a qualified practitioner since all parts of the plant are very poisonous and the difference between a medicinal dose and a toxic dose is very small. The juice of the fruit is applied to the scalp to treat dandruff. See my store for 600+ seeds , live plants ( during the warmer months ) and over 300+ books on plants and gardening . I add new items every day and combine shipping whenever possible .