Item Tag: medium, well drained

Pictured are photos of the actual plant that the offered seeds have come from. I started this plant from seeds gathered from a pod along the San Juan River in S Utah. This variety of Datura (datura wrightii) grows wild abundantly in the desert southwest under the right conditions. The plant in the picture is in a cold Northern Utah valley (Cache Valley, near the Idaho border), however the plant is on a south facing wall creating a “micro climate”, therefore giving it what it likes as a plant. This plant gets plenty of water but also plenty of drainage, just like you would expect in the SW desert with its monsoons. The plant in the pictures is 9-10 years old and thriving! I cut them to the ground each fall and they come back each spring. Planting instructions are as follows; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoLqTay1qmw These seeds are from the 2023 plants This is Datura wrightii Plant prefers a sunny, moist to dry location, and will grow in poor soil, sand or cobble. Sow seeds in spring. Use a sandy, alkaline mix (cactus mix) or sow outdoors in fast draining soil. Barely cover seed and tamp well, then water and allow to dry out before watering again. Keep doing this until germination occurs. It can take some time. I’ve seen the seeds germinate all at once after the potting soil became dry and very hot, in the direct sun. No soaking needed . 21 to 30 Days For Germinate