Datura Ultraviolet
by Judy Kennedy
Title
Datura Ultraviolet
Artist
Judy Kennedy
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Photograph - Photo
Description
Sacred Datura, a lovely white flower with a violet center, makes it a perfect candidate for selective coloring in purple. It is one of the most beautiful and mysterious plants of the Arizona Sonoran Desert. While it has been used sparingly as a ritual deliriant and medicinal narcotic among native populations, it is dangerously poisonous for those who do not know how to prepare it correctly. Chiefly nocturnal, its delicate and other-worldly blooms can be captured at dawn and twilight near dry washes and riparian areas from April to October but most abundantly during monsoon season after heavy rains and floods. It is sometimes called Jimson weed and also moonflower. Insects, especially moths, love this member of the nightshade family, and so do I! My precious encounters with this beautiful being take place in northwest Pinal County, about 40 miles south of Phoenix, Arizona.
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August 26th, 2019
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