
Sacred Datura Trio - Partial Blooms

by Judy Kennedy
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Sacred Datura Trio - Partial Blooms
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Judy Kennedy
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Photograph - Photo
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This trio of Sacred Datura are waking up for the evening. By dark they will have opened completely and will be welcoming all kinds of nocturnal visitors to partake in its glory. Sacred Datura 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 indigenous 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 moonflower. Insects, especially moths, love this member of the nightshade family, and so do I!
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September 30th, 2018
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