I became kind of enchanted with this plant after moving to Arizona (but not intoxicated or dead). I'm growing four big ones in pots around my yard right now. I even like the "rank" smell of the vegetation, but the perfume of the flowers has crowd appeal. It was nice to be reminded of the pharmacological uses of scopolamine. I had not thought about that since undergrad. I'm also a big fan of the closely related Brugmansia Angel trumpets, but I haven't been able to grow them in the desert. The best Angel trumpet specimens I've ever seen grew outside of the student dining hall at FSU west of Bio Unit 1.
I became kind of enchanted with this plant after moving to Arizona (but not intoxicated or dead). I'm growing four big ones in pots around my yard right now. I even like the "rank" smell of the vegetation, but the perfume of the flowers has crowd appeal. It was nice to be reminded of the pharmacological uses of scopolamine. I had not thought about that since undergrad. I'm also a big fan of the closely related Brugmansia Angel trumpets, but I haven't been able to grow them in the desert. The best Angel trumpet specimens I've ever seen grew outside of the student dining hall at FSU west of Bio Unit 1.