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Devils Trumpet Ballerina Purple in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Datura Metel 'Ballerina Purple'

 

Devil's Trumpet 'Ballerina Purple'

Datura is an herbaceous perennial or annual with a reputation for being an ingredient in poisons and love potions. The plant has lobed, slightly furred, leaves, and showy trumpet-shaped flowers. It is usually grown as an annual, but self-seeds freely. The "Ballerina" series are compact plants that bear fragrant, upward-facing, double trumpet-shaped blooms. 'Purple Ballerina' has furled, lilac and purple blooms that open as the sun goes down all Summer.

 
plant Features
  • Devils Trumpet Ballerina Purple likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Devils Trumpet Ballerina Purple likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Devils Trumpet Ballerina Purple is a little frost hardy: 32f (0°c)

    A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)

  • Devils Trumpet Ballerina Purple likes rich and free draining

    Rich and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Devil's Trumpet 'Ballerina Purple'

Latin name

Datura Metel 'Ballerina Purple'

type

Herbacious Annual or perennial

family

Solanaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Devils Trumpet Ballerina Purple likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Devils Trumpet Ballerina Purple is a little frost hardy: 32f (0°c)

    A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)

  • Soil

    Devils Trumpet Ballerina Purple likes rich and free draining

    Rich and free draining

  • Water

    Devils Trumpet Ballerina Purple likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Devils Trumpet Ballerina Purple is 0.30meters x 0.60meters 0.30 M 0.60 M

Datura Metel 'Ballerina Purple'

Datura is an herbaceous perennial or annual with a reputation for being an ingredient in poisons and love potions. The plant has lobed, slightly furred, leaves, and showy trumpet-shaped flowers. It is usually grown as an annual, but self-seeds freely. The "Ballerina" series are compact plants that bear fragrant, upward-facing, double trumpet-shaped blooms. 'Purple Ballerina' has furled, lilac and purple blooms that open as the sun goes down all Summer.


Propagation by seed

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

Datura plants are ridiculously easy to grow from seed. They need full sun and rich fertile earth that drains well. Sow seeds directly outside into a prepared bed in fall in warmer climates and in early spring after all danger of frost has passed in cooler climates.

 

Planting young plants

From Mid Spring TO Late Spring

Plant in full sun in fertile soil after all danger of frost has passed

 

Flowering

From Early Summer TO Early Autumn

Flowers appear from early Summer to early Autumn

 
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