If it is Datura, the flowers are pretty but it is poisonous. Here is a description right in time for upcoming Halloween.
Datura belongs to the classic "witches' weeds", along with deadly nightshade, henbane, and mandrake. All parts of the plants are toxic, and the genus has a long history of use for causing delirious states and death. It was well known as an essential ingredient of magical ointments, potions, and witches' brews, most notably Datura
so should I keep it or pull it out and put it in the bin??Thanks for the identification
Depends on how you feel about poisonous plants. Animals avoid them so they won't be consumed by deer and woodchucks, but if there are children around, you may reconsider.
I love Wolfbane, partly because of my love of Werewolf stories and because the herd of deer who lounge around my property avoid it. And it multiplies. Here's a sample since I'm getting into Halloween mode. About 6' with lovely purple flowers, blooms now when the garden is getting sleepy, also known as Monkshood.
Here’s another request for identification. It’s been growing steadily from right next to an azalea so I just dug it out. We’re thinking about replanting it somewhere … it’s a hardy shrub and nice rich green. But it looks like it might be ligustrum sinense or Chinese Privet. Which was deliberately introduced as an ornamental shrub and is pretty invasive. So I am thinking I might just bin it. If it is that I have a few more in our yard so they may all have to go.
I’m on a big quest for native plants right now. I’m looking for plants that attract pollinators and also are deer-resistant. We have so many white-tailed deer in our neighborhood and they are always hungry.
We picked up something call ed a Summer Wine Ninebark at the annual Maplewood Garden Club plant sale. I need to get it in the ground somewhere soon so it can hopefully establish itself and produce some flowers next spring. And something called Bowman’s Root. Both are native.
Milkweed is not for the tidy-minded — it spreads everywhere — but the monarchs it attracts are marvelous.
Small-headed sunflower andut mountain mint are two other natives the pollinators love at our place.
Problem is deer eat Milkweed. I average between 6 and 13 deer in my backyard. Rutgers publishes a list of deer resistant plants each year but even the A list ones often get devoured.
The only plants that the butterflies visit are my Butterfly Bushes which do not provide food for the Monarch caterpillars.
Our deer must be on a milkweed fast. (They eat lots of other things in our yard, but not our milkweed.)
Or maybe we have skim milkweed.
I'm up for the experiment. I've been looking online for a few weeks considering it and found many species are sold out. What color are your plants, just in case one variety is less appealing to them?
Soon there will be less traffic as one doe will chase the others away when she is ready to give birth. The picture is of a young doe who gave birth to a single fawn a few summers ago. She was washing the baby and it appeared that she may have just given birth. One afternoon, she stood not far from me and watched me carefully as she let the fawn come closer as he chose a spot to sleep under a bird bath. It was if she was asking me to watch him. Then she left to graze and returned hours later.
While my Itoh Peonies are in bloom which the deer do not eat until the end of season when the flowers are gone, I remembered this odd flower that bloomed on it a few years ago.
so should I keep it or pull it out and put it in the bin??
Good morning,
Can anyone identify this plant I currently have in my garden. Wondering if this pod will bloom at some point? Thx