white, night-blooming flowers - 2009/09/23 20:51I wonder if anyone can identify these plants; the flowers and leaves on each are a little different, but both bloom at night. One's a Moon Flower, what's the other. The one with the heart-shaped leaf is a vine, the other is a ground hugging bush. Both flowers are a good 4 or 5 inches across. The pictures (labeled "bloomer" and Night bloomers") are in the photo gallery -- OR I can e-mail anyone photos of the flowers in question.
Re:white, night-blooming flowers - 2009/09/23 21:17 Hi, and welcome.
In looking at your photos in our gallery, I have to ask, is it possible that you have placed the leaves with the opposite flowers?
The deeper, more trumpet-shaped flower (Datura inoxia), is commonly called "Devil's Trumpet" or "Angel's Trumpet" (depending on who you talk to ), which is a shrubby plant. But the heart-shaped leaf in the photo with it appears to be from the Moonflower vine (Ipomoea alba).
Meanwhile, I see your photo of the Moonflower, and the leaf in that pic does appear to be from a Datura plant ... so it seems to me that the flowers and the leaves may have been "mixed" ... could that be?
Re:white, night-blooming flowers - 2009/09/23 21:46yes, possibly. So,let me get this straight; the Moonflower is a ground-hugging shrub (that's poisonous if ingested) and that's the one with the leaves that are not heart-shaped. And the one with the heart-shaped leaves is called a devil's trumpet and is a vine, rather than a shrub?
Re:white, night-blooming flowers - 2009/09/23 22:00Thanks, Admin. Those links did help. I understand now. One other thing, though. I remember planting the moonflower seeds, but the angel'd (or devil's) trumpet just "showed up" by itself. How is that possible?
The Datura ("Devil's Trumpet" or "Angel's Trumpet") is the ground-growing shrub (it's foliage is NOT heat-shaped)- this one is VERY toxic ... related to Jimson Weed ...
While the "Moonflower" (Ipomoea) is the vine WITH the heart-shaped foliage, and you know, I would not be anxious to try that one for toxicity either. Some members of the Ipomoea genus have tested positive for ergolines, 'tho I'm not sure about this particular species.
Actually - just to add to the confusion, I have seen people refer to BOTH of these as "Moonflowers" ... and they are not even in the same family of plants.
Cases like this one are why I usually stick with botanic names, if I can, what my grandma called a "Butter Cup" might be entirely different from what your grandma called a "Butter Cup". *lol*
Re:white, night-blooming flowers - 2009/09/23 22:03Raci570 wrote: Thanks, Karma. Those links did help. I understand now. One other thing, though. I remember planting the moonflower seeds, but the angel'd (or devil's) trumpet just "showed up" by itself. How is that possible?
Perhaps it was carried into your garden in some other way ... perhaps by an animal, or in some soil? I brought home an astonishing array of plant seeds in some bags of leaf mulch that I got from a friend's house a couple of years back.
Re:white, night-blooming flowers - 2009/09/23 22:06that is so cool; we're enjoying both plants very much, though, because my wife and I work 2nd shift -- so when we come home at midnight or 1 a.m. we're greeted by these beautiful flowers.
Re:white, night-blooming flowers - 2009/09/23 22:18Nice! And the name "Moonflower" is deserved by both, on that score, isn't it? They both have a beautiful scent as well.
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Hi, and welcome.
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And the name "Moonflower" is deserved by both, on that score, isn't it?
