Worldwide Beekeeping

Sustainable Living => Gardening => Topic started by: rober on September 21, 2018, 02:50:48 pm

Title: One Happy Moonflower
Post by: rober on September 21, 2018, 02:50:48 pm
a Datura seed landed in the expansion joint on my patio. this is a single plant & it's still growing. the flower only open at night. depending on the temperature they close between 7 & 10 a.m. the bees will stay out late to work the blooms. at night a lot of critters work them including sphinx/hummingbird moths.
(https://thumb.ibb.co/hfwN4z/happy_datura.jpg) (https://ibb.co/hfwN4z)
Title: Re: One Happy Moonflower
Post by: Jen on September 21, 2018, 03:46:49 pm
I Love Moonflowers!
Title: Re: One Happy Moonflower
Post by: Bakersdozen on September 23, 2018, 07:43:05 am
That's a beautiful specimen, rober.
Title: Re: One Happy Moonflower
Post by: rober on September 23, 2018, 08:52:39 am
here it is in the morning with the blooms still open. there were 2 hummingbird moths on it last night.

(https://thumb.ibb.co/dU7R1p/datura_bloom.jpg) (https://ibb.co/dU7R1p)
Title: Re: One Happy Moonflower
Post by: Bakersdozen on September 23, 2018, 12:57:16 pm
Compare yours to mine.   :laugh:
(https://thumb.ibb.co/iq5mmp/20180922_132244_Film3_resized.jpg) (https://ibb.co/iq5mmp)
No comparison.  It just started blooming about a week ago.