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This is an excellent guide for anyone growing brugmansia (angel's trumpets) or datura (thorn apples) either in containers or in the ground. The history and folklore of the plants are discussed with particular attention to their hallucinogenic and medicinal qualities (both plants are poisonous). Classification of the plants are illustrated in detailed charts that show flower shapes, fruits, measurements of flowers, and basically everything (and more) than you would ever need to know. Other chapters cover cultivation, propagation, building a collection, natural changes (in brugmansia) and diseases and pests. The accompanying color photographs are excellent with amble close-ups and many full plant shots. Highly recommended for anyone interested in these outstanding and exotic plants.
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August 31, 2005
(Alabama) | Helpful Votes: 17 | Rating: 5
A Guide for Growers of Angel Trumpets and Thorn Apples
I have liked Datura ever since I was a child and found a spectacular plant of Datura wrightii (sometimes synonymized with D. inoxia) growing in a pecan grove. The rolled up flower buds open in a fascinating way, in a spiral. In addition the white flowers open as evening comes on and produce an unbelievably strong fragrance. They are the epitome of a tropical flower.However, if that is true of Datura, than it goes double for Brugmansia! I first saw a blooming plant in a back yard in San Francisco and then in the "wild" at the Asa Wright Nature Center in Trinidad. These are truly spectacular plants, even if all are poisonous (but then so are a number of our favorite garden plants like Narcissus and oleander!)Ulrike and Hans-Georg Preissel have produced a beautiful guide to these wonderful flowers and their cultivation. In fact, the photographs are worth the price of the book alone. This is a great introduction to these exotic cousins of our garden Petunias...
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March 5, 2006
(Mesilla Park, NM USA) | Helpful Votes: 12 | Rating: 5
Simply the best about botany and gardening of these plants
the preissel book is the most complete description of the two genus brugmansia (angel's trumpets) and datura (thorn apple) available today. the pictures are beautiful, the language understandable (you won't need a degree in botany to proceed).they give keys to distinguish all the known species, and (with brugmansia) for the usual hybrids, and they give many hints for gardening.in short: highly recommendable.by the way, if you don't know what plants angel's trumpets are, try a web search for pictures - you'll be interested, I promise.
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April 26, 2004
(Old Europe) | Helpful Votes: 10 | Rating: 5
Product Description
Stately Angel's Trumpets -- Brugmansia -- are spectacular plants, growing like small trees and living for several years. Datura, sometimes called Thorn Apples, are mostly annuals and are cultivated like summer flowers. The impressive bell flowers of both varieties -- in white, yellow, pink and red -- are extraordinarily decorative. It's no surprise that Brugmansia and Datura are prized by enthusiasts around the world.
This comprehensive guide for North American gardeners features:
history and folklore of Brugmansia and Datura the latest information on how to distinguish and classify Brugmansia and Datura form and shape of the flowers and plants -covering all aspects of species, hybrids and varities hybrid Angel's Trumpets and wild species of Thorn Apples building a Brugmansia collection care and cultivation over-wintering, propagation and breeding diseases and pests index, bibliography and nursery sources over 110 beautiful color photographs and numerous illustrations.
(20020615)
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