Datura stramonium
Southern Illinois University
Jimsonweed is a common
plant found in gardens, fields, roadsides, and waste
places. It was introduced
from Asia, but has spread rapidly. Jimsonweed can be
recognized by its purplish-green stems and its large
toothed
leaves. The flowers of this plant
smell sweet, but otherwise Jimsonweed has a general bad
odor. Jimsonweed is an
annual,
which means it lives for one season, then dies. Copyright,
www.delawarewildflowers.org Alice B. Russell, NC
State University, Department of Horticultural
Science The flowers of Jimsonweed
are long, tube-shaped, and pale lavender in color. They can
be up to four inches long. Each flower opens wide at
night, then drops off the plant in the morning. Flowers
attract bees, moths, and butterflies. Jimsonweed fruits are
spiny capsules filled with many black seeds. These plants often fall
over from their own weight. Alice B. Russell, NC
State University, Department of Horticultural
Science
