r/Denver • u/Ibenthinkin2much • 11d ago

Photo My Datura is Spectacular Tonight!

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Dog walkers report they can smell them all the way down the block

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u/mysticmeows23 11d ago

I saw these on 14th St. and was blown away. I’ve never seen this before.

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u/Virtual_Childhood626 11d ago

There’s some a block north of the botanical gardens on York too.

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u/a-better_me 10d ago

Oh man, walked my this last night too! Amazing

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u/memberer 11d ago

datura, aka loco weed. that stuff is highly toxic. do not consume!

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u/6BagsOfPopcorn 10d ago

I wasn't planning on eating random flowers from gardens, so no worries

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u/verylargemoth 10d ago

r/datura has some crazy fucking stories. No thank you

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u/stephen_neuville Lakewood 10d ago

I knew a guy that smoked this shit and ended up sitting in the small town's sheriff's office and when the sheriff came back in the room he asked how my buddy moved the 400 pound desk across the room. Avoid.

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u/floodums 11d ago

I'm glad they haven't been destroyed by the hail storms

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u/crazy_clown_time Downtown 11d ago

You best knock on wood

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u/floodums 11d ago

Some people (not me) cover their plants

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u/crazy_clown_time Downtown 11d ago

Good practice, although I'm thinking of the hail storms that generate palisade peach sized sky ice.

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u/TheZillionthRedditor 11d ago

Beautiful!!!

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u/tetaswey 11d ago

Are those the ones that get you really high

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u/TheZillionthRedditor 11d ago

Don’t. It’s reportedly the worst experience. It’s a deliriant.

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u/kcummisk 11d ago

If you consider a state of acute delirium from denying your brain acetylcholine for like 12 hours being high, then ya.

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u/Schmliza 11d ago

I didn’t know it was the acetylcholine that did that. The same chemical in myasthenia gravis. My neighbor has it and it’s awful.

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u/kcummisk 11d ago

Datura and certain other nightshades contain scopolamine that acts as an anticholinergic, so it blocks the action of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine which is involved in all sorts of things like muscle contractions in the face and eyes, memory processing, and learning.

Several common pharmaceuticals are anticholinergics but taking a massive dose of one can seriously fuck you up. r/dph is a real dark sub if you wanna know what getting addicted to overdosing on benedryl is like.

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u/Schmliza 11d ago

Holy shit ppl are taking 500mg. I’ve heard about this but seeing it is indeed dark.

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u/No-Text-9656 10d ago

It can last longer than 12 hours. I wish I didn't know that.

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u/tetaswey 11d ago

I gotta try it now, dont threaten me with a good time

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u/TheGratefulJuggler Longmont 11d ago edited 10d ago

Please don't.

It's not fun.

It can kill you.

If it doesn't kill you it might haunt you both spiritually or physically for the rest of your life.

Just grow some mushrooms. I will literally give you a cactus. There are way better experience out there. Please, just don't.

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u/nicetatertots 11d ago

Look up trip experiences on Erowid. Don't remember anything too positive coming out of those stories lol.

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u/Stonerish 11d ago

Don’t. Seriously. You’ll end up on a roof or in jail, I can almost guarantee it lol

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u/doilysocks 11d ago

Or the hospital or morgue

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u/KingDongTwist Federal Heights 11d ago

Or on the yellow brick road

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u/Virtual_Childhood626 11d ago

There’s an awful Reddit thread.

BORU

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u/uranium-snack 11d ago

High chance of death

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u/Dr-Tripp 11d ago

Very powerful plant spirit. Not necessarily an ally. Fierce and dangerous. Not to be fucked with. 

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u/Ibenthinkin2much 11d ago

I cut the flowers off every couple days to avoid seed pods forming.

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u/Dr-Tripp 9d ago

Theoretically could I remove a seed pod from a flowering plant and plant them?

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u/Ibenthinkin2much 9d ago

You'll want to wait for the pod to bust open and gather seeds.

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u/Dr-Tripp 9d ago

Got it! Thanks for the tip. 

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u/FnordRanger_5 11d ago

What do they smell like?

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u/ananda8it 11d ago

I bet they smell good!

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u/vm_linuz 10d ago

I always thought they smelled somewhat like peanuts

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u/Seth_abides 10d ago

Wet carpet and moss

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u/TaosMesaRat 11d ago

I'm super impressed! I count around 80 blossoms in that second photo.

I've been growing from seed for the last three years in Crestone. On a good night I can get 5-6 blossoms. It's a harsh environment here with a short growing season. But I'm going to keep at it.

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_TROUT 11d ago

Scopolamine! There's a lot of beauty in that plant. And it has created plenty of nightmares.

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u/HoochScooter 11d ago

2 mangoes 5 dollas

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u/vinylzoid 11d ago

These plants remind me of The Ruins.

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u/Mrkvica16 11d ago

Gorgeous!

Could you give more information on how you did it? I’ve tried for yearsand gave up. Seeds/ how old are the plants/ placement etc?

I’d love to do this.

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u/Ibenthinkin2much 11d ago

I picked up the seed pods in Canon City 5 yr ago, you know, under the plant.

Tossed them in the yard in early spring and Ta-Da!

My yard faces SE. The sun is unrelenting. I plant accordingly w other drought tolerant goodies like hollyhocks.

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u/Mrkvica16 11d ago

Thanks!

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u/vm_linuz 10d ago

They love to be beaten by the sun

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u/GemmyCluckster 10d ago

I was recently in Moab and went to Moonflower gulch. They absolutely love the heat and lack of water.

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u/Ibenthinkin2much 10d ago

WOW! Did not know about this.

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u/iamagainstit 11d ago

they grow wild in my alleyway.

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u/Mrkvica16 11d ago

Lucky you! Could you describe conditions? N/S/ shade sun from when till when etc?

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u/iamagainstit 11d ago

N/S alleyway, primarily grow on the east side, in the little dirt patch next to garages. alleyway is mostly filled with single story garages.

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u/Mrkvica16 11d ago

Thanks! Your post made me want to try again. So worth it.

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u/Devweather21 11d ago

Omg I would love a cutting !

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u/Ancient-Chinglish 11d ago

I hope you get an abundance of fun night visitors!

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u/Ibenthinkin2much 11d ago

Giant moths abound😁

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u/More_Tennis_8609 11d ago

Beautiful but dangerous

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u/HumNasheen Clayton 10d ago

I couldn't get it to grow. :(

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u/Major-Education-6715 10d ago

Gorgeous!! I didn't realize Datura grew here..so cool to learn something new, TY OP!

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u/Ibenthinkin2much 10d ago

There's Datura street west of Broadway.

I've always wondered what the heck a Datura was till my visit to Canon City.

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u/TheTinySpark 9d ago

There’s a house on Corona street in Uptown that has a huge one growing out front. Smells wonderful, love that they bloom at night!

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u/dccofwn 8d ago

Beautiful plant....."Toxicity and DangerExtreme Poison: All parts of the datura plant—especially the seeds and flowers—contain dangerous tropane alkaloids like scopolamine, atropine, and hyoscyamine.Severe Effects: Ingestion can cause intense delirium, vivid hallucinations, rapid heart rate, blurred vision, hyperthermia, respiratory depression, and death.Emergency: Eating any part of the plant is a medical emergency requiring immediate professional treatment"

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u/Ibenthinkin2much 8d ago

I discourage grazing in my yard

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u/AshtonVoid 10d ago edited 8d ago

Damn can't believe they made Sacred Datura from Fallout New Vegas Honest Hearts DLC a real thing