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SherwoodArrow
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This plant has grown from a seed in my bird seed.
Its about 75 - 80 cm or 28.5 - 31.5 inches tall. I have never had anything like this grow before.
Anyone any ideas?
Nottinghamshire.
Failure is always an option.
Failure is always an option.
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Thorn apple. Datura stramonium. Rather poisonous too, especially the fruit.
Datura aka Jimson Weed, Thornapple, (same family as Brugmansia) it is toxic and hallucinogenic but as long as you're sensible it's not going to attack you
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I've never had that from bird seed but I had loads one year in seed pots and blamed the compost.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Thank you for your help
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I will leave it as the flower is quite pretty.
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