Brunfelsia americana - Lady of the Night

Scientific name: Brunfelsia americana
Common name: Yellow Brunfelsia, Lady of the Night
Family: Solanaceae
Origin: Tropical America (Brazil)
Category: Perennial shrub
Photo taken at: rooftop Secret Garden of 1-Utama

How to grow

Light : Full to partial sun

Soil : Well-drain soil

Water : Moderate

Prune : 

Propagate : Cuttings

Features : Flowers all year round, flowers are fragrant. Flowers open at night as white and change to creamy white the next day. The fragrance last throughout the 4 days that the flower is opened and it is more pronounced at night.

Solanum macranthum - The Giant Star Potato Tree

Scientific name: Solanum macranthum

Synonyms: Solanum wrightii, Solanum crinitum

Common name: Giant Star Potato Tree, Potato Tree, Brazilian Potato Tree, Giant Potato Tree

Family: Solanaceae

Origin: Tropical South America

Category: Small spreading tree

Photo taken at: Rooftop Secret Garden of 1-Utama

How to grow : Grow under the full sun in rich, well-draining soil. Propagation is from seeds.

Features : The flowers which occurs throughout the year, changes colour from purple to pale purple to white, just like Brunfelsia calycina, the Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow plant.

Solanum pseudocapsicum - Cherry Chilli

Cherry Chilli - Solanum pseudocapsicum

Scientific name: Solanum pseudocapsicum

Common name: Cherry Chilli, Christmas Cherry, Winter Cherry, Jerusalem Cherry

Family: Solanaceae

Origin: Mediterranean region
Category: Annual

Photo taken at: Ah Chui nursery

How to grow : Grow under full to partial sun in moist, well-drained soil. Propagation is by seeds. 

Features: The fruits are inedible and poisonous. They change colour from pale green to yellow to orange and finally to red. It is often used as an ornamental fengshui plant during Chinese New Year.

Datura metel - Angel's Trumpet

1. Purple flower

2.  Pink

Botanical name: Datura metel

Common name: Angel's trumpet, devil's trumpet, downy horn of plenty, Jimpson weed,

Family: Solanaceae (nightshade family)

Photographs taken at: The Secret Garden of 1-Utama (1) and Fraser's Hill (2)

Today is ABC Wednesday, Round 8

D is for .....

The Datura metel flower for a Dainty Damsel to brigthen up her Day!
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