Moonflower - just beautiful
09-03-2011, 02:16 AM
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if there is a question of legality, it is probably smart to try your local stores that sell seeds. if no one carries it, or if they are unable to get it, it's a fair indication they aren't legal in your area. i remember people smoking bananas but they were never outlawed. laws can be so uneven!
09-03-2011, 07:03 AM
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Originally Posted by hensandhollyhocks
I agree that this is a beautiful flower. My daughter had them at her last home and they were magnificent. Don't mean to be a "downer", but they are illegal to grow in Oklahoma and elsewhere. Some areas have issued tickets this year.
09-03-2011, 07:32 AM
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There are 2 species called moonflowers. The moonflower that this thread started with is a memeber of the convolvulacea or morning glory family. These grow on a vine. I did read that in some places they are considered a nuisance plant because they spread so rapidly. The other plant called moonflower is the Datura or Angel Trumpet and it is a member of the solanaceae or nightshade family which is poisonious. It is bushy. I do believe this is the plant that has been said to be used as a hallucinogenic and perhaps banned in some states.
09-03-2011, 07:44 AM
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Originally Posted by mommafank
There are 2 species called moonflowers. The moonflower that this thread started with is a memeber of the convolvulacea or morning glory family. These grow on a vine. I did read that in some places they are considered a nuisance plant because they spread so rapidly. The other plant called moonflower is the Datura or Angel Trumpet and it is a member of the solanaceae or nightshade family which is poisonious. It is bushy. I do believe this is the plant that has been said to be used as a hallucinogenic and perhaps banned in some states.
09-03-2011, 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by hensandhollyhocks
I agree that this is a beautiful flower. My daughter had them at her last home and they were magnificent. Don't mean to be a "downer", but they are illegal to grow in Oklahoma and elsewhere. Some areas have issued tickets this year.
I wonder why?
I grow them every summer, they are so pretty and smell wonderful.
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