Any ideas? Escaped from somewhere?

A neigbour found this growing but what is it? I know it's not 'Giant Hogweed'....

Any thoughts very very welcome !



Tim

 

Many thanks for fast response. Don't think it's a castor oil plant but hope we can get a solid ID for it !



Tim

 

Hi Tim46 and welcome to GC.

The plant is a wild Datura.

 

Is that the well known Thorn Apple?
Never come across it myself, but it seems to be cropping up more and more.
Definitely a datura.

 

Brilliant !!

Many many thanks...

Now which one is it !

Datura bernhardii
Datura ceratocaula
Datura discolor - Desert Thorn-apple
Datura ferox
Datura inoxia or Datura innoxia - Angel's Trumpet
Datura kymatocarpa
Datura lanosa
Datura leichhardtii (syn. D. pruinosa) - Leichhardt's Datura
Datura metel
Datura quercifolia - Oak-leaf Thorn-apple
Datura reburra
Datura stramonium (syn. D. inermis) - Jimsonweed, Thorn-apple
Datura wrightii - Sacred datura, Sacred Thorn-apple ?



Tim

 

Just looked in google, it is the Datura stramonium.

We saw it growing wild for the first time about 10 years ago while we were on holiday in Croatia. Have seen it quite a few times since elsewhere.

 

Many thanks for those details !

Looks like it's growing wild in southern Wales as well as Croatia now !



Tim

 

Make yourself a nice cup of tea with it and you'll find yourself growing wild. Grr. Who needs Croatia

Pete, I'm amazed. Seems like everyone else's must have compost heap accessory has passed you by this year!