Black Dhatura

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Black Devil in the Garden, the Devil’s Trumpet (Datura metel var. ‘Fastuosa’), also called Black Dhatura (from Hindi dhatūrā = “thorn apple”) and ‘Black Currant Swirl’. The closed flowers and stems are of a dark, almost black color, whilst the flowers once opened are a deep purple on the outside and a shining white on the inside. This variant has filled double flowers, which emitt a very distinctive sweet scent.