Here is a picture of my white Duranta in bloom. Later in the fall it will be covered with these orange berries.

Another shot of the white Duranta...

Oh heck, I can't edit the subject....brain f***, this is White Duranta I believe is the name of it, not Datura...sheeze!

Can one of you head honcho's edit the title and put white Duranta?

I couldn't find a way to edit the thread title. Because it's still a short thread do yuou want to start all over and we can delete this one?

I fixed it....don't you two just love me?

I forgot to say how much I like the white D uranta!

LOL! Thanks Becky.

So was talking to a friend who found me on facebook and guess what? She's giving me cuttings for a plant I've been wanting for a long time, but was always to expensive to order online. It's called a Dragon Tree Plant. Hylocereus undatus. Hers is in bloom right now. I've attached a picture. After the flower comes a fruit. The fruit is often 6inches long, 2-1/2 inches thick and of either white, red or purple flesh. It is a very sweet juicy fruit that has become very popular around the world. My friend, Dao, is from Thailand, where this grows in great abundance.

Here is a picture of the fruit.

WOW, that is gorgeous Alan! And fruit too..yum.

Didn't Jackie bring some cuttings of that plant to a swap a while back?

Alan, I have a blue sapphire showers duranta...it's yours when you want to come pick it up.
It's in a pot.

Boo, the odds of me getting to that side of town are about as high as you getting to this side of town to pick up that umbrella stand. Go ahead and give it to someone that lives on that side of town :)

Alan

I killed mine Boo I think. Remember the pot blew over? It went slowly downhill and I think it's dead...

Kelly, you may have mine if you'd like it. It's about 6 feet....big pot....pretty blooms.

Thanks Becky - I would love to have it.

A 6 ft Duranta? In a pot? LOL - guess I'll need a truck to pick it up? And a oucouple of men?

I know you're on the north side of town. C-mail me and I'll see when I can make arrangements to pick it up.

How come you're getting rid of it? I so loved mine!

I love mine too but it needs to be planted in the ground...I'll share more in the cmail.

Thanks Becky! I'll even return your pot if you need it...

no problem...keep the pot forever and ever. haha. sent you a cmail.

Ha, ha, indeed. Look what happens when you plant duranta in the ground! I thought this would be a well-behaved plant and the nice folks at Bakers said I could trellis it against the wall. Well... It pulled the trellises off the wall and just kept going. I've cut it nearly to the ground every spring and this is what it looks like next to that 6' wall.

It's beautiful Alma! Barb has one in her garden that is in a teepee trellis...so pretty!