Two weeks ago at D's house for Women's Work Day, we (meaning J) did a MAJOR pruning of D's datura tree. The frangrance of these flowers is awesome and the flowers are large and beautiful. I'm told they could be a member of the tomato family so I took home several cuttings and stuck them in water to root. Granted, I was supposed to start them in a bucket of wet sand but I got busy and never got the bucket or sand setup. So far, the roots are developing in the water and I change the water every few days.
The one thing that I didn't expect was the flower that was still stuck to one of the cuttings - it bloomed! And it smells fabulous! It took me some time to figure out what was making my kitchen smell so sweet and lovely but when I saw the flower peeking out from behind the blinds, I remembered - and it made me smile. I'll check the roots and change the water again today, and hopefully they will ready to be planted soon.
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